Customer Reviews

Zojirushi Premium Thermal 1-Liter Carafe, Brushed Stainless Steel

5 star:		(53)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I have tried a half dozen different brands over the years and this brand is excellent. I was in a coffee shop in Asheville NC and got a cup of coffee from a larger version of this product. I remarked to the server that the coffee was certainly hot and that he must have just made a fresh pot. He said the coffee was about 4 hours old and said his wife (the owner of the shop) had tested about a half dozen different brands of carafes prior to deciding on Zojirushi. He said she found it the best on the market. He indicated that they frequently take excess coffee from the day home and have it straight from the carafe the next morning and find it hot.
I got the product name and went to Amazon to read the reviews on this product prior to purchasing and was therefore aware of the problems identified by the reviewers here. I have now owned the carafe for about a year and use it most days. I usually run hot water into the carafe and let it heat up the container prior to pouring coffee and sealing it. I have kept coffee very hot for over 24 hours. Of course, the secret is to always close the carafe (check the slot to insure it is closed) back immediately after pouring a cup. I also wash the top in a dishwasher after use. This allows water to enter the top (as noted by one reviewer). I turn the top so that the horizontal hole in the side is at the bottom and the water pours out. I shake it a few times and it is good to go.
I find the product more than adequate to prevent coffee from tasting stale. I frequently make 10-12 cups of coffee at a time and pour a few cups then put the remainder into a carafe and seal it until further use. I find the coffee hours later as good as a freshly made cup of coffee. I usually drink the carafe of coffee within 4-6 hours.
After using several other similar products I find this product superior to those products therefore warranting a 5-star rating.
The one disadvantage was the higher price but after a year of use from a value consideration, it is worthwhile.

I was leery at first, thinking this would keep my coffee hotter than a couple of hours. I thought that way until 24 hours later, when I poured out the old coffee, it was steaming hot! This is unbelievable - the best invention yet! A definite must have for anyone who enjoys coffee throughout the day. No more wasted, burnt coffee!

This carafe is pretty standard, with a glass liner and a unique lid that has push-button Open/Closed positions. It even exposes a little sign that says either Open or Closed.
Unfortunately, the lid accumulates water (maybe from condensation?) that won't come out. So stale, possibly moldy, water is there to stay. You can't shake it out or get to it in any way.

Zojirushi Premium Thermal 1-Liter Carafe, Brushed Stainless Steel

This is a wonderful product. Truck driver for 32 years and I've seen a lot of thermos/carafe products. This is one of the best ever.
Button sticks? Top probably not fully in place. Base gets loose and leaks a bit? Carefully unscrew the base,carefully wash and dry the bottle and insides then simply do a careful reassembly. Left over condensation in the lid. Several products on the market to clean out any bad stuff.Then simply run several carafes full of water through it 'till smells fresh.. Want it to keep coffee or water a bit hotter? Simply let a carafe of hot water rest in the carafe while you prepare a pot of hot water or your choice of drink and it starts hot and stays hot for a bit longer.
I've owned that little carafe for several months now and it's seen almost 100,000 miles in my truck. Still keeping my coffee hot. Love it.

This stylish stainless steel carafe not only looks good but keeps coffee hot all day long. I bought it to avoid getting a burnt coffee taste from keeping brewed coffee on the burner, but was amazed at the convenience of being able to brew coffee in the morning and still be able to drink it 12 hours later for dinner! Sounds hard to believe, but it is true! As far as cleaning, the instructions state that the lid is submersible for cleaning. The rest of the carafe can be disassembled for cleaning as well if necessary, although the inner lining is glass so cleaning should be done only as necessary and very carefully.

We owned both Thermos Nissan and Zojirushi Premium Thermal Carafe. Here is a comparison of the two products:

Heat retention:
Some people claim that Thermos Nissan keeps heat better. We did a careful head to head comparison -- hot water in each, and then tested after 1 hr, 2hr, overnight. We did not notice much of a difference until we were exhausted and gave up on further testing.

Size & weight
Both hold 1 liter (34oz). However Thermos Nissan is half of outside measure of Zojirushi (mainly the height). Zojirushi's bulky size is due to its inside glass unit plus outside shell. For the same reason, Thermos Nissan 34oz is also much lighter.

Pouring:
W/ Thermos Nissan, you need to continuously push down a lever while pouring. This is not a problem for 34oz one, but is a bit inconvenient when holding a bigger size Nissan. Zojirushi's open/close button does not have this issue.

Durability:
Thermos Nissan is made of steel, so not breakable. Somebody mentioned that the seal at mouth will need replacement eventually. We don't know how soon that would be. We have owned the Zojirushi carafe for 14 years, and it is still working properly.

We have Zojirushi at home and bring Thermos Nissan to the office. We have quite happy w/ both of them.

So far this has been a great product. I've had it for about a year and a half and have used it almost every day to hold boiling water for making tea. So far it has held up great. This carafe keeps the water near boiling for at least 5 hours. When I leave the water in it for 24 hours, the water is still warm enough for me to make tea with it.

I have never used this item to store anything else other than water; but in theory, you should be able to make tea or coffe the night before and still have it hot in the morning 6 to 8 hours later, assuming the liquid is boiling when you pour it in.

Some of the heat from the water is lost from the initial contact with the carafe, so the liquid you store will always be a little cooler than its intial temperature.

This carafe keeps beverages warm enough. The problem I'm having is the push button on the lid sticking in the open position. The instructions that accompanied the carafe address this issue, although they were written for a different model that has the push button on the top of the lid. Despite following these instructions the push button still sticks. To get the lid to close now after I'm done pouring I have to release the button and smack the top of the carafe. Very poor design in my opinion. I wouldn't buy another Zojirushi product based on this experience.

I was very pleased with this thermal carafe. I used it almost daily to hold hot water for tea. After about 6 months I noticed shiny specs floating in the water. I thought maybe it needed a good cleaning with detergent. 3 months later I noticed discoloration inside the carafe. Using a wooden chopstock I gently rubbed it against the interior of the carafe. The interior was now rough not smooth. The chrome plating (or whatever it is) was slowly eroding. I immediately threw it away.

No more carafes for me. I bought an electric tea kettle.

We've been using this carafe every single day for about 6 months. We strictly use it to keep hot water to warm our babies milk bottles and her food that's been stored in the fridge.

The carafe will keep the hot water fairly hot for about 4 hours. If I try to make coffee with 4 hour old water, it won't dissolve all the coffee crystals.

The only other carafe I've used is one from BB&B. It couldn't keep hot water longer than 1 hour, tops. And it cost almost the same (around $20).