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Pretty sure wax coatings aren't going to work for a hot cup. Have you ever accidentally put a hot drink into a cold cup (those cold cups that are wax coated)? Y
by hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
Pretty sure wax coatings aren't going to work for a hot cup. Have you ever accidentally put a hot drink into a cold cup (those cold cups that are wax coated)? You're left with a droopy mess of melted wax.
- serf 3y agoyears ago hot-cups were indeed wax coated, but they were generally double-walled paper. And yeah, you are right, a very hot cup of coffee when left to sit would 'precipitate' some floating wax islands atop the surface; but I think it was just presumed that the wax source (beeswax, whatever) was safe to eat. the worst thing was when you'd forget your hot cup of coffee until the next day somewhere, by which point the wax was off the paper and the liquid was out of the cup.
- Tagbert 3y agoeven paraffin is not a significant health concern unless you consume it in large quantities and then the problem is more like Olestra.