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Imagine you only had one cup to use for the rest of your life. What would be your pick for the best all-purpose cup? What qualities would you seek and does this cup already exist?
@daniel An insulated steel coffee cup with the good locking lid, the one where you press the lock down and it pushed the rubberized stopper into place. Good for hot or cold, decent capacity. That's what I would pick.
@MisterRogersSnapped That's not a bad pick. There are pros and cons about every choice it seems. I would miss being able to throw it in the microwave and having the feeling of holding a hot cup on a cold day. I would have to have a model that's not a PITA to clean and I could scrub the bottom. Glass and ceramic are my favorites, but there's no way they would last a lifetime.
@daniel Oh man... I did not think about the microwave part, but I think that sometimes things are like that. We make choices based on what we like about something and forget the negatives until it is too late.
@daniel That is a great movie reference!
@daniel Latte macchiato cup, I drink everything from mine (I have several.)
Pretty much everyone has gone with the mug form factor and I would add that a handle to hang or tie it is a must. I've spent entirely too much thought on this now lol. Something like a nano-ceramic material, a little like a seashell or teeth, might add enough durability to be another option other than metal. Metal is probably the most practical, but they have microwave problems, can have a weird taste, and can be subject to corrosion.
https://www.livescience.com/11696-seashells-strength-interlocking-bricks.html