Household batteries (the usual suspects: AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt) can be recycled through battery retailers like Batteries Plus. While you save up enough old batteries to make it worth a disposal trip, keep your dead batteries in a dry place that's out of reach of kids.
Water temperature is vital. Doing it correctly, you can make what many say is the perfect cup of coffee. Ideally, you want the temperature between 195 and 200 degrees F. One way to do this is to boil the water and use an âinstant readâ thermometer from any kitchen store.
Their especially machine was broken. Let them know. The actual temperature that coffee 'should be brewed', runs between 196.4-204.00 you don't want the water to be too hot or it will scorch the coffee. You also want the coffee to rest a bit before they pour if it is a brewed cup, called blooming. If the coffee is run through the hot water without blooming, you'll loose quite a bit of the flavor (which is why many buy coffee in coffee shops is because of taste, not just convenience). AND bad coffee, no matter where you get it, is just bad coffee. If it has been left sitting exposed to air, it will taste syrupy and harsh. If the beans are old, it will taste flat. If the roasting was not done properly, you'll have a nasty cup.