I’m not a coffee drinker. I love the smell of coffee, but the taste makes me sick. I was certainly intrigued by these self-heating drinks that our local grocery store was selling. But all they had were coffee, so I wasn’t interested. Until recently, that is, when I noticed they had hot chocolate! So I forked over $2.59 for this drink because I wanted to see if the self-heating process really worked. You remove the safety cap on the bottom; with the can upside-down on a firm surface, you press this button to drain this green fluid. I believe this stuff fills the outer shell of the can, mixing with another liquid (I’m not sure what, but at this point, it doesn’t really matter). After 10 seconds, you set the can upright and let it sit for 5-8 minutes. After the time passes, this pink dot on the label turns white. The drink is now hot. “Shake, open, and enjoy!” says the label. Now when the green fluid was mixing with the other liquid, the can emitted this chemical-like odor. I’m doing this at my desk, and I’m thinking, great, now my co-worker’s gonna think there’s a gas leak somewhere. I shook the can really good because I like a rich, chocolaty taste (I always put extra Quik in my chocolate milk). Unfortunately, it was very bland. And the freaking chemical scent didn’t help much either. But I guess I got what I paid for, since the drink was hot. Next time, I’ll just stick to Swiss Miss.