Price: $28.99
(as of Oct 30, 2024 18:02:15 UTC - Details)

Zojirushi SlickSteel Finish Stainless Steel Mug

SM-KHE 36/48

Zojirushi's stainless steel vacuum insulation mug will keep your beverages hot or cold for 6 hours. The compact design takes minimal space and fits in all standard cup holders while maximizing capacity. The flip lid is designed to open with a single hand. The flip lid is tightly fitted for excellent heat retention and features a safety lock to prevent accidental opening. These mugs have a stainless steel interior with SlickSteel finish. Utilizing electro-polishing technology, these products are non-coated on the inside and instead use an electrically charged polishing process to treat and finish the interior. The result is a corrosion resistant surface that repels foreign substances and stains, creating a smooth and ultra-clean stainless steel environment for your drinks.

SM-KHE Travel Mug Features

• Beautiful Sleek design
• Stainless steel vacuum insulation keeps beverages hot or cold for hours
• Durable and sanitary 18/8 stainless steel interior with SlickSteel Finish
• SlickSteel Finish interior resists corrosion and repels stains
• Flip-Open lid with safetly lock prevents the lid from opening accidentally
• Tight fitted lid keeps beverages hotter or colder than travel mugs
• Compact design takes minimal space whilemaximizing capacity

How does it keep beverages hot or cold?

With Zojirushi's renowned vacuum insulation technology, air between the two thin layers of stainless steel on the outer container is removed, creating a vacuum. Because there is no air, the temperature on the outside does not transfer into the container; keeping your beverage hot or cold for hours.

About Zojirushi SlickSteel Finish

Zojirushi SlickSteel Finish is an alternative to our fluorine nonstick coated products. With the ever changing trends of today, Zojirushi innovation continues to produce choices for any lifestyle. SlickSteel is a registered trademark of Zojirushi. Designed to drink directly from the mug Stopper disassembles for thorough cleaning Wide mouth accommodates full size ice cubes Zojirushi America Corporation warrants only the thermal insulation of certain vacuum insulated products against defects for a period of five years from the date of original retail purchase
Stainless steel vacuum insulation keeps beverages hot or cold for hours
Durable and sanitary 18/8 stainless steel interior
Slicksteel finish. Made of BPA-free plastic
Wide mouth accommodates full size ice cubes
Compact design takes up minimal space while maximizing capacity
Reviewer: portkey
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Keeps bevs hot, and doesnt leak... I cant find anything wrong with this thermos!
Review: This is literally the best thermos I have ever owned!Temperature: I poured hot tea in it and was so busy I didnt drink it at school all day. So on my way home (10 hours later) I decided I didnt want to waste good tea and took a swig. OMG NOT A GOOD IDEA. It was still too hot for me! Even though I regretted that for a few seconds I was really surprised and impressed by this. Just for fun one time I tested it by pouring boiling water in it then 2 min later putting the cap on. I then checked the temp 18 hours later. Still hot. STILL HOT. Not warm. HOT. I do live in a warmer area so the coldest environmental temp was probably like 68-70F. With a vacuum seal that shouldnt matter but its worth mentioning.Cleaning: so easy! It comes apart and you can just wash and dry everything really well. Then reassemble in a few seconds. I even accidentally left milk and coffee go a little stinky in here once and after a regular wash there was no smell at all. That only happened one time but I was really happy about the lack of reminders of my mistake.Use: I have definitely locked this and just tossed it into my bag before. Its very secure and I have had 0 spills in 6 months of use. Also I like that when you tilt it to drink you dont get a Niagara Falls size gush of liquid onto your face.VIDEO: b/c I was confused about the parts so I thought others could use the help.UPDATE February 2015 (posted as a comment but moved here for visibility): Original video poster here! Glad some of you found my video helpful! I couldn't tell what the parts were and I thought this thermos was awesome and deserved a review so thats why I made it.Anyhow, I have had this same thermos for 1.5 years now and its still going strong. Ive taken it on lots of plane trips, shoved it in various luggages/bins to travel, really abused it as far as a thermos goes. But thats why I bought it! Still keeps my drinks unfailingly hot/cold, doesn't leak, looks great, and is still basically awesome. I even bought a couple more thermoses for family members and they are having the same success. Its worth the up front investment for this one. It does seem like a lot when you have $5-10 choices at supermarkets.I bought a bottle brush to clean it (OXO good grips bottle brush from supermarket) and it works perfectly. I don't take the whole thing apart every time- just give the parts a soapy soak/wash every few times then air dry and reassemble.1/2023: still going strong. Use weekly or so now, I don’t think this will ever die?

