subject: You Want The Right Coffee Mug For The Task At Hand [print this page] Buying coffee mugs is one of those things most people don't really put a lot of thought into. If it's something that can hold coffee, it's fine right? That's true unless you love your coffee and you're very particular about your drink and the container that holds it.
If you're an avid coffee drinker, you need to spend a little more care when you're shopping for coffee mugs, particularly the insulated ones. When you're in the kitchen aisle at a department store, resist the urge to grab and buy the first coffee mug you see. If you do a lot of your shopping online, don't click on the Buy It Now! button for the coffee mug that comes up first on your eBay search results.
First, what's your main purpose for buying a coffee mug? Do you want to have a mug that you can use every day when you sit down for breakfast and drink your morning coffee in leisure? Do you want a mug that you can take with you to work? If it's the latter, you'll want to get yourself an insulated mug that will be able to withstand travel. For this, you need to take note of how big the cup holder in your car is. You'll want an insulated mug that will snugly fit in your car's cup holder. You'll find insulated coffee mugs that have a wide base, as well as a narrow base. Those with a wide base are designed primarily for desks and other flat surfaces.
You can't very well travel safely with hot coffee in an insulated mug unless the mug has a lid on it. You'll need to consider a few things when you're looking for insulated coffee mugs with lids. For one, the lid of the coffee mug must be leak proof, not leak resistance. If it says on the package or label that the lid for the coffee mug is leak resistant, it means liquid inside will still spill but at a slower late if you tip the mug over. On the other hand, if it's leak proof, it means you can tip the mug upside down or it can roll on its side and there won't be any spills.
How the lid attaches to the mug is important too. You'll find lids that you need to push down to snap it into place. Some you have to twist to lock into place. Usually, push-in style lids are leak resistant. If you want to seal in the heat longer in your mug, go with an insulated coffee mug with a twist lock lid.
Each morning, thousands of people rely on coffee to wake them up and give them the energy to get through the day. Every corner literally has a coffee shop for people to quickly go in and get their daily caffeine boost. However, the cups used to serve coffee in these places aren't all that sturdy, and worse, they aren't reusable. If you use have an insulated coffee mug with you wherever you go, you can have it re-filled with coffee; you're actually reducing the carbon footprints you leave on the environment. Want to take it further? Skip the coffee shops and simply brew your own coffee. Coffee mugs are easy to clean anyway.
