Best Buy via eBay has
10-oz Ember Mug² Temperature Control Smart Mug (White, CM191002US) on sale for
$79.99.
Shipping is free.
Best Buy has
10-oz Ember Mug² Temperature Control Smart Mug (White, CM191002US) on sale for
$79.99.
Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.
Thanks to Community Member
razpurple for finding this deal.
- Note, availability for curbside pickup may vary by location.
Features:- Material: Polycarbonate, Stainless Steel, Ceramic
- Care & Cleaning: Hand Wash
- Built-In Rechargeable Battery (80 Minute Battery Life)
- Temperature Range: 120°F - 145°F
- Smart LED Indicates When Beverage has Reached Your Perfect Temperature
- Safe to hand wash: Fully submersible up to 1 meter deep.
- Compatible with the Ember - Temperature Matters mobile app
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Ember's ideal drip coffee temp is 134 degrees. I learned via ownership that I definitely don't want my coffee that hot.
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I am waiting for mine from Costco...
Is the base wireless ? Also, do you HAVE to use the app or is the default fine ?
I have a google pixel 2.
Edit: never mind, looked at the link. Not really something that would work for this situation. Need some type of mug with a lid.
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TL;DR - if you want your coffee at the perfect temp from the first to last drop, an Ember is "worth it" at this point, as the main software issues that plagued it for a long time seem to now be resolved. Your coffee will stay at an exact temperature you specify.
Pros:
Allows coffee to cool to your preferred temp, and then keeps it at that exact temperature all day long if you keep it on the coaster.
Battery life off the coaster is about an hour, if you start with a drink that is already hot.
App and mug firmware have been updated, and seem to be stable.
Cons:
Sometimes finicky app and bluetooth connection. Seems to be stable for now, but will it remain this way?
Charging coaster uses live pins that contact the bottom of the mug. These pins will get stuck and the coaster no longer works. If something metal falls on the pins it can spark. All of this could be resolved by using Qi Wireless charging - it makes no sense that they don't use induction charging.
Battery in mug is non-replaceable and if it fails, the mug has to be replaced.
Battery will not charge while it is keeping your drink hot - mug has to be empty or manually turned off in the app for the battery to charge.
I've now owned an Ember Mug since Christmas 2019, and have used it off and on since I got it. For the first 6 months or so I used it pretty much every day, despite there being some frustrations with the app, I was able to work around these and continued to use it. Around this time though one of the charging pins on the coaster stuck, and getting the mug to charge was a pain in the butt - I had to have a tiny piece of aluminum foil over the pin so that it would make contact with the mug. At some point in there as well the software was almost non-functional. The mug would lose connection every time, the custom LED color would never set, etc. I'd have to unpair it and re-pair it to bluetooth, and generally it was just not worth it.
This winter I decided to give it another try - the issue with the charging coaster was still there, but there was an app update and a mug firmware update that effectively resolved all other issues I had. No longer does the mug disconnect and have to be re-paired, the custom color sets, I can force the mug to heat a drink if its below 100 degrees, etc. Rather than being a frustrating experience, it was, other than the charging coaster, a pleasure to use.
So I started looking for a new coaster, but just didn't want to spend $35 on a new one. On a whim I contacted Ember Customer support to see if there was anything the could do since the pin sticking seems to be a common problem. To my surprise, with just a few photos sent to them, they sent me a new coaster, even though my mug is long past the initial 1 year warranty.
I have not experienced any of the flaking issues that others have mentioned - I have a black mug, and the interior when washed still looks new.
It seems like every time someone mentions an Ember, someone else talks about how their vacuum insulated mug will keep their coffee hot for 24 hours or some other such thing, which I feel misses the entire point of this mug - it's job is not to keep your beverage super hot, but rather to keep it at the perfect drinking temperature. When I pour in coffee from the carafe, it's over 165 degrees. The mug allows it to cool, and only applies heat to keep it at your preferred drinking temperature. I have owned and used insulated mugs for literally decades and they have two problems - the first is that raw stainless steel changes the flavor of coffee, making it noticeably worse, and second they just keep the drink at an undrinkable temp for far too long. I don't want to pick up my mug three hours later and have it still burn me. The Ember does solve both those issues, and keeps me from drinking lukewarm coffee out of another mug.
Ultimately I am glad I didn't pay for my Ember, since the overall experience hasn't been perfect, but there is no doubt that I enjoy using it, especially during the winter.
idk what smart mugs us usually go for but just seems high for what it does
You can get an insulated mug and a microwave for this price. F*CK this product needs to die - trying my best to not get belligerent, but if you find yourself buying these, it's probably time to go for a walk.
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This is a good product if you're a daily coffee or tea drinker and want to enjoy it at an optimal temperature. If you're spending the money on quality beans, a grinder, and potentially a coffee maker or espresso machine, another $80 seems like a fine investment for something you'll use every day. If you don't care or can't be bothered, then yes, a $20-30 quality insulated mug is fine too (I'm not giving up my Yeti myself).