thermos product review

[terasec]

for christmas wife got me thermos brand 24 hr thermos
wow am i impressed, so much so figured i share
9;30 am filled it with hot water for my trip up north,
6 hrs later steaming hot for instant coffee(yea instant, i like the convenience)
12 hrs later i had steaming hot broth,
after leaving it in the car for most of the night with -16 temps put it the house
following morning 24 hrs later had steaming hot coffee with it,
24 hrs part of it being left in -16 cold, it was still steaming hot,
this item will now be a regular part of my gear in my outings,
i like the idea of filling it with hot water and not just coffee, soup, etc.
so have the choice of coffee, tea, broth, hot cocoa.

[jmc1172]

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Nice. How many ounces does yours hold?

[terasec]

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i believe mine is a 40oz,

[a65hoosier]

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Nice Thermos Terasec! The Wife done good! Really like the dark blue color.

Once upon a time, I had an older large Stanley vacuum bottle. The kind with the glass inside. Used it often. It kept liquids hot for a long time. Then I dropped it on the driveway one morning and heard the shattering of glass inside - so bummed. I still have a smaller old Stanley, but it doesn't hold nearly enough...which limits the usefulness.

I'll have to take a look at replacing it with a Thermos. I see they now use stainless steel as the inner vessel/container which should make it durable.

Thanks for the review!!!

[terasec]

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difference in levels that i could describe is,
of course first fill up boiling water
6 hr point still felt like boiling hot,
12 hr maybe not boiling but still hot enough where you have to let it cool to make it drinkable, burn your tongue hot
24 hr point it was still steaming when poured it into the cup but wasnt burn your tongue hot, more like drinkable level hot
they do make a larger 68 oz size which would be good if staying in car/truck, but wouldnt want to carry it around,
40oz seems about right, i have one of those insulated coffee mugs with a top, got 4 cups of those which i guess are about 10oz each

[MacGyver]

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Just a small hint if people haven't heard it before. Before putting your beverage of choice in a stainless steel lined vacuum bottle (Thermos is a name brand LOL), it helps keep things hot longer if you preheat it with hot water. That way your coffee (or the aforementioned beverage of choice) doesn't have to do the work.

[terasec]

Re: thermos product review

Just a small hint if people haven't heard it before. Before putting your beverage of choice in a stainless steel lined vacuum bottle (Thermos is a name brand LOL), it helps keep things hot longer if you preheat it with hot water. That way your coffee (or the aforementioned beverage of choice) doesn't have to do the work.

i did do that prior, just hot water from the tap while water was boiling,
makes sense, try to minimize initial heat loss as much as possible

[a65hoosier]

Re: thermos product review

Just a small hint if people haven't heard it before. Before putting your beverage of choice in a stainless steel lined vacuum bottle (Thermos is a name brand LOL), it helps keep things hot longer if you preheat it with hot water. That way your coffee (or the aforementioned beverage of choice) doesn't have to do the work.

lol...You are correct MacGyver! :he: I fixed. Preheating and/or precooling (esp in coolers) really extends the time things stay hot and/or cold. Good tip. I do it all the time in the morning when packing my son's Spaghettios for his school lunch.