As a Goblet Mug User
I myself am a goblet mug user, and there's something that's been bothering me ever since I started using it.
When you pour a lot of hot coffee into a coffee maker, the bottom of the handle gets hot. I'm sure many of you can relate.
The back of my middle finger when placed under the handle gets hot.
My father at home also told me this. Is there any way to improve it?
The blue circle part gets hot.
In fact, we were aware of this from the early prototype stages.
The Goblet Mug is a product that was created with the utmost attention to form. As you can see, it has no corners. The whole mug has a flowing silhouette.
When attaching the handle later, the joints look like they were added after the fact (confusing lol). Therefore, it is molded as a single piece.
Therefore, the body and the handle are connected very smoothly. Therefore, the surface area where the body can be placed is quite large.
Flowing silhouette
Inevitably, the heat from the hot coffee will be transferred towards the handle.
When I held such a goblet, the back of my middle finger touched the hot part and I said, "It's hot!"
Why we don't change the design
You may be wondering, if we caught it in the initial sample, why didn't we solve it?
Of course, I also revised the design many times to try to improve it.
But no matter what changes we make, it will end up looking beautiful the way it is.
Is it really worth changing this chart just because of one non-fatal issue?
I felt a lot of resistance to making any changes that required an explanation: we did it this way because it was hot.
The concept is "idling beauty"
The world is full of useful and functional things.
The concept of this mug is "idling beauty," that is, beautiful even while waiting to be used, so we will go ahead with the design as is.
I made that decision and that's how I got to where I am today.
Hold your goblet comfortably and stylishly
but it's okay.
There is a solution you can try right now. I'll show you some tips I've discovered through years of use.
Of course, this doesn't involve doing anything special to the goblet mug itself or lowering the temperature of the coffee, but rather changing the way you hold it .
First, the photos.
Just place your ring finger next to the base
Basically, just make sure your middle finger doesn't touch the hot part.
However, a goblet mug weighs over 500g when fully filled with coffee, so you need to hold it firmly with three fingers.
So I use my ring finger.
Try holding it with the tip of your ring finger, gently pressing the side of the base .
(You can also use your pinky finger. Which is easier depends on the person.)
Be careful not to place your middle finger underneath the base, but next to it, so that your middle finger is away from the goblet and doesn't feel the heat.
Plus, doesn't it look a little more stylish than just gripping it normally?
This is what it looks like in a goblet cup
However, when I asked several people to try it, some of them said that it caused cramps in their hands.
Instead of gripping the handle of the mug tightly, your index finger should be hooked on the handle with your hand open. Your middle finger should just be placed under the handle. Press the top of the mug with the tip of your ring finger (or pinky finger).
Once you can do this, it becomes easy enough to hold without using your thumb.
If you learn the trick to balance, you can lift it without using your thumb.
However, when drinking, you will tilt the mug towards you, so be sure to use your thumb as well.
If you do try it, try it with water first.
By the way, I don't have big hands or long fingers.
When I compared him to my son who is in junior high school, he was about the same. Even though he was on the basketball team, he couldn't even hold the ball in one hand.
So it's not about the size of your hands, it's about the trick. I'm sure it can be done by both men and women. Just relax and give it a try.
By the way, I was able to do it with my pinky finger, but since my fingers are thick it was a bit cramped.
