Why are cups of coffee 6oz?

[mercanucaribe]

A cup is defined as being 8oz, yet on a coffeemaker, a cup is 6oz. Even my smallest coffee cup is made for 8oz, so if I put 6oz in there, it feels like I got shortchanged.

 

[BatmanNate]

Because coffee is disgusting. Beer, on the other hand, comes in pints.

 

[mercanucaribe]

You think coffee tastes bad but not beer?

 

[BatmanNate]

Does the pope ****** in the woods?

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
Because coffee is disgusting.

:thumbsdown:

 

[farmercal]

Because the coffee makers can say their machines can make 12 cups of coffee without making a bigger machine. Saves them money and sells their product. Get it?

 

[biggestmuff]

It's as simple as you originally stated; a coffee cup is 6 oz. and the unit of measure called a "cup" is 8 oz.

Someone from the UK would feel short-changed when ordering a pint in the US. A pint in the UK is 20 oz. and the unit of measure in the US called a "pint" is 16 oz.

 

[0roo0roo]

its because of oil and the middle east. u know it.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
its because of oil and the middle east. u know it.

It's all Bush's fault!

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
Because coffee is disgusting. Beer, on the other hand, comes in pints.

The beer people know what they're doing.:beer:

 

[Sphexi]

Not sure of the exact reason, but I think it has something to do with the simple measurements of it. 2 tablespoons of coffee per 6 ounces of water seems to be the accepted mixture for good tasting coffee. It's been that way for years in the US and Europe, long before residential coffee makers came out. But to be honest I'm not totally certain.