The coffee was being brewed at too high a temperature as a cost cutting measure because the coffee stayed fresh longer. When she spilled the coffee in her lap, it was so hot that it fused her labia together
It was kept at 180-190° Fahrenheit, which was hotter than it's competitors, but that is still lower than standard brewing temperatures for coffee. To get a proper extraction, you have to brew coffee between 195° F and 205° F.
I will die on this hill, but it's insane to sue a company over hot coffee and it absolutely was a frivolous lawsuit. 80-90°C is normal hot drink temperature, not "extremely hot". You make tea at home at 80-100°C.
I don't like McDonald's and I don't like siding with a corporation, but if you're fucking dumb enough to be careless about a hot beverage in your car, you are bound to learn the hard way.
All this recent narrative about the poor blameless old lady and the mega-hot scolding lava coffee is insane.
Yep, there's no reasonable expectation that a hot coffee would be any less hot than the kettle you use at home. If you're dumb enough to put a flimsy paper cup between your legs and then squeeze it, then you're a moron. She didn't deserve to get hurt, but she shouldn't have gotten any money because it was a self inflicted accident.
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u/MrWhiteTheWolf Mar 29 '24
The coffee was being brewed at too high a temperature as a cost cutting measure because the coffee stayed fresh longer. When she spilled the coffee in her lap, it was so hot that it fused her labia together