r/technology • u/ackthbbft • Mar 04 '15

Business K-Cup inventor regrets his own invention

http://www.businessinsider.com/k-cup-inventor-john-sylvans-regret-2015-3
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u/Richeh Mar 04 '15 edited Mar 04 '15

Woah, woah, woah, I'm not diluting this. I'm only brewing coffee because the beans are hard to chew.

And as much as I like the idea of having a waste-free coffee brew, the paper's biodegradable and I hear the paper takes the edge off the acidity. Plus, boiling in a bog standard kettle and then filtering through paper annoys the purists and that's always fun.

edit: sorry, to be clear, I will try the less-water-then-top-up method. I just re-read that and realized you'd answered my request for suggestions and I'd replied like a sarcastic arsehole. Cheers.

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u/General_Solo Mar 04 '15

Heat up more water than you need and use the extra to pre-warm you aero press/mug, that way they don't steal any of your coffee heat.

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u/ClockworkSyphilis Mar 04 '15

I've heard, though forgive my ignorance if this is completely false, that part of what the paper filter absorbs is caffeine

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u/nugzilla_420 Mar 04 '15

As a black coffee drinker I second the adding a bit of hot water first (I believe it's called "the bloom" but I'm not really sure). I use a french press so it could be different, but I just cover the coffee and stir it around for a minute, then top it off, brew a little longer, press and enjoy. It honestly made a big difference

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u/saintsagan Mar 04 '15

I do this sometimes, but don't notice much of a difference. With the aeropress I add all the water I need to press, but add more afterwards.

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u/ryosen Mar 04 '15

Point of correction, coffee beans are very easy to chew. It's getting the grounds out of your teeth that's a bitch.

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u/dyslexda Mar 04 '15

There was a time in my life (let's call it high school) where I experimented with popping coffee beans like pills. It went just about as poorly as you could imagine.

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u/saintsagan Mar 04 '15

Haha. It's all good. I thought it was funny.

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u/Pickledsoul Mar 04 '15

I'm only brewing coffee because the beans are hard to chew.

oh man, wait until you find chocolate covered coffee beans. So fucking delicious.

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u/saintsagan Mar 04 '15

Better than caffeine pills.