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@Yakster said:
New Mexico Pinon Coffee pods recalled for ink contamination.

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/recall-recalled-recalls-recalling-coffee-pods-single-serve-serving-keurig-fda-drink-new-mexico-pinon-contaminated-contamination-ink-printer-printed-printing-hot-heat-temperature-beverage-ground-flavored-flavor-national-nationwide

My mind goes nuts. What if it’s the same factory that produces inkjet cartridges for our printers and the Kureg pods are filled with ink and no coffee whatsoever. And the kurig users didn’t even notice.

I decided to give the coffee a try this morning after a good cup of home-roasted Sumatra. A closer examination of the beans shows that many are scorched only on the flat side (facing?), probably due to improper agitation in the roasting pan. The other side is quite light actually, I could hear my grinder working harder than normal and I roast to a good medium light roast normally, just a few minutes past the start of first crack.

Now to try the cup... it tastes a bit like straw with an astringent note with a hint of apricot. Not properly developed, not a good cup, but not the worst I've had, after culling the worst offenders.

The single coffee bean shown in the picture below is two sides of the same bean.