Ember Coffee Mug Review: Things you need to know.
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- [4/17/2021 update: This video was published when the channel was still called "Jesse MAKES"]
The Ember coffee mug has gotten a lot of attention as a "smart" device capable of delivering the perfect temperature-controlled mug of warm coffee. But there are some things you should know first.
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Jesse, Great job with the video!
I've been using my Ember mug daily for almost 4 months now. I originally purchased 2 mugs and an extra charging coaster (3 coasters total). At about the 3 month mark, the ceramic coating started to chip off inside the mug. I always washed by hand but I did use a bristle brush and that could have lead to the chipping. I contacted Ember via email with photos and after asking for the serial number, they sent me a new mug and a return label to send them back the damaged mug.
Before the new mug arrived, two of the coasters stopped working. Shortly after the new mug arrived, the 3rd coaster stopped working and I had no way of charging either mug. Apparently, the gold charging tips are spring loaded to ensure a good contact with the mug when the mug is placed on the saucer. On each saucer, one of the gold contacts lost it's ability to spring back effectively making the saucer useless. I again contacted Ember and they sent me three new saucers...so far so good. They also explained to me that there was a manufacturing issue with some of the batches of saucers and that issue has been resolved (time will tell).
FYI...I drink 2-3 cups of coffee at 140 degrees filled very close to the brim daily in the Ember mug.I almost always keep it on the charging coaster when not in my hands. I drink the coffee fairly slowly throughout the morning between 8:00 am - 11:00am and they only time the battery has gotten low is when I went walking around and left it off the charger.
In one instance, I accidentally left a 3/4ish full cup on the charger one Saturday while I went out to work on the yard. I returned 3-4 hours later and the mug was still at 140 degrees and at least 50% of the coffee had evaporated. Suffice it to say, I think the Ember would evaporate a full mug full of liquid before the battery would die when left on the saucer.
Would love to see a long term review of your experience with the Ember mug. Even with the issues I've had, I think it's worth every penny...assuming Ember stays in business long enough to fix all their growing pains.
It is worth it!!
This guy wrote a chapter 🤔
You don’t need it to set in charging coaster when you drink. I don’t put into the coaster until maybe i have 1/4 left in cup just to boost the charge a little. I usually have setting on table along side the coaster…especially when mug is FULL as I don’t want to get liquid in the coaster…it really is not a drip catching device.
Very well done. I was left with no unanswered questions. Thank you.
The most impactful product review I have ever seen. I really enjoyed it!Now in addition to the perks, I have knowledge of the less user friendly aspects of it. I am extremely satisfied to be aware in advance of possible frustrations and the whys of them. For me that Pre awareness defuses them and makes me a savvy user! Thank you 😊
Was thinking of getting this as a gift and your review was much more helpful than many other videos. I appreciated the extra mile you went through while making this video.
Fantastic quality, delivery, and informational layout. Really enjoyed how in-depth you went with this. Congrats on a really solid first upload.
That was amazing and so practical. So much more useful than any other review I've seen of this mug. Thank you!
Jesse, THANK YOU for doing this review. Not only did you answer some deeper questions that other reviews have not, but you even provided insights that Ember's website does not cover (I could not find on their if the charger was AC or USB. Perhaps I should have known but I honestly don't know enough about electricity).
With respect to the time the mug keeps things hot or brings cool liquid up to temperature, it's my opinion that Ember envisions most people keeping the mug on the saucer at least 80-90% of the time, and only taking it off to go to a meeting away from your desk, then coming back and putting it right on the charger. I think if you used it that way you would not have a problem. That being said, that does limit the way people can use the mug, which is absolutely a consideration before buying it.
Thanks brother... I've had an Ember for over a year, and because I "nurse" the same cup all morning, it works like a charm! I just bought my wife the travel mug version, and my MIL the larger version for Christmas. And I got a second coaster as a gift! SCORE!
The charging set up between the saucer and the mug completely changed my mind about buying this thing. Thanks for the review.
Thank you!
This was very helpful. I'm definitely one of those ppl that nurses 1 cup of coffee for a longer period of time. Which is why I think this works well for me!
Great review! I appreciated the details you summed up and allowed me to come to a decision regarding this expensive purchase. THANK YOU!
Great job, Jesse. Exactly the aspects that I wondered about with this product. Keep up the good work.
This is the best review I've ever seen. From one engineer to another, truly appreciate your analysis. You need to do more novel electronics reviews!
