Have you ever actually taken a gulp of coffee at 195* F? Try it, and get back to me.
McDonalds used to serve coffee that hot, until they lost their lawsuit. Now, they serve it at about 175* F. My ideal drinking temperature (coffee and milk) is about 160*F — hotter than tepid, but cool enough that I can actually enjoy the taste.
Tim Horton’s leaves coffee on electric hotplates (for under 20 minutes, usually), so I’m not sure what temperature it gets to; but it does get too hot to drink from a paper take-out cup. (As I said, it’s about right if poured into a big heavy mug.) It’s also too hot to risk spilling on yourself. Don’t mess with Murphy’s Law.
Have you ever actually taken a gulp of coffee at 195* F? Try it, and get back to me
My wife can sip the 195° coffee right out of the pot with no problems.
Myself, however, due to breathing hot gases during a chopper crash, I can’t drink it near that hot. However the spicier the food, the better. I have a seasoning made from Trinidad Scorpion peppers (one of the hottest in the world) that I put on everything.
Go figure.