When Cumi & Ciki first read the email we were wondering what on earth is a Hot-can. Apparently this Can of drink heats up all on its own before you drink it. A heating mechanism that is self-contained in such an itsy- bitsy, teeny-weeny aluminum can, how hot could it possibly get?
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Hot-can is the brain-child of Dato’ Kenneth Warren Kolb, CEO of Hot-can Sdn. Bhd. By the age of 22 Dato Kenneth had already designed, developed and patented 25 over products and holds more than 27 patents worldwide. His background training is in Biological Science.
Watching the video and listening to Dato Kenneth’s short presentation, we were still not convinced. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, so we proceeded to try it out for ourselves.
Step 1 – turn the can over and read the instructions.
Step 2 – Peel off the anti-tamper label
Step 3 – Press the activation button
Step 4 – Shake can until steaming stops (green button lights up)
Step 5 – Turn can upright and enjoy your steaming hot drink!
Wow, unbelievable. The drink wasn’t just warm.. it was HOT! be careful not to scald your tongue.
We told Dato Kenneth to please, please consider Hot-can of soups, as this would be ideal for those of us who love tracking/camping in colder climates. Imagine how easy it would be to take this up to Mt Kinabalu without having to worry about heating utensils! A fantastic creation. We were really impressed. Anyway, below is a bit about the technical aspects of the Hot-can for those who are interested in what makes the can HOT.
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What makes it heat up?
A special double chambered aluminum can holds the beverage in the outer chamber and the calcium oxide (quick lime) in the inner chamber. When the button at the bottom of the can is pressed water is released into the quicklime, starting a reaction that heats the contents of the can by 50-55°C in less than 3 minutes.
Is the reaction safe?
Yes, it is non-toxic and the resulting by-products are chalk & water. The reaction is exothermic (giving off heat) and is essentially Carbon Dioxide (CO2) released when producing the Calcium Oxide (quicklime, CIO) by heating Calcium Carbonate (Limestone, Ca CO3).
How can I be assured that the Hot-Can is safe to use?
Hot can is FDA approved. The reaction is 100% natural, non-toxic and nonflammable. The heat is generated in a separate chamber called the heat engine, which does not allow the beverage to ever come into contact with the minerals used in the heat engine.
Why use aluminum to make Hot-Cans?
Because of its low carbon footprint! Aluminum, unlike plastic can be recycled again and again. It does not lose any of its strength or quality in the recycling process. It can be a never-ending process that continues to save energy and resources. That is why recycling aluminum makes sense. It saves a lot of energy. Today, aluminum can recycling saves about 11.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh)—enough electricity to light a city the size of Pittsburgh for six years.
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Thank you Nazeen Koonda of Mongoose Asia for the invitation to learn more about Hot-cans and to Havana for Hosting!
Address: Havana Changkat Bukit Bintang,No. 2 & 4, Lorong Sahabat Off Changkat Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur. Google Maps For more information on the Hot-can, please contact Dato’ Kenneth Kolb by calling +6012-202-6356, or email Ms. Lilyana Aziz at [email protected]
i usually prefer cold drinks to hot one, so i’m waiting for someone to introduce a canned drink that gets chilled down instead of heated up! 😀
yea, after a hot day out, cold for sure.. but to higher altitudes .. HOT coffee for sure!
Wow, very cool contraption. Are they only sold there?
David
yes, in the supermarkets but not cheap though.. approx RM8.80 per can?
wah! chaokar’s can was steaming!
chaokar steaming.. hahaha:P
Hi,
Nice to finally meet you ciki!
Yah, my can is smokin’ !
And I am so ‘terpukau’
u r a very funny guy! let’s do makan sometime wiv the wifey 🙂
Hmmm… Now I can throw away my thermos flask and stop looking like a pasar butcher? How I wished there was a cool shirt or cool knickers. Press it, give it a shake and cool everything down.
muak muak muak.. i just wanna keese u! hehe.. thx for the comment and thx for starting to blog again!! LOL 😛
I know a country this could really take off in. But it would depend on the cost RM8 maybe too much for the market
ah! where?
the hot can drink sounds cool!!!
(and i missed it out due to paper :()
i hope there is a next time 🙂
What a fun night out… With everyone getting hot & steamy! 😛
haha, true:)
sorry, a hot cuppa at local coffee shops cost how much?
cannot compare brother B. u want to go hiking with a coffee shop cuppa ar.. sure spill one 😛
hey…this is something new to me…
cool huh. to me too, up till that i went for the event
Eh it wasnt so ex, if not mistaken they mentioned it was around RM5.50
it says 8.80 in the mag in the press kit.
oh so it was kolb ar? i remember seeing somewhere in the invite that his surname was koh, and i was scratching my head when the angmoh came on stage haha..
yes it was smoking hot!! although the flavours, not too smoking though
yes, kolb
i missed this one!
yup, u were in KL hilton!! 😛