Thanks my friend! They are super time-consuming so I haven't done many but I much appreciate the comment 👏
Hey thank you, this was a very justified review on this product. Thank you for the honesty and presentation it has been extremely informative.
Excellent review! Thanks for taking the time to do this. You covered things about this mug that I didn't even think about, but would have surely led to my disappointment after purchasing the mug. I am an avid tea drinker and wanted a way to keep my tea warm. I may just go old school and use a tea light candle and cast iron pot. Thanks again and Happy New Year!
Your well-executed video answered and clarified my question about my Ember-which I love (mostly because it was a gift from my daughter❤️). From the FAQ available in the app I could not clearly find why one could not use coaster to heat/charge.
You can use the coaster to maintain battery strength, but after removing cup, it used battery to maintain heat, not to re-heat.
Oh and I like the handle “feel” (I have smaller hands and like the delicate feel of the slim edged handle). And I totally get that the charger is meant to appear as a coaster/saucer but-as with a lot of electronics-ought to be kept free of moisture. Just a different perspective there.
Thank you for this great video. It was most helpful and you are a lovely and ingenious man for gong to the effort to do the time lapse sections.
Great video! Your product designer prespective is very interesting and I'd love to see you review more items this way! Keep it up
Really well done. Great delivery of solid information. Keep it up!
Thank you so much for your video. I was looking everywhere for the material the mug was made and couldn’t find it. This definitely effects whether I would buy it or not. 👍🏻
Thank you for reviewing this in this manner with unbiased real world test results. Was thinking about purchasing this right before I watched this. Have since decided I'll wait until it's improved. The battery life is too short in my opinion. The whole idea of the mug is to prolong your cup of coffee if your busy and not drinking it very fast. And it does do this but barely before your out of battery.
If I was to use it in a cooler environment such as walking out to my shop, it would only make the battery life that much worse.
Great job and great review. Subscribed.
I will watch any reviews you put up:) very professionally done. Kudos!
Thank you sooooo much... Very informative, detail, and type of review I was looking for....
Awesome. Love it. Keep em coming. Would love some product recommendations from you. Put out a top 10 list!
Great review! You made some great points. Specially about the use case you described which is also pretty much the way mine gets used. I found this review only because I was having issues with my Ember mug I purchased a few days ago. I must mention that after encountering the battery life issues you described I don't turn the mug on immediately since I brew my coffee at around 190F. I wait until it's around the temperature I want it to be held at and then turn the mug on. I haven't timed it but I would think those few minutes of not monitoring the temperature and communicating that via bluetooth should extend battery life a bit.
Great review! Helped with my decision making during the gift purchasing perspective. Would have bought six for gifts but really liked your review about the 'saucer' and the other user comfort design approaches such as the limited handle shape. TY
Wow. That answered all of my questions. I wanted a mug that would last a long time without a charging plate and now i have my answer. Excellent job.
Thanks for the kudos! Much appreciated.
This is such an informative, awesome review! Thank you! :)
Greatest review ever! I’m with K Arny...please review EVERYTHING!
Excellent, excellent review! Thank you - hope to see more from you.
Looking at this great explanation of the mug I just got for Xmas-2018. Snd trying out for the first time. I’d like to say it takes forever to reach temps., specially above 123!.. so unless you are pouring say coffee already super hot, patience is needed. Best use is to just keep a cup of coffee from getting too cold, cause I like my coffee hotter than their 145 max. Great channel, thanks!
Nice review, im doing Christmas shopping and this was probably the best review i saw
Glad you enjoyed it! It was one of my first videos and it's great to hear it's still being watched 😉
Clear honest review, Jesse, thank you. Valuable for someone on the verge of picking this thing up to know the cons then make an informed decision.
Maybe, going forward, your tagline might be "Make more informed decisions." All best.
Best review on Ember I have seen, you were fair and unbias, thank you.
Wow!!! All the information I was wanting!!! Thank you so much!!!!
I loved this, Jesse. My sister gave this mug to me because she knows I microwave my coffee straight out of freshly brewed because it's not hot enough. She thought this would solve the problem. I used it a few to,es and discovered it's a total pain. I am a heavy coffee drinker and this mug isn't for people like me! I thought I might have missed something until I listened to you. You are right on the mark. One thing I did think is maybe for tea drinkers it might work because normally they don't drink more than one cup. Not worth the big price tag. Thank you for reafferming what I thought.
