| Secrets of a coffee filter |
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Once the jar is filled with slowly percolating water, an energy conscious gastronome is also considered to place the plastic cap onto the jar in order to obtain a delicious and ‘hot’ coffee. Now, what the heck could be fascinating about a plastic cap? Recently I changed my brand - I preferred a slightly milder taste – and a few minutes ago, when I was trying to clean the cap, a desire to study its user friendliness was overwhelming me. I particularly noticed that the new cap was equipped with a considerable higher amount of hooks and edgings in which humidity and foam found a safe habitat; even after flushing twice with fresh water, it remained a challenge to thoroughly clean the cap by means of my towel. Not that I’m a freak on hygiene – bacteria also have their rights – yet there are limits in what I tolerate. I become slightly nervous when too many hooks and edgings decorate household goods that have to pass manual cleaning or my dish washer; not all residues that remain behind in hooks and edgings will be completely removed. Just give me household goods that are not too rugged and edging. However … sometimes hooks and edgings also fulfil a (more) important role, such as providing additional strength, stiffness and a steady position; I have to admit that in this respect my new caps are clearly dominant. Not only my new caps are proving their superior sturdiness, also the correspondent jars show a considerably better shape stability compared to their former competitors. Where pouring hot water forces my former jars into an undesirable oval shape, my new jars perfectly remain in their circular geometry. This way it’s much more easy to place the new plastic caps on their jars compared to when the same action is performed on their predecessors; in the latter case a superior handiness was required to accomplish the gastronomical task. My conclusion is crystal clear. My new filters – sudden source of delightful fascination – surpass their predecessors in a clear and distinct way. Their user friendliness in the place-the-cap-onto-the-jar action ample compensates the hooks and edgings of the more-difficult-to-clean design. Or how a cup of coffee can be fascinating in a completely unexpected way.
I wish you a great coffee time, and please don’t forget the most important … spoil yourself with a delightful Belgian chocolate at the same time. Here’s to you ! Dr. ir. Frans Vos |
What’s common for one person, can be an inspiring climax of intense joy for another. I notice the cup of coffee that I’m about to drink, coffee that was created by pouring boiling water out of my electrical water heater, through a coffee filter, into my cup. This particular coffee filter is not such a paper one in a common coffee machine, yet one out of a box of 10 plastic jars, each with some flat filter papers on the bottom, between which grinded coffee beans are waiting to release their titillating aromas.
