GREENSBORO, N.C. — A recent survey found that 65% of Americans drink coffee daily. Chances are, those folks often take their coffee with them. If you're drinking hot coffee, there's nothing worse than not hot coffee. Consumer Reports tested dozens of travel mugs to figure out which ones keep your coffee hot for the longest time.
"One of the most interesting findings in our testing was that some of the well-known brands, including Yeti and Starbucks, fell short of the competition. In certain cases, we'd find that the mug would be beautifully designed and styled but
would have something like a flimsy plastic lid that would allow the heat to escape, or liquid to spill," said Molly Bradley, Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports brewed coffee and measured the temp in each of the tumblers.
The top performer goes to the Zojirushi for $28 at Amazon and Target. It keeps drinks piping hot for 13 and a half hours—that's six hours longer than the closest competitor.
The Thermos Stainless King is a bit cheaper at $20 and keeps drinks hot for seven and a half hours. You can find it at Amazon, Walmart, Costco, and even CVS.
Then there's the Takeya Traveler that should keep your cup of Joe blazing for six and a
half hours. It's $21 on Amazon, Target, and the company's website.
WHICH COFFEE MAKER KEEPS YOUR COFFEE THE HOTTEST OVER TIME?
When it comes to keeping your coffee warmer at home, testers found on average, glass carafes on hotplates can vary the temperature of coffee by about two and a half degrees in either direction after one hour. Thermal carafes lose about four degrees after an hour.