ZojirushiSH-HC15AD Stainless Steel Vacuum Carafe, 1.5 Liter, Matte Navy

Trying to find a product that isn't made like a piece of garbage these days is often difficult. I have tested this thermos and it really works well. The lid is a little peculiar, but then I came to realize that they made it to keep the heat in even as you pour out your favorite liquid. I am using this largely for my hot tea or coffee. I had recently tried just to find a hot plate to keep my carafe on instead of on the stove but found problems with several. They weren't going to work and some were even dangerous and poorly made. So, instead I decided to just find a worthwhile thermal carafe to keep my stuff hot.This one works great. It is double walled stainless steel,( no glass inside that can break), and it keeps my drinks acceptably hot. I will preheat with hot water prior to pouring in my coffee or tea. I am using a Cuisinart electric kettle that has six preset levels from 160F to Boil and that thing is dead on accurate. I get my water up to 200F for coffee or tea.So, using a Thermoworks Thermapen to test, I fill the carafe up to my desired level. It will lose a few degrees in that process depending on how hot the preheated liquid was. At that point it will register at 196F. I'll close the lid and come back to measure again in an hour. That reading is apx 186-188F. In another hour it reads right around 182F and then another hour it reads 176-180F. So, three plus hours of hot drinks. Mind you, every time I opened the lid, I am losing some of the heat, so the readings may have been a bit higher taking that into consideration. The outside of the thermos remains at room temp, so you know there isn't any heat loss there.The instructions are great and they cover everything including the process of taking the intricate lid apart for cleaning. It really isn't difficult if you pay attention when you do this. Ordinarily, you should not have to take it apart every time but a good rinse under hot water should do the trick. Washing out the carafe is easy either with a bottle brush or as they instruct, just fill with a mixture of vinegar and water every now and again. I have used it with both coffee and tea and have not had any carry back flavors.If you want a well made product that keeps your liquids hot for a good while, this will do the trick. I love this thermal carafe and know you will too.

This is the best warm beverage carafe I've ever had. It's slightly less capacity than the one it replaced, but it keeps beverages hot much longer. You can also take apart the spout mechanism for easy cleaning. It's used mainly for coffee at our house and the stainless vessel will get stained. We've tried cleaning with baking soda/vinegar with some success, but essentially that's just a cosmetic thing for us.

After a series of coffee pitchers over the years, this finally seems to be the one I've been looking for: [a] The right capacity, at 1.5 liters (~50 fl oz US) it holds precisely the maximum amount of coffee my Yosemite percolator can produce. [b] I got the dark blue: it looks really great, even "elegant"! [c] The cap can be disassembled and cleaned! This is a big concern for me: one never knows what's going on in those plastic caps where everything's fused together and can't be inspected. (This is why I don't use electric coffee makers anymore.) It's trivial to separate the cap into 2 pieces, which is all one needs for daily rinsing. For the occasional major cleaning, it can be disassembled further. [d] Coffee stays HOT all day. Not that I want to drink 12-hour old coffee, but temperature doesn't seem to be a problem. [e] Build quality seems excellent.

Made a pot of tea last night and filled this thing up. Completely forgot about it and went to bed. 10 hours later, I went to dump it out. It was still steaming hot. Completely flabbergasted. This thing is incredible. Also really easy to clean.

I own a Zoji rice cooker and Zoji insulated mug. Both are among the best products I have ever purchased of any type. The insulated mug keeps coffee too hot to drink for 6 hours and hot for 12, no pre-heating necessary. So I am curious why this only keeps my coffee hot for about 3 hours. The other reviews have a wide range of heat retention reports, from about 3 hours (like me) to over 12 hours. I do not pre-heat with hot water and am perfectly open to the possibility of user error on my part, but I am curious why it does not keep my coffee hotter for longer - especially given the amazing heat retention of the insulated mug. All other aspects great. Fits my moccamaster coffee maker (also an amazing purchase), looks great. Great ergonomics etc.