Jura 68565 Cup Warmer

Adds that little bit of unnessary “Extra”

Makes the more coffee experience, just a tab bit richer….but really not necessary. This is an item of extravgance, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Poor engineering, poor construction

When the first cup warmer arrived, I set it up in the kitchen to heat my espresso cups. After an hour of heating, the cups felt just lukewarm. Surprisingly, they did not seem to warm enough to make any difference for the coffee. I also found that the machine had a jammed timer button, so I returned it attributing the defect to poor construction.

The second cup warmer arrived intact. I set it up in the kitchen. The cups felt lukewarm again, so I checked the Jura-Capresso website; it said the cup warmer heats cups to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. I put a thermometer in with the cups to see how warm they got. After heating for an hour, the thermometer read 110 degrees Fahrenheit. I tried another thermometer and heated the cups later that day and again the next day for an hour each time. The thermometer warmed to 108 degrees Fahrenheit, just lukewarm to the touch. I returned the second machine.

It is hard to believe a company cannot build a cup warmer to reach a specified…

An extravagant necessity for this coffee lover

I splurged on a Jura coffee making machine about a year ago. Then I remodeled my kitchen, converting a mud room into a walk in pantry plus coffee bar. Turns out it gets REALLY cold in there in the winter (I live in Vermont) and our coffee cups/mugs were nasty cold in the morning. I figured someone must sell something to solve this problem & sure enough, I found the Jura cup warmer. Frankly, I thought I was crazy shelling out another $300 (ouch) just to warm my cup before brewing the morning coffee. But after just one morning of nicely warmed cups, I was sold (as was everyone else in the house).

Pros: toasty warm cups — no more running hot water in a cup 1st, simple to set up, auto on/off timer

Semi-Cons: my husband likes hefty mugs – we can just barely fit 4 of the mugs he prefers + 2 of my cups in the drawers. This isn’t a big con, but more a warning for folks who like hefty mugs.

To-be-Determined: not sure how this will work in the summer months. The brochure…

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