12-30-2007, 06:08 AM
[quote richorlin]What is so difficult? There's a big difference in a "cup" as a container and a "cup" as a measure of volume. A measuring "cup" is 8 ounces and only 8 ounces - never 4 or 6.
A "cup", meaning a container to hold liquid or powder can be anything from a one ounce espresso cup to a 16 oz coffee mug. It's pretty clear that the coffee maker manufacturers are referring to the latter. Is this something that should take 19 posts to discuss? OMG! what a colossal waste of bandwidth.
the directions for making coffee on most bags usually say 1 (or 2) Tablespoons of coffee per cup. well, what size cup does that manufacturer mean? there's a big intensity difference between 5 ounces of water and 8. i've yet to see directions that specify the amount of fluid. and if you buy a coffee maker thinking you'll get 80 ounces per pot and in reality you get 50 ounces, your friends are pissed off because you didn't make enough coffee the first time around. that's why it matters.
of course we're wasting bandwidth on this. that's why we hang out here!
A "cup", meaning a container to hold liquid or powder can be anything from a one ounce espresso cup to a 16 oz coffee mug. It's pretty clear that the coffee maker manufacturers are referring to the latter. Is this something that should take 19 posts to discuss? OMG! what a colossal waste of bandwidth.
the directions for making coffee on most bags usually say 1 (or 2) Tablespoons of coffee per cup. well, what size cup does that manufacturer mean? there's a big intensity difference between 5 ounces of water and 8. i've yet to see directions that specify the amount of fluid. and if you buy a coffee maker thinking you'll get 80 ounces per pot and in reality you get 50 ounces, your friends are pissed off because you didn't make enough coffee the first time around. that's why it matters.
of course we're wasting bandwidth on this. that's why we hang out here!