Thermos Nissan JMQ400 14-Ounce Leak-Proof Insulated Travel Mug
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Thermos Nissan JMQ400 14-Ounce Leak-Proof Insulated Travel Mug
Customer Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this mug. I use it almost every day. I brew from my Keurig machine directly into this mug and off we go. Never a drop spills. I have no problem putting this mug in my briefcase with my files, lap top, etc. I got several of these for Christmas gifts last year. The only con is that if you tighten the lid too much then it can be rather difficult to unscrew - especially after the beverage has cooled a bit and tightened it further. If you have arthritis or other hand issues then you may want to avoid this product. Otherwise it is an amazing product. And it keeps my coffee warm for much more than an hour. It still has a bit of temperature to it after four hours!Customer Review: BEST mug I've used (but still not *perfect*)
Summary: 5 Stars
I like my coffee to be HOT - and by hot I mean, nearly-burn-my-tongue hot. Once it gets lukewarm I stop drinking it. And for that reason this mug is far and away the best mug I've used (believe me I've tried a lot of other ones). I've owned 3 of them and am about to purchase my fourth. Before discovering this model I liked the Thermos Nissan 14-Ounce Stainless-Steel Insulated Travel Tumbler but wanted to switch to a truly leak-proof one.
The good:
1) This is truly a LEAK-PROOF mug as long as the threads inside the mug and on the lid are dry, and the lid is closed completely. Do not overfill, otherwise when you put the lid on liquid will get pushed up into the threads. After the mug is filled, make sure the threads inside the mug are dry before screwing on the lid. Baristas can be careless about this so you have to swipe the inside with a napkin after they fill it. The lid should be screwed on tightly, but as other reviewers have pointed out, the seal will get tighter as the mug heats up. Obviously, when you're drinking the lid must be opened a half-turn to allow the beverage to "leak" into your mouth.
2) My coffee stays BURNING HOT from ~6:30am to about 9am. It's still hot enough for me to drink until around 10am. The opposite effect is also true: if you drink iced coffee your beverage stays super COLD for a long time. I read somewhere (maybe the directions?) that you should fill the mug with hot water to "prime" it for your beverage. I don't bother with that and it still works great.
3) The base of the mug fits into standard cup holders. The fit is snug in my car's cup holder and I have to twist it in just a little to make sure it's secure.
4) The mug is very sturdy. I'm known to occasionally drop things, and despite that I've never broken one of these mugs. Unfortunately if you drop it on asphalt or the sidewalk, the rim gets scratched and makes it rough on your lips when you drink (after cleaning of course!).
5) The carabiner is a nice touch, although to be honest I don't use it much. When the mug is full and the cup is clipped to my messenger bag, it bangs uncomfortably on my leg or hits doorposts. So I prefer to throw it in the bag since I don't have to worry about it leaking.
The bad:
1) The O-ring gets black gunk build-up, and to clean it you have to remove the ring and really scrub it. If you're like me and don't scrub it every time you wash it, you can never get every last bit off because it's caked on. After repeated washings, the ring does start to lose it's shape so the seal is less effective.
2) The diameter of the opening is not large enough to fit my fairly small hand with a sponge all the way to the bottom. I have to sort of scoot the sponge down to the bottom and twist it around, but after a while a round stain develops at the very bottom of the mug. I suppose if you're more diligent than me and always rinse it out as soon as you're done drinking, this may not be a problem.
3) The mug's capacity is less than you'd think by just looking at it, because of the vacuum mechanism. That means that when you present it to the barista they want to charge you for a medium beverage. But really, it only fits a Starbuck's tall coffee (which is 12 oz). I had to demonstrate by pouring the tall coffee into the mug and showing the barista. If you're a regular somewhere they'll stop trying to force you to buy the medium/grande.
Between the roughed-up edges from dropping it, and my less than perfect cleaning, each mug has lasted me about 3 years before I decide to replace it. But for consistently steaming hot coffee and a mug that doesn't leak, it's totally worth it!
Customer Review: Best Coffee Cup Ever
Summary: 4 Stars
This is most likely the best coffee/travel mug out there. I've used mostly stainless and plastic coffee mugs for the car. The plastic ones with boiling coffee have the issue with chemicals leaking into your beverage. The stainless ones without a handle get very hot. Almost all of these have the issue where the lids snap on. These lids help prevent splash spills; however they leak, the sipping opening is poorly designed, and overall the cups do not retain temperatures.
The Nissan Thermos cup has none of these issues. It holds a good amount of coffee. The design will fit in nearly all cup holders. There is a very comfortable handle, however with the vacuum insulation you can poor boiling liquid inside and the outside remains cool. You can put ice cubes and cold liquids in and there is no condensation.
There are wide mouth sipping 'ramps,' on both sides of the cup to accommodate right and left handed people. The lid is a screw on that is leak proof. To sip, you unscrew the lid 1-2 turns and line up the sipping hole.
If you do not unscrew the lid and drink your hot beverage in the office this mug will keep the liquid hot for hours on end. If you have the cup unscrewed in 'sip,' mode you will constantly lose heat out the top, but it will still keep the beverage warm 2x as long. If you sip, but screw the cap tight after each sip the time will be somewhere in the middle. It totally depends on how a person wishes to use their mug. As the contents of the mug goes lower the heat released and able to be retained also drops significantly. This is not a fault in the mug.
The mug also includes a baby carabiner, so you are able to attack it to a strap or hoop on a backpack/messenger bag.
For anyone who enjoys tea, coffee, or cold beverages this is the perfect gift. Even better Amazon has this cup on a 4 for 3 promotion, so you get 1 free. Buy one for yourself and keep a few around for gifts. Every person I have given this cup to has enjoyed it immensely and even if they still like to go to coffee shops they can have their brew poured into the mug and it will keep hot far longer, while also cutting back on the paper cups, cardboard heat protectors and plastic lids.
Customer Review: Best Coffee Mug
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best coffee mug. Keeps everything hot for hours........ my husband loves it.Customer Review: Best Heat retaining mug ever
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best mug I've ever owned. It keeps coffee hot for hours. It helps that I start with French Press Hot. If you close the lid, it does not leak, and stays hot longer. The screw on lid is insulated and easy to clean. This cup with a closed lid rivals my Stanley thermos for heat retention, and that is fantastic.
I would love a tumbler of equal quality from Thermos, alas the available Thermos tumbler is not equal to this handled mug.