Reviewer: Logical Paradox
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best Mug Ever! Period!
Review: This is a real vacuum flask. I've used a real-deal vacuum flask for my morning coffer for years now and there's no going back. The "themal" cups you get in super markets don't keep your beverage hot... a true vacuum flask will! I bring this everywhere with me, and panic when I don't have it. I call it my "battery pack". I'm a coffee addict, what can I say?Up until now, I've used the ones made by Thermos (the "Nissan" model and more recently, the newer models with the white tops like the NS402 series). They set the standard in the market. I loved my Thermoses, but they kept breaking on me. I was going through a couple a year. They also only come in the 16 ounce size. I decided to try this Zojirushi as an alternative and because they come in both 16 ounce and this 12 ounce version. I love it!The thermal properties are great! This will still keep my coffee scary hot for hours and hours. The stats: 203 degree F water left in a room temp environment will still be 147 F after 6 hours. That's without the lid being opened at all, so real-world performance varies a bit, but this is still excellent performance for keeping coffee or tea hot. You can see the full details and specs on Zojirushi's website: [...]. They are much more transparent than Thermos. Thermos gives you a very vague "keeps hot/cold for X hours" spec, but only tells you what they mean by that (the actual performance metrics) on a sheet that comes in the box rather than anywhere you could find that info on their site or in their product description pages on Amazon. To be honest, the Thermos models do have technically better heat/cold retention on paper, but we are talking very marginal differences that don't matter much in the real world. Put boiling water in this mug, come back to it 4 hours later and it is still hot enough to scald you. If you need better than that, then Thermos makes some even heavier duty models, but they aren't designed to be sipped from.Like the Thermos models I had, this is a flip-and-sip design. The lid flips open with the push of a button and makes for easy sipping. This action minimizes the air exposure (ie heat loss) when you take a sip as opposed to the kind where you have to actually remove the whole lid to get at your drink. The Zojirushi lid, however, is much better-designed than the Thermos mugs.The sip hole is better shaped and sized for a smoother pour and smoother sip. It also feels more durable, opens more smoothly, and easily comes apart for easy cleaning, including all the rubber pieces (very nice). Much better than the Thermos offerings. The lid has a locking mechanism in the way of slick switch that slides side to side, locking the lid so that it doesn't flip open accidentally. The Thermos mugs only have a metal clip that swings over to latch the lid in place (and which can easily come loose and be not so easy to disengage when you are in a rush.I love that the Zojirushi mugs come in both 16 ounce and 12 ounce. I got the 12 ounce for two reasons. First, to encourage me to drink less coffee (I drink 1-2 cups per day, so that's 12-24 ounces a day as opposed to 16-32 ounces a day). Second, because even though the 16 ounce Zojirushi has better thermal specs, that is simply due to the added mass of the liquid in the mug (more mass, equals more thermal inertia). If you don't fill your 16 ounce mug all the way up, it will loose heat faster because there's more air in contact with the liquid. You get better real-world performance with a smaller mug, drank more quickly, than with a bigger mug where that last half is getting 8 ounces of fresh air mixed into it with every sip. Yes, I've put a lot of thought into this. This also probably (partially) explains the better on-paper performance metrics of the Thermos mugs (they only have 16 ounce). OK, enough thermodynamics.Another thing I love about the Zojirushi is options: not only can you get multiple sizes, but there are two version of this model mug, one with a "non stick coating" that is supposed to minimize clean up (KB), and this model here that does not have the non-stick coating and instead has a highly polished stainless ("Slick Steel") interior (KHE). Now, I don't know what the nonstick coating actually is, but I try to avoid anything with PTFE (Teflon) and generally try to avoid substances I don't know and trust in things I eat/drink out of. So, I chose this KHE model because I trust plain old stainless steel much more and don't feel like I need a nonstick coating in my drink bottle.I'm glad Zojirushi gives us the choice, although it does make picking out a drink bottle a little more confusing to the consumer. I advise you check out their website to find the model that best suits your needs, they have a very nice comparison feature! Aside from this model/style mug, they have a variety of other designs. Some have built in tea-strainers and other cool features if you are interested.Conclusion: expensive mug, but worth every penny. This is, I am convinced, the best coffee-drinking apparatus on the market. I'm super-happy with my purchase and I plan to get a second (backup) mug, maybe a larger one for the occasions where I do need it.

