During the trial it was revealed that McDonald’s knew that heating their coffee to this temperature would be dangerous, but they did it anyways because it would save them money. When you serve coffee that is too hot to drink, it will take much longer for a person to drink their coffee, which means that McDonald’s will not have to give out as many free refills of coffee. This policy by the fast food chain is the reason the jury awarded $2.7 million dollars in punitive damages in the McDonald’s hot coffee case. Punitive damages are meant to punish the defendant for their inappropriate business practice.

  • oldmateEnglish
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    1 year ago

    then let it fall into a cold container that soaks up much of the heat, and maybe even pour it into another cold container afterwards, which is where you drink it from.

    If you’re serious about making coffee then you’re preheating everything that the coffee will contact.

    • jarfil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Preheating, but to what temperature? You still want the end result “drinkable”, not “scalding your insides” hot. They’re usually many degrees colder than the coffee gets brewed at.