"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> > Vox Humana wrote:
>
>
> > > If the coffee was served at a normal 140F temperature, she wouldn't
have
> > > received 3rd degree burns.
> >
> > Where did we get this normal 140F for coffee? Coffee comes out of my
cheap
> > little Cusinart coffee maker at about 176F and the little burner plate
> keeps it
> > close to that.
>
>
> http://pages.prodigy.net/gaglenn/law...fee/truth.html
>


I'll put on my Alton Brown/geek lab coat, fire up the electronic probe
thermometer and see what the old Krups automatic drip unit does. I'll
report back.