Thermos Nissan FBB1000 34-Ounce Stainless-Steel Vacuum Insulated Briefcase Bottle
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Thermos Nissan FBB1000 34-Ounce Stainless-Steel Vacuum Insulated Briefcase Bottle
Customer Review: Stupendous!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just received this thermos and filled it up with tea, after prewarming it as suggested. To my amazement, the tea was still piping hot 24 hours later. And yes, I did open it (about 3 times) to pour tea during the 24 hrs. BTW, the way you "open" it is you unscrew the lid partially, about 2 turns, then pour, with the lid attached. Don't take the lid completely off, as it will allow more heat to escape. The only thing I would change is to make the screw-on top double walled stainless, like the themos body, rather than single walled stainless with a plastic liner. As it is, the cup gets very hot and can be difficult to hold when drinking hot beverages, requiring one to hold it by gripping the thin edge of the plastic liner. This isn't a problem if you'll always use a separate cup or mug, but I the screw on cup is very convenient. Tip: one day I had trouble screwing the stopper on straight and I thought the threads or the silicone seal ring had been damaged. The problem was I overfilled the thermos slightly so it was just about 1/8" above the fill line. Poured out a bit of water and it was fine. That shows you how tight the seal is.
This is the new standard of what a thermos should be. Definitely worth the price. It's very well made, easy to clean, eco-friendly, compact, looks good and will probably last longer than you'll live (unless the silicone gasket fails and replacements aren't available). I think I'll buy the 16 oz food jar next.
Customer Review: My favorite purchase from Amazon.com
Summary: 5 Stars
Leave it to some engineers to produce one of the best products on the market. The Nissan Thermos is excellent. The high vacuum means that my coffee made today is still hot enough to drink tomorrow, no lie. In one case I made coffee on a friday morning, filled the thermos full, and forgot about it. I use a french press and always pour into the thermos after it's made. Sunday morning when I went to make coffee, I realized that the thermos was still full. The coffee inside was still hot and almost as fresh as if I had just made it.
In my opinion, this high-vacuum thermos is the best on the market.
Another shock, the thermos came with a pamplet of plots and charts. They were temperature vs. time plots comparing their high vacuum to an unspecified lower vacuum and a non-vacuum insulated thermos. Being an engineer myself, I got a large kick out of this.
Only complaint: The rubber seal on the top is absorbant. Since the second use, the seal has smelled of old coffee. When I put tea in the thermos the next day it took on a hint of this smell. The seal is a vital component of the thermos, without which it leaks and does not hold heat as well.
It holds just over a half pot of coffee (6 cups, according to Cuisinart).
Overall, the Nissan Stainless Steel briefcase bottle is, without a doubt, my favorite purchase from Amazon.com.
Customer Review: Great Thermos
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this to bring coffee to work, and because I needed something that was spill-proof for my backpack/bus trip and larger than one travel-mug.
This is perfect. First off, I just measured it and it's 12 inches tall and 3 inches in diameter. I filled it up with water and poured the water in my coffee carafe and it came up to the 6 cup line, or about twice what the 15 ounce travel mug I was using can hold. About 2 medium coffees I guess.
I'm drinking the hot coffee now. Looks to keep coffee really hot, so no complaints there.
My only complaint would be that the stopper and the inside of the cup are plastic. I wish they were stainless steel, as I'm a little nerdy with trying to avoid plastic for health reasons and 'green' reasons. But I don't drink out of the cup and the top of the stopper doesn't touch the coffee if you keep the thermos upright. So no big deal I guess.
You can also pour coffee out of the thermos without removing the stopper. You just twist it a little then pour it out the holes they made for that purpose, which will keep the coffee hotter for longer periods since you're not opening the stopper to let the heat out. Pours fine that way, no mess so far, just tried it.
Recommend it. Why pay all that money at the corporate coffee store each day when you can brew your own and take it with you?
Customer Review: Great design, great product
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this carafe for eight months now and I can give it an enthusiastic "buy" recommendation. There are many reasons why the reviews here on Amazon are so uniformly positive. The design is beautiful, by which I mean that the bottle both looks great on the counter (clean and sleek), is very easy to use, and (most importantly) it really keeps liquids hot! (I confess I have not used it for keeping liquids cold, but I would assume it's just as effective.) For example, yesterday I made coffee in the morning (in my french press, so it started out very hot), poured it into the carafe immediately; 12 hours later, to my amazement, the coffee was still warm enough to drink! (I do "prewarm" the inner surface by filling it with hot tap water while my coffee is brewing, which definitely extends the holding time.) I also love the all-metal fabrication for durability--even though I haven't dropped it (yet), there's peace of mind in knowing that the most likely worst outcome is a dent rather than shattered glass. I mostly use it just in the kitchen for keeping coffee hot and don't keep the top on the unit, since it isn't really necessary for thermal protection. However, on occasion the top has come in handy as a drinking cup when going mobile. Overall, I can't think of a single negative thing to say about this product, and it's truly an excellent value at this price.Customer Review: Awesome Midsize Thermos
Summary: 5 Stars
First off just let me say this Thermos should be adequate to fulfill your daily coffee-drinking needs. I still have yet to fill it up all the way and I have more than enough coffee throughout my workday. I only say this because from the pictures (as in real life) it looks a bit smaller than some of the typical more rugged full size Thermoses out there. That being said, it is a gem. At first I bought the Thermos King Beverage Bottle with a 40 oz. capacity for myself and then I picked this one up as a more graceful coffee carrier for my wife. But I might just like it more than my own. I've been sneaking it to work for about a week now and have had nothing but good experiences with it. It's a perfect match of graceful design with complete functionality, tall and slim with a nice low-profile spout. And as for the heat retention, yeah, it keeps it hot. As soon as I wake up in the morning around 5 a.m. I fill it with hot water, and then right before leaving for work at 7:00 I fill it up with hot water again and dump it before adding my coffee. I'm also sure to heat my 1/2 and 1/2 for about a minute before adding it to my coffee as well. And so far it's been great. The Thermos King is a very nice product in and of itself, but after trying this one I wish I'd just bought two of 'em.