Re:All arabica coffee is genetically similar: how can beans ...
by oceanplexian on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @02:23PM
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This is IMHO, why companies like McDonalds or Budweiser are technically so impressive. A lot of people will criticize them for being crap or generic quality food and beverage products, but it takes a ridiculous amount of engineering to make a product that's consistent, at scale, all around the world. A family member used to work as an engineer at a large craft brewery and making a consistent product year-to-year was one of their biggest challenges and they didn't always get it right.
Re:All arabica coffee is genetically similar: how can beans ...
by apeters on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:54PM
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Yes, that’s impressive.
I’m not eating fast food since years now and don’t want to defend their business, but I always thought that the fast food you get at a huge chain like McDonalds is probably the most thoroughly tested you can buy.
With the pears, it was visually obvious to the pear-pickers (us kids) that each pear was different, and that their character varied from year to year. (I'd guess based mostly on weather.) Similarly obvious how pears that were only cooked enough to start melting the ice cream scooped onto them would taste quite different from pears cooked down into jam, or pears that were caramelized in a fry pan (to be put on top of ice cream), or...