Ruben Schade complains about a mug with a tiny handle. And I’m with him all the way.

The example above is an extreme case. But in general far too many mug handles are too small.I’m fairly tall, so I’d imagine my hands are a bit bigger than average. But I think even for the averagely sized person they’d struggle to get their fingers into many mug handles.

Me and my girlfriend are buying our own place and need to buy homeware. And I refuse to buy mugs online without holding them first.

For me it’s vital that I can get all my fingers through the handle without it being a tight fit. So many cool mugs don’t pass that test.

This Le Creuset one is lovely, but it fails the testI was doubly upset this mug fails the test, as I have some oven pans from Le Creuset that are the exact same colour – it would have been nice to match them.:

I’d love a nice Emma Bridgwater one, but again it fails the test:

In my experience the best mug is the bog-standard, generic mug. You know, the one that companies buy in bulk and print their logo on. You can’t go wrong with it. I’ve had my Stark Industries one for over 10 years now: