I bought two of these (Chai and Green Tea Latte) at Big Y. I had seen them last week but I was very afraid and didn’t give in to my nerdy fascination.
Then, I was watching a show on canning innovations and lo-and-behold, the last product was these self heating drinks. So, when I went to Big Y again, and saw that they were still on sale (2 for $5), I picked some up. I tried the Chai today.
Firstly, the can is super cool. It actually only took about 3 minutes for the spot to turn from pink to white (indicating fully heated). The chai was decent. It wasn’t the best I’ve had but it wasn’t the worst either (Panera holds that distinction). I have yet to try the green tea latte. The can also stayed hot until after I was done drinking - something my regular travel mugs are incapable of doing. And, the temperature was consistent all through drinking.
They are kinda expensive but I can see why they would be. I can also see how these will totally fail to take off as it seems most people are afraid of new technology - as I was at first.
But, if they could make a decent cup or regular coffee, I’m sure many people would stock up for those days when they are running late and dont have time to make a pot.