Yeah, cut down on that bro.
subbed at 954. love the analysis and the mentioning of things that other reviews didn't like the feel of the handle. You answered questions I didn't even know I had. Please review everything ever made.
Thank you! Such a great compliment and I'm glad you enjoyed the review 😊
Wow, thank you for the great insight and testing on this product. What a great first video! You've set the bar high for your future videos I'm afraid... :-) Thanks again!
Thanks for the review, I hada few questions that you answered and others failed to do so, please make more reviews from more products
Well made first video! I’d say your arguments are well thought out and the experiments make sense. Personally, I solved the volume issue by simply pouring my extra coffee into a Contigo insulated travel mug, which also keeps the liquid hot, so when I refill my Ember it is still warmer than my desired temperature. The default is 57°C (134.6°F) which I find borderline too hot to drink for filter coffee... I have mine set to 52.5°C (126.5°F), and it tends to last me a couple hours or more (there is some idle time where the cup is empty before I refill). I find it interesting that you enjoy yours above 140°F which is 60°C, but I see how that higher energy demand really cuts into your battery life. But, that’s why it’s customizable! (I do set temperatures higher for other drinks, like French press or hot chocolate). My recommendation to you would be to store your coffee in a way that it can retain its heat - I think that’s far better than re-heating, especially if you are hoping the mug itself will do most of that work.
very insightful, thanks for pointing things out that normal reviews don't
Great review. Matches my current experience with it. I've also found it substantially slows down it's charge when it has a liquid in the cup and it's on the saucer. It is nice to drink that last bit of coffee and it's still hot.
Just found your videos this morning, great stuff nice...
Brilliant, detailed summation. I really appreciate your diligent review. Very informative!
I was on the fence about this $79+ mug but you pointed out my exact use case: I’m a person that drinks, typically, just one cup sloooowly over an hour to an hour and a half while I read the morning paper, read a book, etc. I don’t drink 80 cups of coffee/tea needing a refill every 20 minutes. Nope. Just my one cup getting cold pretty quickly and pissed I have to get up every 10 minutes to heat it back up in the microwave or drink room temperature tea that tastes yucky!
Also, I will be placing the cup on the saucer whenever I’m not actively drinking from it so I can go even longer than 58 minutes because the saucer and the cup will be almost constantly drawing power, prolonging the overall time I I have to drink my tea at the perfect temperature. 😉
I’m sold. I’m going to hunt down one at a Starbucks or buy one directly from Ember. Thanks again and keep up the nice videos! 👍
Great start for your channel Jesse. I subscribed-and clicked the bell too!
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GREAT review. Gave me everything I needed to know.
Excellent product review! This is the type of review I'm always hoping to find on UA-cam. I can see this channel really taking off. I've liked the video and subscribed. The only critique I would make is that the opening Jesse Makes credits at 0:42 seems unnecessary. We know what channel we're visiting, and you shouldn't have to ask us to "stick around." If you're committed to it, perhaps you move it to the closing. Overall, I'm excited to see what you do next! Thanks for making this video.
I disagree. First visit to this channel. If I hadn't seen that intro I'd think this was a mug review channel.
This was excellent! Very thorough.
Great review! I got a gift card for this and you have answered all my questions. I'm definitely going to enjoyed this. I have a mickey mouse one that heats too hot. I am at my desk constantly and the correct temperature would be nice for coffee or teas.
Thanku so much and subbed!
Great video! Very thorough. I respect the brand change, it fits your analytical approach. :)
Awesome! Thank you!
I received a mug as a gift recently and found your critiques to be similar to mine (you are an excellent reviewer btw). Indeed, as you predicted, I have moved the "coaster" to my typical work desk (wood) since i need the coffee to stay warm > 1 hour, but found myself trying to place soda cans (as I transition from coffee to soda on some days) on the coaster and then realizing I could "short out" the base!
Very in-depth review. I actually have the travel mug and believe optimal usage (for mug and/or cup) is some combination of battery and resting it on the coaster when not drinking. On weekends I drink multiple cups of coffee throughout the morning/afternoon. The Ember has allowed me to enjoy perfect coffee well into mid-afternoon without ever using the microwave.
Thanks for the comment, Corey! Yeah, I actually think the coaster kind of solves a lot of the issues I had with it, so long as you're willing to rest it on there between sips (or at least occasionally). Either way, thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you! This was very comprehensive and helpful!
Glad it helped!
