Cheers!
I bought a pair of these because they were the mainstay in my favorite Boston area cafe (the Diesel!) and since relocating to Arizona, hot coffee in clear glasses has been missing from my life. These glasses are beautiful to look at, a pleasure to hold and drink from and insulate you from both cold and hot drinks so you can comfortably lift a hot coffee without getting burned or put a tall cold one on a wooden table without a coaster. Also because of the double walled glass, they look cool - the drink seems to "float" inside the glass. But be careful - they are glass and not plastic so they'll break with an impact on a hard floor, countertop or sink. Its best to wash them by themselves (impacting other dishes or pots will crack them!) And ... Read More
Great Insulating Glasses
These are great glasses. The ice in cold drinks last much longer than in a standard glass. This is my second purchase of these. Bought 4 previously as a test and cracked a couple but came back for 8 more! The one caveat is that they are more fragile that standard thicker walled glasses but they're great otherwise. Worth the tradeoff in my opinion. The only thing that would make them better would be if they were unbreakable!
Mine don't have holes in bottom
My wife and I have been using various Bodum glasses for a couple of years. We've been using the "Canteen" 13oz glasses predominantly for hot beverages - daily. More rarely, we do use one for cold beer. Personally, I love drinking hot tea and coffee out of these glasses because it adds an extra sensory delight to the experience, namely, a visual enjoyment of the beverage through the clear glass. And yes, they are microwave and dishwasher safe. But, as far as washing these glasses go, I have to point out that there's NOT SUPPOSED to be a (open) hole in the bottom outer wall of the glass. One can see that there WAS a hole during the manufacturing of the product, but it's SUPPOSED to be SEALED - like mine have always been.
27 days after receiving the order one glass is in the garbage
Yikes. I had no idea these glasses wouldn't even last one month before chips and cracks began to appear. I've already had to throw one glass away. They work for the purpose I bought them for: to keep my drink ice cold. Unfortunately it appears these glasses are not built for every day use/ all day use. If you want a nice glass to use for only certain occasions this glass will work well. If you want a glass to use every day and all day long, I'd suggest you look elsewhere.
great glasses
I have owned 2 sizes (12 glasses total) for a year and a half and my first break was 2 days ago through my own inattention. I wasn't looking and hit the side of the stainless steel sink. If I had been paying attention this never would have happened. I wash them usually in the dishwasher but also by hand. I've NEVER had water get in between the 2 layers.
The glasses look good, dress up "every day" uses and I definitely will keep them among my glasses.
