Espresso travel demitasse? - Page 2

#11: Post by **ira** » January 28th, 2008, 12:40 am

I was at BB&B today and one of the Breville machines comes with a pair of nice insulated stainless steel espresso cups. Sadly the Breville employee standing by the machine said that cup was not available separately, though a call to the parts dept might get a different answer if you're willing to try. She did indicate that was a common enough request she was going to recommend they package them up as a product.

Ira

January 28th, 2008, 10:46 am

Another alternative, if you decide to go the stainless steel route, might be one of
these from Ikea. If that link doesn't work, it's item number TRIVSEL

Larry

#13: Post by **Grant** » January 28th, 2008, 11:13 am

Yes....it does strike me as crazy.

The only solution I could offer comes from something I tried once - to bring an espresso over to a neighbor to try, and it actually didn't work out to bad.....

I pulled an espresso into a couple of my Bodum insulated espresso cups....

I tightly stretched/sealed some Saran wrap around the cup lip which sealed it up very nicely.

Brought it a few doors down (elapsed time was probably 2 minutes), peeled off the Saran wrap, and gulp...not too bad...and still very hot.

Not 100% waste elimination...but close.

Grant

#14: Post by **Psyd** » January 28th, 2008, 2:03 pm

arced wrote:
Back to the 'travel demitasse'... I am environmentally conscious (in that I think about the environment and want to minimize my impact), but I'm actually not sure whether a stainless steel demitasse would meaningfully lessen my impact on the environment. It's hard to figure out what's worse, a bunch of used paper cups or the energy required to mine and produce a stainless steel cup...

Get thee to the nearest restaurant supply store. Get a twelve or twenty four serving box of their thickest ceramic demi's. Use one till it disintegrates, get a new one out of the box, continue ad infinitum.
And its' a lectern, The podium is the thing you're standing on. [Latin, from Greek podion, base, diminutive of pous, pod-, foot; see ped-] ; >

#15: Post by **Vanessa** » May 26th, 2008, 2:34 pm

Illy just came out with a travel cup for espresso called the city cup. It might fit your requirements:

http://www.illyusa.com/AB1666000/showpr ... L=5AUBVCJ7

#16: Post by **ccfore** » May 26th, 2008, 4:00 pm

Vanessa wrote:Illy just came out with a travel cup for espresso called the city cup. It might fit your requirements:

There you go, this looks perfect!

#17: Post by **espressoed** » May 26th, 2008, 4:18 pm

Nissan/Thermos at one time actually sold a travel "espresso mug" that was a 4oz. stainless steel dual-walled mug with a lid. It was discontinued about a year ago. Now and then they show up on eBay.

January 23rd, 2010, 9:38 am

Arced, did you ever find what you were looking for? I have just started the same search as I like to pour my shots and then drink on the way to work. The product from Illy is no longer listed, I wonder if you found something else.

Thanks

#19: Post by **lsjms** » January 23rd, 2010, 12:34 pm

From Orphan Espresso - Silicone cups

#20: Post by **CRCasey** » January 24th, 2010, 10:42 pm

I just wish I had that many cups to make that picture.

-C