The Ember Mug 2 is most definitely a luxury purchase for people with first world problems. Not very attractive though and costs £39.99 Overall POWERGIANT Coffee Mug Warmer – Well reviewed, doesn’t include a mug and is not as attractive as Ember for under £25ĬOSORI Coffee Mug Warmer & Mug Set – this looks to be the best alternative option and comes with a mug designed to perform as well as possible with the heating plate. I have previously tried a mug that does this, and I found they were a bit rubbish. The only similar options are mugs that lack heating themselves but heat up via a coaster.

There isn’t really any direct competition. The standard colours are then £99.95 for the smaller mug and £129.95 for the larger.Įmber also does a travel mug with 355ml capacity, which will keep your drink at the correct temperature for 3 hours and costs £179.95. The Ember Mug² in a metallic colour is £129.95 for the smaller mug or £149.95 for the larger.įull range of colours available direct from Ember I assume I am not a normal user, and if you have a couple of cups of coffee in the morning, I would expect the battery is more than capable of keeping things warm. I have therefore adjusted my behaviour and now place the coaster in front of my so I naturally place the cup there. However, as it normally takes me a few hours to finish off my massive jug, I will run out of battery if I don’t remember to place the cup back on its coaster. Ember has eliminated that, and therefore I love it. I then get furious about having to trek all the way down to the kitchen to microwave my coffee, wasting precious minutes during my most/only productive time of the day. This is when I’d normally get a cold cup of coffee halfway through. Normally I get through my first cup of coffee quickly, but by the end of that, the caffeine is kicking in, and my productivity picks up, and I inevitably get distracted by work. I, however, use a filter machine with an insulated jug and chug through about a litre of coffee in the morning. Depending on your style of drinking, this should be more than enough. In hindsight, that was a poor assumption because heating things uses loads of energy. When I first received the mug, I never really considered the battery life, I just assumed it would keep my coffee warm for ages. It is not a major issue, though, the default temperature is set for coffee, and I assume most people will need to set it once then not bother again. The mug regularly disconnects, and I was unable to switch between Fahrenheit to Celcius. The app itself has terrible reviews, and I can confirm that the experience is not pleasant. There is certainly no need to use the app, but it is worth it if you want to set the temperate for your drink. I even had to update the firmware when I first connected. AppĪmazingly and ridiculously, the mug has a dedicated app. However, the overall drinking experience is the same as a normal coffee mug. Tapping the side of the mug gives off a metallic sound rather than metal colour plastic or porcelain. One concern I had about the Ember was that the metallic material would have an unpleasant mouthfeel or even metallic taste in comparison to porcelain. With this being battery powered, you have a thicker than normal bottom, but it doesn’t to much size to the overall cup. The cup itself looks fantastic in the copper colour and a

Then, the new range also comes in the metallic range of colours which I have been using. It also looks like the charging coaster has been redesigned to be slightly smaller. The biggest difference with the Ember Mug 2 is that the battery life has been significantly improved from 60 mins to 90mins. IPX7 rated, but it is recommended to only handwash this.Smart LED: Indicates when the beverage has reached its perfect temperature and more.Select your temperature on the mug or with the Ember app. Battery: 90mins for 295ml or 80mins for 400ml.NEW Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2, 295 ml, Stainless.Įmber Temperature Control Smart Mug 2-295 ml App-Controlled.Įmber New Temperature Control Smart Mug 2, 414 ml, Black, 80.

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