I love coffee mugs. An odd sentence, isn’t it? But I really do. If I see a cute one, I can’t help myself!! The problem is that the cutest ones are not always the most practical and I have learned over the years, that they end up just being a waste of cupboard space.
So, this year, I went through all of my mugs and started to get rid of the ones I truly don’t use and really tried to decide which ones I love the most and then order more of those.
My perfect mug has to be able to hold a lot of coffee. I like 16oz of coffee and rather than have two cups of 8oz, I drink the 16oz immediately. This is probably my #1 requirement and I have to say that it’s HARD to find a 16oz coffee mug.
It also *must* be dishwasher and microwave friendly. I have no time to be handwashing my daily coffee mugs and I need to be able to pop it into the microwave if it needs to be zapped. I have found so many cute ones but if they have the beautiful gold detailing, it is not microwave or dishwasher-friendly.
Here is why I love it:
– Dishwasher and microwave safe. This has gone into the dishwasher a thousand times and has been microwaved and the cup looks as good as new.
– It’s made of bone china so it has a thin rim to drink from and is very lightweight. Because it is bone china, it feels very elegant and not at all clunky. It has not chipped at all.
– It is 16oz!!! It holds a LOT of coffee and that alone brings me so much joy.