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If someone asks for a coffee you'd just casually hand them a cup capable of causing third degree burns (which the lady did suffer)? Seems too hot. I mean, if yo
by Buttons840 10y ago
If someone asks for a coffee you'd just casually hand them a cup capable of causing third degree burns (which the lady did suffer)? Seems too hot. I mean, if you spill this on yourself your skin will end up looking like a hot dog roasted over a campfire; third degree burns mean the skin is charred.
- steveeq1 10y agoHot Coffee lawsuits constantly come up in the US court system at temperatures that were as hot or hotter than the coffee in the Liebeck case, and they almost always gets thrown out as frivolous (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau... ). The liebeck case was more of an exception than the rule. Also, 180 degrees is considered standard serving temperature for coffee according to the Specialty Coffee Association of America. Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, and a host of companies serve at this temperature as well. While some might complain this is still too hot, I would not say that mcdonald's serves it's coffee UNUSUALLY hot.
- gozur88 10y agoAs I understand it coffee lasts longer at higher temperatures, so the incentive to keep really hot coffee is economic beyond just customer preference.