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WCDT strips 4061-4065 (5-9 August 2019)
Wingy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermophile They can live in garden-variety water heaters...
dutchrvl:
--- Quote from: Wingy on 09 Aug 2019, 05:35 ---
--- Quote from: BenRG on 09 Aug 2019, 00:07 ---No, it isn't the stuff in the pot that's the problem. It's the stuff that bred in the mess on the outside, didn't get boiled and gets transferred over when you're pouring into the customer's cup.
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Thank you for giving me yet another reason to never drink coffee. (Yes, I'm one of those people.)
I like the smell in small doses, but the taste is nasty. I don't like bitter flavors, and never have. I've trained myself to like broccoli, and the occasional raw brussel sprout (cooked activates my texture phobia), but that's about it.
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Ehm, there is really no need for coffee to be that bitter anyway, and with milk and/or sugar it'll be pretty much completely gone.
I love coffee, but I am like you when it comes to bitter tastes; okay with broccoli, strong dislike for brussel sprouts, can barely stand arugula, etc.
Perhaps it's just the specific coffee taste and not any bitterness that you dislike?
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: shanejayell on 08 Aug 2019, 20:32 ---
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 08 Aug 2019, 19:57 ---But the....FLAVOUR!!!
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But... the possible illness!
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Do your shoes stick to the bathroom floor?
If 'yes', dump it and run.
EDIT
--- Quote from: oddtail on 09 Aug 2019, 05:35 ---*snip*
I'm aware of bacteria that can survive boiling water, even for extended periods of time, but as a living environment where they can actually thrive? I'd be thankful for a citation or an example of a bacteria species. Bacteria usually survive harsh conditions by forming spores, I'd be suprised (though not shocked) to find one that can actually conduct metabollic processes "business as usual" style in 100 degrees C.
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Many gram negative strains are capable of forming what is called a 'capsule' which protects a portion of the bacterium from stressful environments (like boiling water or dehydration). Once the capsule reaches ideal conditions (like your mouth or bloodstream), it sheds the capsule to begin proliferating once more.
One must rupture the capsule to prevent infection. This is usually done throw a combination of heat and pressure and is the exact reason why jelly is made with a pressure-cooker and hospitals use autoclaves.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Wingy link=topic=34473
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--- Quote from: BenRG on 09 Aug 2019, 00:07 ---No, it isn't the stuff in the pot that's the problem. It's the stuff that bred in the mess on the outside, didn't get boiled and gets transferred over when you're pouring into the customer's cup.
--- End quote ---
Thank you for giving me yet another reason to never drink coffee. (Yes, I'm one of those people.)
I like the smell in small doses, but the taste is nasty. I don't like bitter flavors, and never have. I've trained myself to like broccoli, and the occasional raw brussel sprout (cooked activates my texture phobia), but that's about it.
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The trick to broccoli is to either eat it raw and dipped in ranch or steamed and drowned in cheese/cheese sauce. Brussels sprouts are best sautéed in olive oil with some garlic. But --if you insist on eating them raw -- a bit of nutmeg helps reduce the bitterness.
I also hate all things bitter (beer is the actual worst for me).
oddtail:
--- Quote from: Wingy on 09 Aug 2019, 05:38 ---https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermophile They can live in garden-variety water heaters...
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Thanks for the link! Didn't even think to look it up using this term. I'm a dumbass.
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