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"SteveB" <toquerville@zionvistas> wrote:


> I drink Starbucks coffee exclusively, made through that one cup Melitta
> paper filter. Two scoops per 16 oz. of water. Kind of strong. Then
> Amaretto flavored creamer and sugar. I also like the mocha flavored
> Frappucinos. But they are darned expensive. I can make a palatable
> substitute by brewing my coffee, adding ingredients, then putting the mug
> into the fridge for an afternoon jolt.

Believe it or not, a "cup" of coffee is made with 5 oz of water! Since
some water never makes it through, the final "cup" is even smaller.
When I was a little kid, older people drank coffee in "teacups" with
saucers. They were small, had very thin walls and didn't hold much
coffee. I hardly see anybody drink coffee now in anything other than a
mug (well, yeah, lotsa paper cups, too, and espresso sometimes is in
really tiny cups). The dinnerware we requested for our wedding had
larger cups with saucers. I think we put the saucers out in the garage.
We seldom used the cups, they were too small. We just bought new
dinnerware. There were no saucers. The mugs are substantial. I just
measured one. It holds 10 oz, with about an inch to spare to avoid
spillage. I put it in the sink and filled it up, for 13 oz.

Melitta still makes one cup filters, with no selection. However, they
don't sell filter holders for them. The standard single serving filter
cone takes a #2 filter, which is two "cups". Here's an example:

https://shop.melitta.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=64+0209&Cat=

[all measurements in US ounces]

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA