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Melanie RockyFord wrote:
> "Don" <one-if-by-land@concord.com>  wrote :
> 
>> Is there a particular reason that you think McDonalds should NOT be 
>> responsible for their behavior?
>> They *knowingly* gave this woman and at least 700 other burn victims 
>> scalding hot coffee.
>> Read that again.
>> SCALDING hot.
> 
> Whoooo! I happen to like coffee enough to have hung out in the coffee 
> groups and actually learn the best way to make it. 
> 
> Coffee is supposed to be brewed hot. While McD's may serve crappy pre-
> ground coffee ( coffee loses a lot of its flavor within hours after 
> grinding ) they apparently brew it near the right temperature.
> 
> Per the NCA - National Coffee Association:
> 
> http://www.ncausa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=71
> 
> Your brewer should maintain a water temperature between 195 - 205 
> degrees Fahrenheit for optimal extraction.  Colder water will result in 
> flat, underextracted coffee while water that is too hot will also cause 
> a loss of quality in the taste of the coffee.  If you are brewing the 
> coffee manually, let the water come to a full boil, but do not overboil.  
> Turn off the heat source and allow the water to rest a minute before 
> pouring it over the grounds.
> 
> 
> Like my mom used to say when dad burned his tongue on hot food; you 
> can't cook it cold!
> 
> Anyone with half a brain will allow food, or in this case coffee, to 
> cool down to a safe temperature before eating or drinking it, or in this 
> case spilling it on their crotch.
> 
> And being millions of people buy coffee at McD's every single morning, 
> how come only 700 or so people have ever burned themselves that way? Oh 
> yeah, because they weren't being careful! Do you realize what a tiny 
> percentage 700 people is, out of millions PER DAY?! Duh!
> 
>> As in 3rd degree burns.
>> That means its undrinkable.
> 
> Yeah, which means let it cool down first! Duh!

Yes...if you *know* it's at that temperature.  Also, 
don't you think putting cream and sugar into it was an 
attempt to do that?  Was the woman supposed to wait for 
it to cool down first, then add the condiments?



>> Why would they do such a thing? 
> 
> Uh, maybe because they brew at, or near the correct temperature,

No.