Ashtrays
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The Cache Cup Smokeless Ashtray is a durable silicone ashtray disguised as an everyday takeaway coffee cup. It looks like something you'd grab from a café, but underneath the smell-proof lid sits a fully functional ash chamber with a built-in pyramid poker designed to fit bowls of all sizes. Available in Black and White, it's the kind of accessory that earns its spot on your desk, coffee table, or passenger seat without raising a single eyebrow.
Both the Black and White Cache Cup are identical in function — same silicone, same lid seal, same pyramid poker. The Black version hides ash residue better over time. The White one sells the coffee-cup illusion more convincingly at a glance. Pick whichever matches your living room or car interior. Neither stains easily thanks to the non-stick silicone surface.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Material | Durable silicone |
| Lid type | Smell-proof, press-fit |
| Built-in tool | Pyramid poker (fits multiple bowl sizes) |
| Colour options | Black (HS2403), White (HS2402) |
| Disguise style | Takeaway coffee cup |
| Cleaning | Rinse with warm water; silicone is non-stick |
| Heat resistant | Yes — silicone withstands standard ash temperatures |
Complete your setup with a proper grinder — the SLX Ceramic Coated Grinder pairs well here, giving you a consistent grind before you even reach for the Cache Cup. If odour control matters to you beyond the ashtray, a smell-proof stash bag keeps everything else discreet too.
Standard ashtrays have one job and they announce it to the entire room. Ash sits in the open, smell drifts upward, and anyone walking past knows exactly what you've been up to. The Cache Cup solves all three problems at once. The press-fit lid traps odour inside the cup — we picked one up, popped the lid on after use, and genuinely couldn't smell a thing from 30 centimetres away. That's the smell-proof seal doing its work.
The silicone body is the other smart move. Glass ashtrays chip. Ceramic ones crack if you knock them off a table. Metal ones get scorching hot. Silicone bounces. We've dropped ours onto a tile floor twice during testing — no damage, no drama. It weighs next to nothing, so it travels well: car cup holders, backpack side pockets, festival tents. The coffee-cup shape means it actually fits in a standard cup holder, which is a detail most novelty ashtrays completely ignore.
The one honest limitation: the pyramid poker is moulded into the base of the cup interior, so you're ashing directly around it. After a few sessions, you'll want to rinse the whole thing out rather than letting residue build up around the poker. Warm water and a quick wipe — 30 seconds, done. Silicone doesn't hold onto grime the way ceramic or metal does, so maintenance is genuinely minimal.
The pyramid-shaped poker sits at the centre of the Cache Cup's interior. Its tapered point fits into bowls of varying diameters — from smaller one-hitters up to wider pieces. You press your bowl down onto the pyramid tip to clear ash and residue, then tap the loose material into the cup itself. No separate poking tool to lose in a drawer. No bent paperclip. It's all built into the ashtray.
We'd say this is the best smokeless ashtray for anyone who's tired of juggling separate tools. The 2-in-1 design means fewer things on your table and fewer things to clean. The poker angle is steep enough to reach into deeper bowls without scraping the sides, which is a detail that shows someone actually thought about this rather than just moulding a random spike into the base.
We've sold plenty of ashtrays over the years — metal ones shaped like skulls, glass ones the size of dinner plates, collapsible silicone ones that fold flat. Most of them do the job but none of them are discreet. The Cache Cup is the first one we've stocked where a visitor could genuinely walk past it on your desk and assume it's last Tuesday's latte. That's not a gimmick — it's practical design for anyone sharing a flat, living with family, or just preferring not to broadcast their habits to every delivery driver who comes to the door.
Compared to the standard silicone ashtrays we carry, the Cache Cup costs a touch more. But you're paying for the lid seal and the integrated poker, both of which you'd otherwise need to buy separately. If you just need a basic ash-catcher and don't care about smell or stealth, a standard silicone ashtray does the job for less. But if odour control and discretion matter — and for most of our customers they do — the Cache Cup earns its price within the first week.
Yes. The press-fit lid creates a seal that traps odour inside the silicone cup. It won't eliminate smell if the lid is off, but once sealed, you won't notice anything from normal distance. We tested this in the shop — lid on, nose right up to it, nothing.
It fits most standard bowl sizes thanks to its tapered shape. Very narrow one-hitters and unusually wide bowls are the edge cases, but for anything in the typical 10–25mm diameter range, the poker works well.
Yes — that's part of the design. The coffee-cup shape and diameter fit standard vehicle cup holders. The lid stays put during normal driving, though we wouldn't test it on a rally stage.
Warm water and a rinse after every few sessions keeps it fresh. Silicone is non-stick, so residue wipes off easily. For deeper cleans, a drop of dish soap and a soft brush handle it in under a minute.
Functionally identical — same silicone, same lid, same poker. Black hides ash marks better over time. White looks more like an actual coffee cup at a glance. Both clean equally well.
Yes. Silicone handles standard ash temperatures without warping or melting. You wouldn't want to hold a lit flame directly against the body for extended periods, but for normal use it's built to take the heat.
It holds well for hours. Overnight is fine as long as the lid is pressed down firmly. For multi-day storage without emptying, the seal still works but we'd recommend cleaning it out every day or two for best results.
Last updated: April 2026
