Zojirushi SM-SD60BC Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Mug, 1 Count (Pack of 1), Silky Black, 0.6 Liters

Zojirushi SM-SA48-BA Stainless Steel Mug, Black, 16-Ounce First, I don't write reviews often, but feel compelled to do so. I can't stop telling people about this little gem! I was using a Contigo autoseal style cup and was happy with it. It kept my coffee hot for 4-6 hours if left full all day. If I drank say half of it, the temperature would hold closer to 4 hours. That is to be expected. It was my favorite cup as it kept my coffee hot and it was my only spill proof travel mug. Sure I have a dozen insulated coffee mugs, but none that I could put in a bag or throw on the leather seat of my Lexus and not worry about it spilling.Well, I dropped the Contigo cup shortly after purchase and it dented in the side pretty good, but its function was fine. After about six months it started leaking after another drop and the plastic threads of the lid cracked and could no longer hold a seal. So, I was back on the hunt for a new travel mug. I roast my own coffee and am pretty particular when it comes to my coffee. I literally have spent thousands on coffee and espresso equipment. It would be considered an addiction. Needless to say, I like to have my addiction hot and often. Kind of reminds me of my wife! Similarly, I get irritable if you decrease my enjoyment of either of these addictions. So, needless to say, the cup needed to be replaced asap.So, I go to Amazon and find the Contigo Autoseal and put it into the cart. Prime baby, I'll have it in a couple days. Hey, what is that in the recommended products. A Zojirushi SM-SA48-BA Stainless Steel Mug, interesting, six months earlier I had researched bread making machines and turns out Zojirushi makes the best one, I bought it and we have been very impressed with its thoughtful design and quality. A few months later I broke my thermal pitcher I pour my french press brew into immediately after extraction. So here I go to Amazon and similar story, I purchase a Zojirushi thermal pitcher and it was also a great product. So the Zojirushi SM-SA48-BA Stainless Steel Mug caught my eye. Wow, 1100+ reviews and 5 star rating. You don't see that too often. $26 dollars compared to the Contigo $15, hmm, that's a lot. I will just order both.Now, to say that I am impressed with this little gem is an understatement. At first look on Amazon, I didn't like the design. The flip lid seems like it would be a pia. Always having to flip to take a drink, when I was used to the Contigo and just pushing the button and taking a drink. A few reviewers also stated they hit their nose on the lid. I really didn't think I would like it, but what the hey, I'll give it a try. The package arrived as expected with the two cups, I attached a picture with a soda can so you can compare the two products.First impressions:Form - They both look really good as far as form factor. I got the white Contigo, because it was $12 compared to $15 and up for other colors. Not considering colors, I like the look of the Zojirushi. I believe this is a more of a personal preference issue. So pretty close just looking at them.Design -The Zojirushi really pulls ahead in this department. When you pick up these mugs up out of the box, you will immediately lean towards the Zojirushi. As you can see in the pictures, compared to a soda can the Contigo is a bit larger in diameter and the Zojirushi is a little smaller. My hands are on the smaller side of a male hand and the Contigo feels big. Kind of like picking up a soda can compared to a two liter soda bottle. The soda can feels more comfortable in your hand. This is an exaggeration, but it is the accurate way you will feel when comparing the two. The Zojirush, just has a nicer hand feel. It is comfortable to hold in a relaxed position. Like the 2 liter bottle, the Contigo took more effort to hold.The Contigo wins when it comes to getting coffee from the mug into your mouth quickly, but hold on. If you are a coffee drinker, like me, who enjoys the experience of drinking coffee. The mouth feel of the cup, the aroma of the coffee as you inhale through your nose taking that first air infused slurping sip. The best environment for this experience is a good warmed open ceramic or porcelain mug. Short of that, every other form is a compromise. The mouth feel of the mug, the openness as you tilt the mug to inhale the aroma, and the ability to sip with a slurping type sip where you take in a little air with the liquid to enhance your ability to taste the subtle rich notes of the coffee. This is where the Zojirushi shines, as it simulates the porcelain mug the best.When I was like you, reading the reviews, this didn't occur to me, until I took my first sip from the Zojirushi. Again, the flip lid seemed to be less efficient way than the Contigo, and