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I'm going to bring up the Microsoft Starbucks machine again, as it has also solved this problem. They used the 2nd solution - a water line directly to the machi
by stephengillie 14y ago
I'm going to bring up the Microsoft Starbucks machine again, as it has also solved this problem. They used the 2nd solution - a water line directly to the machine. Also, the beans-hopper holds 2 kinds of beans, usually house blend and decaf, which rarely go empty at the same time.
No worries about watering the hot chocolate powder hopper, either. says "Hot Chocolate" on the compartment lid, and inside it's covered in chocolate dust.
- aptwebapps 14y agoRead a little more closely: the machine in question has a direct water line but people still occasionally put water in the bean compartment. My theory: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5175098 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5175098
- stephengillie 14y agoI'm not sure if you've seen one of these coffee machines. When you come to one, your first thought isn't "where do I put water", it's "what kind of coffee do I want?" Here it is, to the right of a Keurig coffee pot: http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4ef3bec5ecad04cd2c00002d-900/the-company-used-to-have-a-keurig-coffee-machine-but-it-got-a-starbucks-coffee-maker-for-this-new-space-people-are-very-happy-about-it.jpg http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4ef3bec5ecad04cd2c0...
- aptwebapps 14y agoThe article already has a picture and it is a bit different than that. Even with machines where you have to put the water in you don't have to do it for every cup, most likely people either put water when they put in beans, because that's what they are used to, or perhaps when the machine isn't working properly and they are trying to get it going again.