Ho many ounces in a cup of coffee?

[graylocks]

[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!

[ho'ard]

[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.
LOL!!!!!

[richorlin]

By the way, I've found that it takes a few pots of coffee to get the ratio right on a new coffee maker. Never mind the directions from the manufacturer. Everyone has a different idea of the perfect cup of coffee. Some like it so you can see through it, others like to stand a spoon up in it.

[RgrF]

[quote AllGold]I did my Ph.D. thesis explaining where the missing water goes. In a nutshell...

- absorbtion by the coffee grounds and filter, plus adhesion in the filter basket
- evaporation (you're boiling water, right?)
- Mr. Coffee coffee makers suck and sometimes a significant amount of water dribbles down the side of the coffee maker wall near the pot, never making into the pot (unknown whether that water has passed through the brewing basket first)
So this formula can be adapted to find the missing socks?

[incognegro]

Most coffee instructions I've read mention a 6 oz. cup.

So it's not a 'Cup' (standard measure, 8 oz.) but a "coffee cup" (rather than a "mug").

[ho'ard]

[quote RgrF][quote AllGold]I did my Ph.D. thesis explaining where the missing water goes. In a nutshell...

- absorbtion by the coffee grounds and filter, plus adhesion in the filter basket
- evaporation (you're boiling water, right?)
- Mr. Coffee coffee makers suck and sometimes a significant amount of water dribbles down the side of the coffee maker wall near the pot, never making into the pot (unknown whether that water has passed through the brewing basket first)
So this formula can be adapted to find the missing socks?
I have wished for years that there was a way to store socks on your hard drive.

[AllGold]

[quote RgrF][quote AllGold]I did my Ph.D. thesis explaining where the missing water goes.
So this formula can be adapted to find the missing socks?
Hmmm, maybe I'll finally get that Ph.D. after all. -D

[OWC Jamie]

[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 only "waste" is the time taken to read it.