maybe it is, but the advantages to coffee enjoyment are great. Here is why, think about drinking out of the Contigo. It is like drinking out of a straw. You suck from the little hole at the edge of the lid and there is no air exchange, like sucking out of a straw. Think about drinking a beer out of a straw, you lost the joy of drinking the beer, but you got your alcohol. The Conitgo was the same way, but at the time was worth having a spilless cup of hot coffee. You got your caffeine, but lost the joy of the cup. You comprimise on mouth feel, air exchange with the slurp and aroma of the coffee, but you get hot and spilless.The Zojirushi, on the other hand, has less compromise in these areas. Due to the flip lid, they were able to design a drinking rim similar to drinking from a cup with enough room for plenty of aroma to escape and you can slurp as you take a drink. So, this design allows you to enjoy your coffee to the fullest, even in a travel mug. No, you are not sitting on the porch with comfy clothes and sluping on a warm mug of deliciousness, but you are getting the best coffee drinking environment I have found in travel form.The other impressive thing on design, this thing can keep your coffee hot all day long. The Contigo will keep a full mug of coffee hot for about 6 hours. About 4 hours if you only fill it half way or drink half. The Zojirushi really shines here also, I put coffee from my french press into this little gem at 8 am and drank from it all day and that evening at 6pm, ten hours later, the last drink was drinking temperature, not just lukewarm. Wow, I was impressed.Another note, I can fit the Zojirushi in my back pocket of my jeans or fit it into the inside jacket pocket, where the Contigo is just too fat to make that work.Needless to say, make this purchase and just enjoy your coffee. If you drink Folgers coffee, disregard everything I have said, as you just won't understand.This is one of those stupid things, but I am so impressed and this is one of those products that has literally made my life a little more enjoyable and I appreciate it!

I bought a 16 0z in Bloom pink more than a year ago and it's still holding strong. It keeps water hot, and I especially love the mouthpiece which makes drinking hot water safer and better. The quality of this bottle is superb and worth every penny. I had bought several insulated water bottles in the past and usually, I would just stop using them due to them having a bad smell or broken parts but this one is very sturdy! My clumsy hand has dropped it several times but it's still good as new. I have very short fingers and I love how it is very easy for me to hold this bottle as opposed to some others that are too bulky for my poor tiny hands. It fits in a car cup holder without an issue as well.All the cap pieces come off very easily for cleaning. I had used it for drinking coffee once, and it started smelling bad but I completely disassembled the cap pieces and cleaned thoroughly and the coffee smell was gone. Also, this bottle is 100% leakproof so if yours leaks, just make sure that the round rubber piece is correctly inserted on the cap.The second picture shows the bottom of the bottle where some paint is chipped out due to excessive usage but nothing major. I would highly recommend this to anyone!

I was not satisfied with the performance of my travel coffee mugs, so I set out to find one that would keep my coffee hot for as long as possible. I gathered together a variety of travel hot beverage containers from my own personal collection as well as any others I could borrow. Some that I found do a remarkable job of retaining heat. Presumably, these same containers will be remarkable at keeping beverages cold as well. Don’t want to get into the thermodynamics of it, but at room temperature, the change in temperature from hot to ambient is always faster and more noticeable than the change from ice cold to ambient.OK, so I wanted to do something more than just a subjective comparison of different containers. It doesn’t do much to say my coffee is warm, hot, or scalding after 3 hours, so I decided to do a quantitative temperature comparison. First I filled them with boiled water, and then measured the temperatures over 24 hours or more. I’m uploading the results in tables and graphs. See for yourself how each one performs over several hours. The comparison includes some generic double-walled cups that might only be insulated with Styrofoam, or maybe even just air. These were grouped together as the worst performers. The best performers were the vacuum wall stainless steel cups. These were somewhat similar in performance, but there were a few that were much better than others.I recently bought a Contigo, 20 oz. vacuum wall stainless steel travel cup with a screw-on top with a pop-up opening. Nice, and much better than