Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic

Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by zaphar on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:41AM (#50367175)

I mean, among real coffee snobs the status symbol is mostly not using a Keurig or Lavazza machine at all. Pour overs, Espresso machines, most status symbol coffee equipment is pretty light on the plastic already.

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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by Marsymars on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:51AM (#50367332)

Yeah, my normal morning coffee for my wife and I is from a Kalita Wave glass brewer. No plastic touches the coffee. Costs $40. Ceramic or stainless steel also available.

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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by schnevets on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @10:54AM (#50367382)

I think it's less about status or quality and more about a convenient cup of complimentary coffee in a waiting room that doesn't come with two ounces of environmental guilt.

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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by shostack on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:09AM (#50367627)

This. Anyone serious about coffee who is not going with one of these machines purely for convenience and speed would not otherwise consider them in a million years.

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Re:Coffee's new status symbol is a machine without plastic by jrootabega on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @11:50AM (#50368278)

It's CNN. Not exactly news snobs.

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