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Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by rahimnathwani on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:27AM (#17166189)
If 640ml is 5.3 cups, then one cup is only 120ml. That's less than half of a standard American cup (250ml). Perhaps each of Makita's cups is a double espresso, and can be diluted with hot water from another device?

(Also, for reference, the largest hot coffee cup at Starbucks is 4.9 cups, by Makita's measure.)

EDIT: I stand corrected. A standard coffee cup isn't the same as a standard 'measuring baking ingredients' cup.

Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by andreareina on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:46AM (#17166233)
A "standard" coffee cup is 150ml[1]. The japanese coffee cup could very well be smaller.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit)#Metric_cup

Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by zaarn on Monday May 28, 2018 @03:53AM (#17171158)
What really annoys me is that it's incompatible.

I can't put 2 coffe cups into one cup as it's 50 ml too much, however, since most cups I have are normal cups not coffee cups that means most of the time my cup is largely empty which is annoying.

They should have made a cup to be 350ml.

Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by andreareina on Monday May 28, 2018 @06:56AM (#17171754)
350ml sounds like the volume of a mug. In fact,

> Usually a mug holds approximately 8-12 US fluid ounces (350 ml) of liquid; double a tea cup.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug

Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by gonzo41 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:43AM (#17166229)
You're putting too much milk in your coffee. https://www.jetblackespresso.com.au/shop/p/duralex-picardie-...
Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by rahimnathwani on Sunday May 27, 2018 @06:32AM (#17166329)
You're right about the cup size!

But I don't put any milk in my coffee.

Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by mjlee on Sunday May 27, 2018 @06:22AM (#17166317)
That's about right - the coffee cup is a reasonably standard measurement:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasse_à_café

Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by imglorp on Sunday May 27, 2018 @06:34AM (#17166334)
640ml * (82c - 20c) = 39,680 calories

18v * 6Ah / (4.2 j/cal) ~~ 92,571 calories/battery if 100pct efficient heating

So, about 2 pots per battery.

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Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by satori99 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @06:53AM (#17166376)
As an Australian, I expected to find great coffee in Europe.

Instead, I found there is nowhere better than Sydney or Melbourne for truly awesome coffee.

Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by indemnity on Sunday May 27, 2018 @08:10AM (#17166571)
It’s the same across the ditch... whenever I return back to NZ from a trip to Europe or the US, I look forward to getting that first cup of good coffee again.
Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by bagacrap on Sunday May 27, 2018 @11:00AM (#17167105)
Where in the US? I find the availability of good coffee regional, but there are great options in most dense urban areas.
Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by kvz on Sunday May 27, 2018 @07:08AM (#17166421)
How is it better? As a coffee enthusiast I have an honest interest
Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by satori99 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @07:22AM (#17166458)
Sometimes it seems like everyone in my city (Sydney) has a coffee addiction.

It is possible to get a great coffee nearly anywhere at anytime of day. Places that used to sell drip-filtered (or worse) coffee have either disappeared or lifted their brewing game.

Even places like McDonalds and 7-Eleven have fresh-from-beans espresso machines in every single store, or else they wouldn't sell any coffee at all.

My local news-agent has installed a full-sized espresso machine and learned to become a barista in addition to selling newspapers and lottery tickets.

The McDonalds 'McCafe'[1] was developed in Australia for this reason (probably).

My personal belief is that large post-war immigration waves to Australia from southern Europe bought their own coffee cultures here (Greek, Italian, Turks) and it has combined in a unique way to become something special.

edit: Forgot to mention 'Flat-whites'[2].... They are my coffee of choice. I used to think they were a universal thing. After traveling overseas I sadly discovered that they are not.

[1] https://mcdonalds.com.au/menu/mccafe

[2] https://www.google.com/search?q=flat+white&source=lnms&tbm=i...

Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by derrasterpunkt on Sunday May 27, 2018 @01:00PM (#17167824)
I second that delicious Melbourne coffee.
Re:Makita has made a sturdy coffee machine aimed at construc... by always_good on Sunday May 27, 2018 @06:59AM (#17166399)
> American coffee drinking habits are a disgust for every average European - at least to me.

"Everyone has my opinion btw" is weak rhetoric, especially when you back peddle with "at least imo."