Reviewer: Bruce Churchill
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Zojirushi Travel Mug delivers hot coffee for 8+ hours!
Review: The Zojirushi mug is the best travel mug I have found for keeping coffee hot for long periods. If you brew coffee in the morning, that coffee will remain near its starting temperature for an entire work day and even into the evening hours! The mug is narrow enough to fit into almost any auto cup holder and holds a full 16 oz of hot or cold beverage. I have not used the mug for cold beverages but hot beverages are typically harder to keep at temperatures for long periods. The lid on the mug is secure and leak-proof and has a sliding lock to prevent accidental pushing of the lid opening button. The lid dispenses coffee effortlessly after opening. A rubber gasket in the lid ensures that the container retains a tight thermal seal. The mug is stainless steel and comes with a variety of attractive colors. The mug is also easy to keep clean and it is recommended to clean the mug and its lid on a daily basis with water and soap.

Reviewer: SUSAN
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Better then our Stanley
Review: I purchased this about 3 months ago to replace a similar sized Stanley thermos my kid uses daily to take coffee to school (they're in HS-calm down). It's a pretty, slightly shimmery lavender. The size is slinder making it easy to grip. Its leak proof and durable. It gets tossed around and sloshed about all day in their bag as they navigate from class to class. It keeps things both warm and cold. When my kid comes home after school..if there is left over coffee it's usually still warming. Its versatile. It is FAR EASIER to clean then the Stanley thermos is and I'm not afraid of mold growing. It comes apart easily and it very accessible when it comes to cleaning the parts. I think its worth every penny and I would definitely invest in another when the time comes.

Reviewer: Danielle Kerrigan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I recently purchased a Zojirushi insulated bottle, and I couldn't be more pleased with its performance. The design is sleek and modern, making it easy to carry around, whether I'm commuting or hiking.One of the standout features is its impressive insulation capability. It keeps my beverages hot for hours, and I've even found that it keeps iced drinks cold for an entire day, which is perfect for summer outings. The wide mouth opening makes it easy to fill, pour, and clean.The materials feel durable, and the lid seals tightly, preventing any leaks. I appreciate the variety of colors available, allowing for a bit of personal style.Overall, the Zojirushi bottle is a fantastic investment for anyone looking for a reliable and stylish hydration solution. Highly recommended!

Reviewer: Natalia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Uso mais para colocar chá, e permanece quente por muito tempo. As vezes tenho até que abrir a tampa para esfriar um pouco de tão quente que fica por horas. Além de ser fácil de lavar, pois a parte onde coloca a boca se desprende e facilita na hora de lavar.

Reviewer: Kenny Alain Odriozola Murgo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Es fantástico, no escurre y me tiene las bebidas en su temperatura óptima.

Reviewer: Fahad Aldrees
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: رائع جدا ويحفظ الحرارة مدة طويلة

Reviewer: Mr. Andrew M. Mcallister
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I have been using travel mugs for my work for years now and was ok with my Contigo mug but it just didn't hold the heat very well and you could feel it radiating out the heat which ment it cooled after an hour which for most would be acceptable. I on the other hand sip my coffee and because my hands on job I leave it in the car and this can be for a long periods of time, it's frustrating when you come back to a luke warm coffee. I saw this brand Zojirushi on a review page and it seemed to score hi on keeping things hotter for longer and so looked on here to see if they had any and though it's seems expensive £30 and the fact Zojirushi own review/sales jibber was not as shouting out about how amazing it is, as the independent review I went ahead and purchased it. It took a few days as it was not a prime product but when it did I was very pleased with the build quality.I don't know what the coatings on the outside but it feels like a premium product, and it performed amazing, the lid is very well made and is leak proof, it also has a lock just in case you press the open button by mistake not that is likely to happen. It felt comfortable to hold and it feels cool to the touch with no radiating heat. And finally the main point of keeping my coffee hot for hours this product just blew my mind, I have done alot of hours recently and on one occasion I left the fladk/mug at my office full of hot coffee and then forgot to grab it when I went home leaving it overnight for a full 24 hours. I had no expectations that the contents would be warm let alone hot so you can imagine how stunned I was that when I emptie the coffee was still hot. I can't recommend this enough but also aware it's seems alot for a travel mug.