anything I was using at the time. Then I heard about the acclaimed performance of Zojirushi travel cups, so thought I’d try one. In short, it was amazing. If possible, it was too good, because if I filled it with hot coffee straight from the coffee pot, I ended up with coffee that was too hot to drink for at least 3 hours. Yes, I heard that complaint from other reviewers, but didn’t believe it. It’s true.Maybe not too surprisingly, one of my oldest thermos bottles was the best performer. Unfortunately, it has a vacuum glass liner and a very small opening. That makes it somewhat undesirable to use for travel or carry.Overall comments: Zojirushi containers are great at heat retention, and they are beautiful. Also, the Life Sky UQTOGB is a beautiful deep red. Life Sky says it’s red, and you better believe it’s really red, unlike the Zojirushi that claims to be red, but is really a rose or pink color. The Life Sky does not leak, even when the top is loose. The top seal is different from the similar style Zojirushi The Life Sky seal is wider that the Zoji seal, and as a result of that, the seal tightens down when the top is turned only a half-turn, and forms a leak-proof seal. If the Life Sky top is tightened too much, it gets to be very hard to loosen later. Tighten it just enough to be leak-proof, and it’s much easier to open later. Zojirushi containers do not leak, and the tops are easy to turn, but because of the thinner seal, they need to be tighter. Some reviewers say they have trouble with the Zojirushi SM-YAE48-GA, but I have had no problem at all. This one did not leak, and like the Life Sky, the seal is thicker, so the characteristics are similar.Separately, I compared a few stainless steel “sports bottles” which have screw-on tops, but do not have any pop-up covers for drinking. These are from Life Sky, Geysa, Glacier Point, and Simply Simily. Simply Simily and Glacier Point bottles were larger in size, but not so much larger in volume. They were better at heat retention, presumably because they have more space between the walls. The Life Sky and Geysa bottles were almost identical, the main difference is that the Geysa bottle has a highly polished exterior. It did not perform any better than the Like Sky bottle, which is about half the price. The screw tops were so similar that they were interchangeable between the Glacier Point, Like Sky, and Geysa bottles.One thing I noticed will all, is that at the top where there is no vacuum wall, they all get warm.These comparisons were run at 3 separate times. Once with 10 different cups of varied construction. Then 2 more times, keeping the groups among cups with similar designs.Update 3/16/16: I'm not happy with the way my graphics uploaded to this review. The original was high resolution, but Amazon reduced the size to the point that it's unreadable. So here's some raw data. These are temperatures vs elapsed time in hours & minutes. The column headings are numbered, and the number key is below the temperature data. If you look at the heat loss vs time, the best performer was an old glass-lined vacuum thermos jar with a loss of 54 deg at 19 hrs, 30 min. Second place was the Zojirushi at a loss of 61 deg at the same time.Watch for more reviews to be added to some other travel vacuum bottles. 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I don't really have time to do a proper review: Copied and pasted from my review posted on Amazon.com.I have just noticed that the paintwork is excellent because so far no flakiness or scratching problem, which I probably forgot to state on Amazon.comI purchased 3 of these (2 slate grey and 1 turquoise blue) from Japan via Amazon UK.So far, they are perfect!Despite, the saying that if something looks too good to be true then it usually is!The only flaws that I found so far are;1A: Delivery (only a standard delivery despite wanted it preferably within a few days)1B: 12th September 2016: Ordered from Amazon UK1C: 14th September 2016: Despatched from Japan1D: Received it about the 22nd September 2016.2A: Mixed cold filtered water from the fridge with the boiled kettle water because the person finds it too hot otherwise.2B: But the tea still remained hot for at least 5 hours, despite mixed with cold water to make tea - I didn't check how many hours longer it stayed hot for.3: Definitely, leakproof because I can vigorously shake it also upside down numerous times even when it isn't locked and not a single drop off; water or tea.Like I said so far it's perfect and I am relieved that the hundreds and probably thousands of 5 stars received by the SM-SA60-BA and SM-SC60-HM are actually and literally correct.Another advantage is that the mouth piece, it is wide enough to take enough mouthful of water to take her numerous prescription tablets.Purchased two items (one slate Grey (looks like a stainless