Woot! has select Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug (Factory Reconditioned) on sale as listed below. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.
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Woot! has select Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug (Factory Reconditioned) on sale as listed below. Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Navy-Wife for finding this deal.
Non-owners always have a LOT to say about these – and believe me, I get it, I swore up and down I never wanted or needed one of these things. I got one as a gift two years ago and I would unequivocally say I would buy myself one now and have given a few as gifts. They just WORK and are perfect for a slow coffee drinker, like myself. For the record, I only opened the app once, I don't need to futz with temps after one setting.
My main tip, though: do not waste your time/money/coffee on anything less than the 14 ounce, the 10 ounce is just TOO little.
In my experience the warranty isn't the best. Have the Mug2 and lid broke when I pressed it in after a few months. Had to practically beg for them to do a one time exception and send me a replacement after sending pictures and videos of broken lid. Still had receipt and within 1 year of ownership.
The Gen 2 has a button on the bottom, you hold it down and it turns off.
Pro tip for my ember fam, buy a small pack of rubber coated baby spoons to stir your coffee.
Never use a regular spoon as it will chip the coating.
How long does it take to get from room temp water to the max 145F?
I was testing an Ember 16-Oz Smart Tumbler Mug that i got today and it took about 45m to an hour at least to get it up to 145F. I thought it would be more like an electric tea kettle and be more immediate heat.
I guess I'll use an electric kettle anyway to heat the water quick for tea (some teas require higher temps than 145F to steep in), then pour into the Travel Mug to maintain the lower 145F temp after 15min when it cools down (then put the lid on and take it on the go if needed).
Yeah…..these are not designed to be heaters, but more of keeping your hot drinks hot. Instructions say to add hot liquids, not cold or room temperature liquid.
How long does it take to get from room temp water to the max 145F?
I was testing an Ember 16-Oz Smart Tumbler Mug that i got today and it took about 45m to an hour at least to get it up to 145F. I thought it would be more like an electric tea kettle and be more immediate heat.
I guess I'll use an electric kettle anyway to heat the water quick for tea (some teas require higher temps than 145F to steep in), then pour into the Travel Mug to maintain the lower 145F temp after 15min when it cools down (then put the lid on and take it on the go if needed).
Just put coffee in the mug for tomorrow morning. It was at 111F and it took about one minute a degree to get it to 145F
Last edited by mdyoung September 19, 2024 at 07:35 PM.
Non-owners always have a LOT to say about these – and believe me, I get it, I swore up and down I never wanted or needed one of these things. I got one as a gift two years ago and I would unequivocally say I would buy myself one now and have given a few as gifts. They just WORK and are perfect for a slow coffee drinker, like myself. For the record, I only opened the app once, I don't need to futz with temps after one setting.
My main tip, though: do not waste your time/money/coffee on anything less than the 14 ounce, the 10 ounce is just TOO little.
You made me buy this. Although I just do americano so 10oz is best
If anyone is looking for a spare charging saucer, Best Buy has the Rose Gold one for $24 on clearance (other colors are different prices): https://www.bestbuy.com/site/embe...Id=6471968 . I have a free $10 gift card in my Best Buy account (lots of people did according to the post here), so it worked out to $16 shipped for me. Should work well so that I have a charger at both desks I use, so I always have a way to charge the cup at the two main places I am all day.
Another thing we have not been super impressed with is that it can't heat and charge the mug at the same time on the charger.
So lets say you use the mug around the house early in the morning run most of the charge out, now you either have to wait 2-3 hours with it empty on the charger for it to recharge fully before it's useful away from the charging stand again. You are stuck with it only being able to heat your coffee in the charger the rest of the day. Fine if you only have 1 cup of coffee a day, or you are parked at a desk all day, but if you move around a lot at the office/home etc. it's really only good for 1 use. The only way it can recharge is to be empty for 2-3 hours on the charger.
The other thing we've noticed is it works much better for tea or plain coffee, once you start adding creamer or anything that thickens the drink, it does not heat nearly as well top to bottom. Makes sense really a thicker liquid is not going to mix as well just under thermal convection.
The other thing I've noticed is that ours loses quite a bit of charge if you don't use it daily. We fully charged it, and didn't use it for 3-4 days until the weekend and it had already lost 20% of it's charge. Fine if you are using/charging it daily but definitely not good for intermittent use.
Last edited by timjohn September 21, 2024 at 06:56 AM.
Got mine, was literally "like new" stickers were still on the charging plate, sticker glue on the lid, etc.
At first wouldn't charge at all, hard reset it. Then it held a charge but kept turning off. Then the battery died in 10 minutes. Got a lemon for sure.
Ordered another and will be returning this one shortly.
EDIT: Replacement works and appears to be basically new. Someone's name was still on the travel mug's interface but the inside of the mug smelled like a new Apple product lol, no residues either. Doesn't seem to be used at all. Works for about an hour, so 50% of what's advertised.
Last edited by DeltaSingh September 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM.
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My main tip, though: do not waste your time/money/coffee on anything less than the 14 ounce, the 10 ounce is just TOO little.
Pro tip for my ember fam, buy a small pack of rubber coated baby spoons to stir your coffee.
Never use a regular spoon as it will chip the coating.
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I was testing an Ember 16-Oz Smart Tumbler Mug that i got today and it took about 45m to an hour at least to get it up to 145F. I thought it would be more like an electric tea kettle and be more immediate heat.
I guess I'll use an electric kettle anyway to heat the water quick for tea (some teas require higher temps than 145F to steep in), then pour into the Travel Mug to maintain the lower 145F temp after 15min when it cools down (then put the lid on and take it on the go if needed).
I was testing an Ember 16-Oz Smart Tumbler Mug that i got today and it took about 45m to an hour at least to get it up to 145F. I thought it would be more like an electric tea kettle and be more immediate heat.
I guess I'll use an electric kettle anyway to heat the water quick for tea (some teas require higher temps than 145F to steep in), then pour into the Travel Mug to maintain the lower 145F temp after 15min when it cools down (then put the lid on and take it on the go if needed).
My main tip, though: do not waste your time/money/coffee on anything less than the 14 ounce, the 10 ounce is just TOO little.
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So lets say you use the mug around the house early in the morning run most of the charge out, now you either have to wait 2-3 hours with it empty on the charger for it to recharge fully before it's useful away from the charging stand again. You are stuck with it only being able to heat your coffee in the charger the rest of the day. Fine if you only have 1 cup of coffee a day, or you are parked at a desk all day, but if you move around a lot at the office/home etc. it's really only good for 1 use. The only way it can recharge is to be empty for 2-3 hours on the charger.
The other thing we've noticed is it works much better for tea or plain coffee, once you start adding creamer or anything that thickens the drink, it does not heat nearly as well top to bottom. Makes sense really a thicker liquid is not going to mix as well just under thermal convection.
The other thing I've noticed is that ours loses quite a bit of charge if you don't use it daily. We fully charged it, and didn't use it for 3-4 days until the weekend and it had already lost 20% of it's charge. Fine if you are using/charging it daily but definitely not good for intermittent use.
At first wouldn't charge at all, hard reset it. Then it held a charge but kept turning off. Then the battery died in 10 minutes. Got a lemon for sure.
Ordered another and will be returning this one shortly.
EDIT: Replacement works and appears to be basically new. Someone's name was still on the travel mug's interface but the inside of the mug smelled like a new Apple product lol, no residues either. Doesn't seem to be used at all. Works for about an hour, so 50% of what's advertised.
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