"between 195-205 degrees Fahrenheit [91-96 °C] for optimal extraction" and consumed "immediately".
How does one "immediately" consume something that is 195-200 F? > "For coffee to be 150 °F when imbibed..." Apparently, the coffee was not 150 F when she spilled it in her lap. "Other testimony showed that as the temperature decreases toward 155 degrees, the extent of the burn relative to that temperature decreases exponentially. Thus, if Liebeck's spill had involved coffee at 155 degrees, the liquid would have cooled and given her time to avoid a serious burn." Yeah, and I don't think people getting coffee at McDonalds are going for gourmet flavor, so all of this "optimum temperature and flavor" stuff really doesn't seem to apply. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: Re: Someone is trying to sue me > http://www.boyds.com/coffee/brewingguide.html > Serve coffee as soon after brewing as possible. Coffee loses flavor > and aroma quickly. If brewed coffee must be "held" on a direct heat > source, it should be held at 185°F, and for no longer than 20 minutes. > Higher temperatures cause coffee to break down quickly, producing a > bitter and flat taste. Lower temperatures make the brew too cold and > consumers will be dissatisfied. Reheating brewed coffee breaks down > the components of the coffee and results in an undesirable flavor. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's_coffee_case#Other_coffee_burn_cases > > Though defenders of the Liebeck verdict argue that her coffee was > unusually hotter than other coffee sold, other major vendors of > coffee, including Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Wendy's, and Burger King, > produce coffee at a similar or higher temperature, and have been > subjected to similar lawsuits over third-degree burns.[14] > > Home and commercial coffee makers often reach comparable > temperatures.[15] The National Coffee Association instructs that > coffee be brewed "between 195-205 degrees Fahrenheit [91-96 °C] for > optimal extraction" and consumed "immediately". If not consumed > immediately, the coffee is to be "maintained at 180-185 degrees > Fahrenheit." [16] > > Judge Frank Easterbrook wrote a unanimous 7th Circuit Court of Appeals > opinion affirming dismissal of a similar lawsuit against coffeemaker > manufacturer Bunn-O-Matic. The opinion noted that hot coffee (179 °F > (82 °C) in this case) is not "unreasonably dangerous.": > > The smell (and therefore the taste) of coffee depends heavily > on the oils containing aromatic compounds that are dissolved out of > the beans during the brewing process. Brewing temperature should be > close to 200 °F [93 °C] to dissolve them effectively, but without > causing the premature breakdown of these delicate molecules. Coffee > smells and tastes best when these aromatic compounds evaporate from > the surface of the coffee as it is being drunk. Compounds vital to > flavor have boiling points in the range of 150-160 °F [66-71 °C], and > the beverage therefore tastes best when it is this hot and the > aromatics vaporize as it is being drunk. For coffee to be 150 °F when > imbibed, it must be hotter in the pot. Pouring a liquid increases its > surface area and cools it; more heat is lost by contact with the > cooler container; if the consumer adds cream and sugar (plus a metal > spoon to stir them) the liquid's temperature falls again. If the > consumer carries the container out for later consumption, the beverage > cools still further.[21] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248880 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