The reason for the "saucer" is to force alignment with the gold pogo pins. Those pins are the weakest aspect of the design. If the tiny spring breaks or gets gummed up electrical contact can't occur. The design is very vulnerable to a single fragile point of failure. Those pins are not easily replaced. That scenario occurred with the earlier model cup. I'm surprised it was not fixed here by increasing the number of pins for redundancy, or by putting more robust contacts (matching rings?) on the base.
Fantastic review. Nice to see some real world practicality rather than a focus on theoreticals. You have another subscriber.
Excellent review, very thorough.
Great review Jesse. Thanks!
Hey Jesse, Nice one. Vidz still very applicable to date :) Thx!
Like the detailed longterm view, that is not in all the basic reviews ;) Please keep it up ;)
Good review, though I thought I might see a tear-down 😉
As someone who sips on a cup for a long time, this clever device has been a game changer for me. It's particularly nice for being able to enjoy my various white teas and more fragile greens at a slower pace. It's actually great for making gyokuro in, as that tea steeps at only 140F (which is challenging to maintain precisely).
However, I too initially found the capacity a bit inadequate. To solve this, I usually make my tea (or coffee) in a separate vessel, in 16-24oz batches, fill the cup and then reserve the rest in a thermos (which I use to top off the cup until it's all gone).
The battery life isn't much of an issue for me usually, as I keep it on the charger more often than not. The only concern I have is what the overall lifespan of the device - or, more specifically, the batter will be, given the constant switching between (presumably) high drain and fast charge, all while being sandwiched in with a heater...
Ryan Reese totally agree with you. Setting the temp for various drinks has been awesome.
Great review thank you! I nurse a cup so perfect for me.
Thank you that observation. Very well explained.
Thanks!
You did a great job with this video. Thank you
Glad you liked it! 🙌
Jessie,
Good video and information.
I stumbled on to this mug right before Christmas and hinted to my wife I'd like one.
I agree with the volume being low and they definitely need to smooth the sharper edges, but overall it's a good start.
I'm the guy that has one cup of coffee in the morning. I take the time to fresh grind my beans because it taste so much better, and so I really hate that I have to rush through the last third of the cup because I can't stand it even being a little bit cool. It's actually been a little weird to get to the bottom of the cup and it's still the 140 degrees.
For me, this is a great product. Time will tell how well it was manufactured.
For someone like myself who has one or two cups inside of an hour, you're going to love this mug. If you work in an office and can set the charger at your desk, you'll love it. Hot coffee all day!
I used it for the third time this morning and have to admit it's really nice to slowly enjoy my coffee.
Great video, thanks for the quality content.
Great review and very honest
Wow, your videos are incredible. I hope you start making more again.
Thanks! Only had time to do them when I was between jobs as they're super time consuming. Much appreciate the kudos though!
I keep the coaster plugged in at my work desk and if I need to walk away with my coffee it is always charged and ready to withstand my “20-30 min” break away from my desk keeping my coffee hot at all times that I need it to be. I did find this review pretty interesting and definitely worth the watch as it is great to know the limits of my mug as I didn’t think nor plan to run these types of tests to find out. I appreciate the time you put into this video. I did feel like you wanted me to not appreciate the mug as much as I do, however that may come with the territory of your personal profession and being a designer of products yourself! (Don’t be so hard on my mug, even when you’re making valid points lol) All In All Awesome Review From A Cool Guy ! ✨🥂😂🙏🏼
Thanks and glad you appreciated it on the whole! To be frank, I would way rather people enjoy products they bought! It breaks my heart to see products put into the world at great human and material expense only to not meet peoples wants or needs so I'm genuinely glad it meets yours!
Fantastic quality, presentation! This channel will grow big if you keep it up and upload at least bi-weekly.
This is well reviewed and definitely helped me decide whether to get it or not.
excellent I got one today as a gift. I really enjoy the mug ... I do wish there was more battery potential.
Great video buddy very helpful.
Great review Jesse.!
This is a good review. But, I still love my ember. Had it for over 6 months and I enjoy hot coffee at my desk and it’s truly awesome.
Glad you do! Not trying to take anyone's enjoyment away 😊
Thank you. Quality review.
You're natural Jesse, keep them coming!
+Sam Saliba thanks sam!
This is my one year follow up report on my Ember mug. It is still working perfectly with no discernible change in the charge dynamics. This may be due to the fact that I rarely discharge it fully. Generally I use it once or twice in the morning for 30 minutes before returning it to the base charger. I have experimented with warming liquids and have discovered that the heating time is substantially shortened by covering the Ember. For example, a full cup of coffee can be heated from 120 degrees to 140 in 9’ 30” while covered but uncovered requires several minutes longer.