steel thermos flask for tea), andturquoise blue to place water into) which are called mugs.The person's fingers have been weakened by Rheumatoid Arthritis and suffered from jerks probably caused by courses of antibiotics.The person has NO problems with; opening-, closing-, locking-, unlocking-, and drinking from the mugs without any pressure problems.Does have glaucoma etcetera problem but once realized what to push and which way, absolutely no problem despite Rheumatoid Arthritis fingers.I haven't used mine yet but have washed all 3 which is easy to do once you get the knack:You get 3 instructions leaflets but for a long while, I had only assumed that they sent only Japanese leaflets for each od the 3 mugs.I'm too lazy - copied one of my answers to a question on this product below:If it is the same as the English, UK models, because the model numbers are the same I think that the differences are the following if I remember correctly;The mouthpiece has been improved to prevent it from catching on things whilst drinking.The second hole next to the drinking hole prevents hot condensation steam from scalding the mouth and also helps with drinking.The MS-MC60 HM is slimmer on the outside and lighter despite holding the same amount of liquid but the MA keeps the drinks slightly hotter for a longer period than the newest MC version.The new version also has a nonstick coating with a number of advantages BUT the nonstick if heated to > 204.4 centigrades or400 degrees Fahrenheit(I apologize, for initially saying > 400 Centigrade instead of 400 Fahrenheit)Water or steam = 100 degrees centigrade may cause flu-like illness or cancer if the coating becomes damaged if NOT treated properly:Don't soak for long periods - just dip in a washing basin with washing-up liquid use non-scratch sponges and then rinse quickly and also dry12 oz (36 ml), 16 oz (480 ml), and 20 oz (600ml)Some websites' pages that I have used; it appears that Amazon have deleted the website pages which I included as proof[...][...]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HYOGUM2/?tag=thesweethome-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=SH2054#Askhttps://www.amazon.com/ZOJIRUSHI-Stainless-Steel-Flask-SM-SC60-HM/dp/B01BTX5006/ref=dp_ob_title_kitchenhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BTX5006/ref=cfb_at_prodpg?th=1Amend my review above on the 3rd December 2016 below:Placing hot liquids for example Tea - should probably always use tea bags.When you first get your Zojirushi Thermos Bottles Stainless Mug SM-SC60(600ml) you should, for example, use your phone to photograph it:1: Photograph the front (open and closed) button and the lockable and also the unlockable switch.2: Move the switch to the unlockable section to the rightwhich will enable you to open the cap when the open and closed front button is pressed.3: When you open the lid take a photograph of both inside the mouthpiece and the inner part of the lid.4: I think of the inner mouthpiece as being a light grey colour that contains two holes.5: The inner lid contains a dark grey colour which I think of as being somebody's nose.6: You can remove the nose (dark grey part that is inside the lid7: You can remove the top part that contains both the mouthpiece and the lid part by rotating them anti-clockwise (if looking at a clock twist from 6 to 3 O'clock etcetera until removed.8: Turn the top upside down and photograph the back of the mouthpiece with the rubber ring with the centre line.9: Turn the mouthpiece the correct way around on the table as if it was placed on the thermos flask's mug but it is sitting on the table.10: At the top of the (whitish grey's mouthpiece) but on the black's part there are two arrows pointing at the top right's and left's whitish grey mouthpiece on either corner.11: Don't press on the black arrows but press down on both the whitish grey corners to remove the inner whitish grey's mouthpiece.12: Turn the mouthpiece upside down and photograph the back of the mouthpiece with the dark grey washer ring with the circle in the centre13: Remove the dark greyish washer's ring and photograph the back of the ring which is plain14: Then you can wash all components; the flask, the top, the inner mouthpiece, the nose's shaped washer and the ring's washer-No need to buy anything special to clean it with and besides may remove the non-stick coating inside the flask: just use ordinary washing-up liquid (if necessary only use for example non-stick sponges), rinse thoroughly and then dry.15: To fit everything back again; the most difficult thing is to remember that you must be able to see the centre ring of the washer when it is fitted back into position, otherwise it may leak!16: Once the ring's washer is placed correctly into position then the next problem is to fit it into the mouthpiece.17: Place the bottom part of the