HELP: Travel mugs burn my lips
Mhkatz
I have been trying intermittenly for years to drink coffee while driving
to work. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate a cup or mug that
allows me to drink in a moving car (or while walking or riding a bus)
without burning my lips and mouth on hot coffee or spilling hot coffee on
myself (or both). I have tried virtually every new travel mug and
disposable cup/lid on the market, but I cannot seem to find one that
protects my mouth from the gush of hot coffee that inevitably spews forth
from the small opening in the lid.
Does anyone else have this problem?
Does anyone know of a travel mug which overcomes this problem?
P.K.N. Bowman
: I have been trying intermittenly for years to drink coffee while driving
Burning yourself? That coffee mug is *faulty*! Sue the manufacturers for
millions (and yourself while you're at it, for making it that hot) :-)
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Is there anywhere on this planet I can get a decent cup of Tea?
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Tim Nemec
>myself (or both). I have tried virtually every new travel mug and
>disposable cup/lid on the market, but I cannot seem to find one that
>protects my mouth from the gush of hot coffee that inevitably spews forth
>from the small opening in the lid.
>Does anyone know of a travel mug which overcomes this problem?
This is obviously caused by a defective coffee maker. Fortunately
here in the US, the solution couldn't be simpler: Get an attorney,
sue the maker, collect millions, retire. End of problem.
Tim Nemec
"It's always darkest just before it gets pitch black"
Mhkatz
<P.K.N....@durham.ac.uk> writes:
:Burning yourself? That coffee mug is *faulty*! Sue the manufacturers for
:millions (and yourself while you're at it, for making it that hot) :-)
Perhaps I stated the problem incorrectly. It's not that I am afraid of
being seriously burned or injured while drinking coffee. The problem is
that I would like to *enjoy* a cup of coffee in the car, and the
temperature problem prevents this.
Barry Jarrett
>that I would like to *enjoy* a cup of coffee in the car, and the
>temperature problem prevents this.
to cool a bit before putting it in the travel mug?
Dan Masi
Of course, if you're the type AAA shaker&mover, you don't have time to
let it cool in the morning. So try dumping an ice cube in before leaving
home, or filling the mug with cold water and letting it sit for a minute
before dumping it out and then filling it with coffee.
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Dan Masi
Mentor Graphics Corp.
da...@warren.mentorg.com
Kimberly Lee Conroy
In a previous article, mhk...@aol.com (Mhkatz) says:
>In article <BQzy-...@delphi.com>, Barry Jarrett <t...@delphi.com>
>writes:
>
>
>: Not to sound too much like an idiot, but have you tried allowing the
>coffee
>: to cool a bit before putting it in the travel mug?
>
>
>Sure, that works. But who wants to wait 10 or more minutes before getting
>in the car with a cup of coffee (those things are so darn well-insulated
>it may take even more than that)? I thought the whole purpose of travel
>mugs was to save those precious minutes by letting you drink during your
>commute.
>
Put a little cold water (or more milk) in the coffee or dunk an ice cube
in for a second or two. I usually make my coffee or tea as soon as I wake
up and put it in the travel mug then once I'm ready and in the car the
temperature of the beverage is a little more drinkable. You could also
leave the top of the mug off for a few minutes to let it cool. Or get up
earlier in the morning so that you don't singe your lips off (it will take
alot more time to wait in the emergency room at the hospital).
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