Researchers devise coffee machine that can tell good coffee from bad
By Donald Melanson 
posted February 13th 2008 1:55PM
posted February 13th 2008 1:55PM
It looks like coffee technology could be about to take another leap forward, with Nestle researchers now touting that they've devised a machine that can tell the difference between good coffee and bad coffee -- espresso, in particular. Apparently, the machine has "nearly" the taste accuracy of a panel of trained espresso tasters, who, if this machine is any indication, may soon have to kiss their envious job goodbye (like so many others that have been forced to confront the cold hard reality of the machines taking over). While there's apparently still quite a bit of work to be done on the coffee tasting machine, Nestle eventually sees it being used as a quality control device for the entire coffee industry.
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I can't get over how so many people seem to think that they qualify to tell me what I like and don't like, or what I should think is good and what isn't? I personally, have tried Starstucks several times, and have yet to finish one cup of their bland, overrated brown tinted stuff. And for the price, I can afford to have my own coffee maker, brew it, enjoy it black, and save the car gas for more entertaining exploits.
Bottom line: Sometimes you get a good cup of coffee and unfortunately at times you get a bad cup of coffee no matter what coffee shop you go to.... anywhere in the world! But my personal experience with Starbucks is that there are certain employees that really know how to make a good product and some just don't get it at all and shouldn't be behind the counter. I hope their efforts improve the quality of every cup that is handed out! I personally, am looking forward to see if their efforts really make a difference. Good Luck.
Love your post Denny. Finally someone who seems reasonable and not so judgmental.
Hey Jeff - it is obvious you know nothing about coffee. Starpuke buys the lowest grades possible and if they ever knew anything about roasting, they forget what little they knew. First of all it is not a Specialy Coffee Shop. It is all about marketing and it did well at that. It convinced the "I like the BEST" crowd pay high prices for low quality coffee. Now it serves coffee drinks from push a button vending machine.
If you really want GREAT Coffee, look for a Specialty Coffee place that tells you what you are REALLY drinking and says it with PRIDE. A Café that supports Fairtrade Organic coffee growers. Starpuk may have ONE fairtrade coffee in ONE shop out hundreds and says it supports Fairtrade.
It is all BS marketing.
What snobs you all are. A lot of us have tasted coffee from many different places and actually like Starbucks the best. I am not fat and I do not drink frappuchinos. Forgive them for making a buck. It is called the free market. They are good to the kids who work there and seem to be a pretty reputable company. I like it, so sue me!
Damn, people need to get off their lazy asses and make their own coffee.
All,
Since I have been making my own cappucino and espresso every day for 15 years I am wondering why so few people get the clue and do the same. I saved about $15,000 and did not have to stand in line...
does it come with a 'pretentious' meter?
"You think that's good coffee? You've obviously never had hand-picked Honduran roasted over a Hawaiian volcano and strained in the purest unicorn tears. Moron."
i'll keep my tranquilizer dart ready. get a high and low at once...
"This device won't tell you if the coffee is good. It will, however, quantify the chemical signature of a pre-determined 'good' coffee for later comparison. So, when one of you coffee afficianados walks into a coffe bar and says "thy coffee doth suck", they can test it against the ideal for that blend, and tell you, "no, verily, thy taste buds doth suck".
the other height of hilarity... too amazing...
Yes indeed a new way of making a bland coffee to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Just like Budwieser a bland beer that appeals to a large market of shall we dare say uneducated people in the ways of world tastes. What Nestles wahts to do is make every cup taste the same no matter who brews it or what compnay sells the bean.
Mediocrity and corporate blandness will be the rule of the land.
Coffeee is a stple beverage and is brewed in many ways around the world to try and make it taste the same everyu where is a detestable goal it will elimanate regional and cultural tastes and tradtions and make it one more bland product of a dismal corporate run world.
Finally an idea who's time has come!