mouthpiece into the top and then push-up the light grey (inner) corners which the black arrows are pointing to.18: I would then make certain that all sides of the inner mouthpiece have been placed firmly into the correct position.19: Make certain that every single part of the ring's washer is firmly fitted.20: I would place the rubber nose on21: I would make certain that the switch displaying the lock and unlock is switched to unlock.22: I would then screw the top back on.23: I would normally shake the thermos flask upside down over a sink because sometimes I forget to put on one of the washers.24: I would then close the lid.25: The thermos flask still appears to be waterproof even if I haven't locked the flask because it only stops the flask from being unscrewed accidentally but I would still lock the flask.26: Some people and I have occasional had a condensation problem but I always carry it in a plastic bag: the type of bag used to store food inside either; a fridge or a freezer.I have also carried the thermos flask in my Osprey Farpoint 40 for months (even on public transport) and it is actually 100% leak-proof - You can probably ignore what the makers say about not placing it on its side because it is leakproof if you place it standing up or it is laying down horizontally or also place it upside down:Obviously, must tighten it properly and not at an angle. If tightening at an angle then unscrew the top and screw properly horizontally.It looks elegant, leakproof and keeps hot drinks hot for long period of time even without rinsing it out with hot water first (and I have to place about 150ml to 200mls of cold water when making hot drinks otherwise could scold mouth), it is easy to use although fitting the washer ring is slightly fiddly.Possible improvements for another thermostat in the range: provided that they don't increase the price too much1: LED which shows the temperature of the liquid inside.2: I don't do outdoors activities but for those people would require a filter to purify the water.3: Possibly a LED, red if the hot liquid drops by the x amount of degrees4: Possible a blue LED if the temperature of a cold liquid increase by X degrees.I don't think that the leaflets explain how to remove and insert the inner mouthpiece properly.But it still deserves 5/5 because it is well made also - Not too impressed with Camel Bak's products.I don't know if Amazon will allow the review link below but it is still excellent:[...]

Got my first Zojirushi 600ml flask 4yrs ago in 2019. It's been knocked about, dropped a dozen times, thrown about, and it's travelled with me and used every single day. 4yrs later its still flawless, although cosmetically shows signs of use as would be expected. In terms of performance though, it's as good as the day I bought it.My initial concern was that a hot tea made at 6:30am would still be too hot to drink at 2:30pm, but you get used to it and quickly adapt to make it work. I use it for cold drinks more than I do hot drinks as its even more effective. You can leave 4 ice cubes in cold water in the flask and still see the ice cubes 3 days later if its left and not moved about. I tend to put 4 or 5 ice cubes in it in the morning and top it up throughout the day. The ice will last the day.Bought a 480ml size because I saw it on offer and couldn't resist. Now I'll be using 2 at a time.My only criticism after 4yrs is PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND! There's a rubber/silicone seal in the lid that can be easily removed and cleaned. In fact the whole flash can be taken apart into 5 parts (the flask body, rubber seal in lid cap, lid+cap itself, plastic drinking spout, and a rubber ring attached to the spout). The bit I've wanted to replace is the rubber seal in the lid, but it's impossible to find. The prices I've seen it at at are more than the bottle itself, which is ridiculous. I've tried to clean it but its a bit stubborn and takes a lot of time if you let it get dirty - which I did at one point. Still, it performs, and I can't knock a star off because it hasn't changed the way I use the flask - its just annoying.

Está precioso y en persona es más bello que en las fotos. Está un poco caro pero para mí vale la pena porque nunca encuentro uno que me guste de vdd y mantiene súper bien las bebidas calientes, de hecho me he quemado la boca, tengo que dejarlo abierto un rato para que se enfríe un poco. Además trae un sistema de bloqueo para que no se te abra sin querer o con el movimiento del bolso.

Avec sa contenance de 600ml, cette bouteille isotherme m'accompagne tout les jours et garde mon thé bien chaud jusqu'à, au moins, 17h.Oui car à 17h je l'ai vidé.Convient aussi pour les boissons glacées.Peut se laver au lave vaisselle.

My daughter likes it, it is easy to clean and seems more hygienic than the US equivalent (e.g. Hydro Flask)