Good data! Makes sense.... Heat rises and all thermoses and insulated mugs have lids to keep heat from escaping from the top. Thanks for chiming in and glad you like your mug!
thanks for that good review on the mug
Great review!
Finally an honest rewiev!
Awesome review, very technical
Thanks for the review. FWIW, another datapoint. The charger for Mug 2 uses 3.8w - 4.3w of energy when it's recharging.
Actually, damn you already covered this at 4:30 mark. You're really comprehensive!
Great job Jesse!
Great approach to the video
this video is actual GOLD
Hahah thank you!
You need to do more reviews! This is the attention to details that I've been looking for. Everyone focuses on B rolls instead of details about the product.
Thank you! Takes a lot of time but I'm glad you appreciate it! 😁
This is fantastic. A very thorough review that actually tells viewers how a product will behave rather than one which is a longwinded "I (dis)liked it". One small thing: I think with anything technical, Celsius (at least) would be appreciated, since it is used in most of the world and in most of science as well (and hey Kelvin is just shifted Celsius anyway). Similarly for lengths the metric system is more appropriate, and volumes litres (which are metric) etc. if the target audience is 'everyone'. No harm in mentioning Fahrenheit, ounces, feet & inches values as well, but they are less universal. I'm sure you know all this of course, but thought I should point it out.
Thanks for the kudos and totally fair points on the units! 👍
@@LetsOverthinkThis Awesome!
great in-depth video
Pam here….I just got the Copper Ember mug, and I love it! I love that my coffee and tea stays the ‘fresh/hot’ taste to the last drop. Mine is bigger than yours. Hhhmmm. It holds the full amt of the largest kuerig brew. It is a little full but I’m fine with that. I only use the saucer to charge the mug. when drinking i use mug sitting on table…don’t need a coaster as it is not HOT to damage it.
Glad it works for you! I'd way rather that than more landfill 🙂
I agree with all the critiques in this review. I purchased two mugs and one coaster. I drink tea out of one mug while I leave the other on charge, and after I have finished this one or the battery runs out I take the other mug and fill it with a new cup of tea made on the stove. Why not leave it on the coaster? Try leaving it on the coaster and report back what your experience is. For me, the clear green tea turns into a black muck. Something to do with using AC current and DC current (My theory). The DC that comes via the battery works MUCH MUCH better. The AC current directly from the socket (thanks tesla!) will muck your tea up.
Commenting on an old video, but thanks for it. What I didn't expect (just received an Ember Mug 2) was the power supply requirements. Where I work at home, there's few sockets and the hope had been to run the coaster off USB. So now I'm having to jerryrig something to get mains to a coffee table. PITA.
great review. Thank you. There's an "Ember mug 2" - I'd love to hear if you have any thoughts on that one
Great review!!
Go Jesse!! This is amazing! :)
Thanks, Kristina!
I love the handle
I've owned this mug for about a week and I'm pretty happy with it so far. I purchased the 14oz size, and when I brew 12 oz, it fills it up almost to the brim. Also, I don't have the problem of a second cup being cooler and needing to be warmed up. I brew one cup at a time, so it's always plenty hot. As an aside, I also just purchased a Ninja Dual Brew, which allows me to brew single cups or a carafe full, and I do NOT use disposable pods.
Glad you are enjoying it! Curious, how long do you take to drink that one cup at a time that you make?
Great video. I've use the ember for about a year and my biggest problem is the charging "coaster". I've gone through two of them already. I think the reason they want you to dry the mug before placing it on the coaster is because liquid will get into the charging pins and damage the springs inside of them. This means the pins will push down and not push back up causing them to lose contact with the bottom of the mug preventing it from charging. My biggest mistake was thinking that the charging coaster was a charger *and* a coaster. They need to improve the battery and charging mechanism before this becomes a viable product. Especially for something that costs $140 for a standard size mug.
Yes, its $170 AUD in Australia and the 240ml of liquid is far too little for me, I want more like 450ml and expect to be able to use the coaster/saucer as exactly that, be able to catch spills as they often occur to a small degree, drips at least. the Mug size isn't available in Australia and perhaps that's a good thing as its saved me a lot of money. Thanks for your comments.
Really useful. Thanks.
Thanks it was helpful : )
GREAT Review