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Are you familiar with the process of extracting the caffeine in decaf? Unfortunately it isn't without potential downsides.
by obsidianbases1 5mo ago
Are you familiar with the process of extracting the caffeine in decaf?
Unfortunately it isn't without potential downsides.
- didgeoridoo 5mo agoSupercritical CO2 extraction is pretty innocuous. Just buy good decaf from a place that doesn’t bathe their beans in toxic waste.
- obsidianbases1 5mo agoGood to know. Any recommendations where to find this?
- rhyperior 5mo agoMany coffee distribution sites (like drink trade dot com) tell you the process. I’m a fan of the Swiss water method.
- risyachka 5mo agoRight? All high quality coffee makers use a proper method so there is absolutely zero downside in decaf. Just make sure to check which method they use (all big ones state it on their website or else)
- throwaway902984 5mo agoThere are multiple methods that James hoffman breaks down in this video iirc, if anyone is curious. https://youtu.be/yYTSdlOdkn0?si=uAo3pipjBA91OV5V https://youtu.be/yYTSdlOdkn0?si=uAo3pipjBA91OV5V
- technothrasher 5mo agoYes, I know the four main methods of decaffeination. The haters have gone down this road with me many times. Why can't people just let me drink my decaf? It's like they can't enjoy their caffeine unless everybody does. It's weirdly pushy.
- ai_slop_hater 5mo ago[flagged]
- amunozo 5mo agoDrinking coffee for caffeine is pathetic, in my humble opinion.
- nemomarx 5mo agoWhy? Coffee tastes good. What's wrong with drinking something that you like the taste of, or just a warm drink in general?
- ai_slop_hater 5mo agoThere is nothing objectively wrong with drinking something you like the taste of, however, when it is coffee specifically, I believe, the utility of it is the caffeine it contains; that, and the culture around coffee-drinking makes me feel the way I described. Notice the "in my humble opinion" at the end of my message.
- nemomarx 5mo agoIf the utility of it was the caffeine, what would the audience for decaf be? It should be plain that the other aspects are also important.
- ai_slop_hater 5mo ago"other aspects" a.k.a. status signalling. Cool kids drink coffee.
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