Unless you stop and have a think about it, you have probably never realized that your hotel mini bar is an abomination for your health. For those who are regularly traveling and working, this is a very serous issue, especially when you consider that is their option normally 5 days out of every week. Here [...] Read more »
Hot Coffee in a Can?
I recently received an e-mail message from a visitor concerning "ready-to-drink" coffee and tea. I didn't know he was talking about self-heating cans. I thought he was talking about iced coffee, or cold coffee in a can. I plead ignorance – innovations like hot coffee in a can wouldn't appear as quickly in my neck [...] Read more »
A Lack of Coffee Makers in Olongapo City, Philippines
While I was shopping at the Royal Subic supermarket at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, I noticed various brands of imported fine grind gourmet coffee on one of the shelves. One that I specifically remember is "Melitta Fair Trade Organic Gourmet Coffee". It's not cheap, with the "Sun & Moon" blend being $8.50 for 10 [...] Read more »
All Insulated Coffee Mugs are not made Alike
It may be tempting to meander up the isles of your local Wal-Mart Supercenter, find the section with a bunch of travel mugs, and carefully select the insulated travel mug with the lowest price tag. I know most of us have done this in the past and it's probably the reason we have to do [...] Read more »
The Best Travel Mug for At Home Use
Drinking coffee from a travel mug is arguably the best way to drink hot coffee. The reason for this is because coffee is best when it is piping hot and when it is freshly brewed. You can easily brew a big pot and leave it on the burner to keep it hot but the burner [...] Read more »
Keep a Cheap Insulated Travel Mug in your Car
Most of us have a bunch of coffee cups for use around the home or office, some even have fancy ceramic tumblers with lids for use at home. Normal coffee cups are easy to care for and clean but they are not ideal for travel. For that a thermal travel mug is most appropriate. These [...] Read more »
How To Find Large Size Steel Travel Mugs
Looking for a large sized travel mug? If you head down to your local discount store you will probably find that their selection of travel mugs greater than 16 ounces is severely lacking. Unless you are shopping at a specialty store like REI where camping thermal jugs are sold finding an affordable option for your [...] Read more »
Free Coffee-mate for Coffee-mate Fanatics
If you've never been on Facebook before, or you hate Facebook for whatever reason, now might be the time to reconsider your options. As more and more companies leverage the power of social networking, they're building fan pages on Facebook in order to interact with fans more than ever. Coffee-mate is no exception to this [...] Read more »
Stainless Steel Travel Mugs Are Better Than Plastic
If it's time for you to start looking for a new travel mug, you may want to consider paying a little bit more for a more expensive, yet more durable stainless steel mug. The plastic mugs that cost less are proving to be less desirable with each passing year. As we all know, a plastic [...] Read more »
Do you like Fruit-flavored Coffee or Tea?
There are multiple ways to add flavors to both coffee and tea and some companies, in my opinion, take it to extremes. With tea, you can add flavors to the tea bags or to the instant version. You can also add it with flavored creamers. With coffee, it's almost the same thing. When it comes [...] Read more »