FARK.com: (7300597) Mr. Coffee is recalling 600,000 single-cup brewers upon the realization that their customers don't like having their faces melted off

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		Mr. Coffee is recalling 600,000 single-cup brewers upon the realization that their customers don't like having their faces melted off (consumerist.com)		33
		More: Scary, Mr. Coffee, Bed Bath & Beyond, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, steam, customers

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markie_farkie		2012-08-31 12:16:53 PM

The "Ark Opening Ceremony" SPECIAL EDITION label on the side should have been a clue that something bad could happen.

beantowndog		2012-08-31 12:33:51 PM

I thought that was part of the experience.

GreenAdder		2012-08-31 12:53:07 PM

Egon, shorten your stream.

bdub77		2012-08-31 02:01:33 PM

"Ahh, good to the last drop."

persephonemagazine.com

Diogenes		2012-08-31 02:22:39 PM

bdub77: "Ahh, good to the last drop."

[persephonemagazine.com image 338x338]

Damn. Too slow. I was going to go with, "Care for another cup, JIm?" [insert pic] "NO I'M GOOD!!!"

Ennuipoet		2012-08-31 02:25:57 PM

What are these people putting in their coffee? And, can I have two of them?

scottydoesntknow		2012-08-31 03:06:31 PM

Trouble is brewing

WordsnCollision		2012-08-31 03:14:53 PM

Grounds for a lawsuit, I reckon.

JonZoidberg		2012-08-31 03:26:37 PM

In other news, Mr Coffee manufactures Macbooks as well.

art.penny-arcade.com

/hot like a Mr Coffee Macbook
//Props to Penny Arcade

roc6783		2012-08-31 03:27:44 PM

Their profits will likely slow to a drip.

Nexzus		2012-08-31 04:00:04 PM

What's the matter with this thing? What's all that churning and bubbling? You call that a radar screen?

No, sir. We call it, "Mr. Coffee." Care for some?

Yes! I always have coffee when I watch radar. You know that. Everbody knows that

"OF COURSE WE DO SIR"
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Shazam999		2012-08-31 04:07:59 PM

"The problem arises when the power of the steam building in the water reservoir pops the chamber open and causes the brewer to erupt in hot water and coffee grounds, says the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission."

I don't know whether to be horrified or buy some and gift them to my enemies.

WordsnCollision		2012-08-31 04:49:06 PM

/unavailable for comment

Mr. Potatoass		2012-08-31 05:25:56 PM

When Mr. Coffee was still made in America, Joe DiMaggio once brewed 56 consecutive pots without being scalded.

Lt. Cheese Weasel		2012-08-31 05:35:44 PM

Saved once again by Fark. THAT exact model was on my to buy for me list this weekend.

Thank you Drew.

/are you a wizard?

nytmare		2012-08-31 07:14:44 PM

Richard Saunders		2012-08-31 08:04:43 PM

I thought those were only sold in Mexico.

xsarien		2012-08-31 09:14:34 PM

Came for Spaceballs, leaving satisfied.

jake_lex		2012-08-31 09:28:34 PM

I love my Mr. Coffee single coffee brewer. I like to use it with my Bluth Cornballer to make a nice safe breakfast.

LordOfThePings		2012-08-31 09:37:57 PM

The problem arises when the power of the steam building in the water reservoir pops the chamber open and causes the brewer to erupt in hot water and coffee grounds

At least it's not just plain water, so it continues brewing on your face. Actually, skin-brewed is really the only way to make coffee.

Flint Ironstag		2012-08-31 10:21:37 PM

LordOfThePings: The problem arises when the power of the steam building in the water reservoir pops the chamber open and causes the brewer to erupt in hot water and coffee grounds

At least it's not just plain water, so it continues brewing on your face. Actually, skin-brewed is really the only way to make coffee.

A coffee and a tan! Sign me up!

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat		2012-08-31 11:04:56 PM

That's just exactly how I like my women.

sethstorm		2012-09-01 12:22:22 AM

Sounds like the designers of the coffee maker were too busy rolling mages in WoW to worry about things like safety.

/not obscure

mc_madness		2012-09-01 12:25:19 AM

They still make Mr. Coffees? OMG. Ahahahaha - how passé.

Are Americans so poor they can't afford a proper Jura machine? White trash always amuses me.

Ed Finnerty		2012-09-01 02:52:43 AM

mc_madness: They still make Mr. Coffees? OMG. Ahahahaha - how passé.

Are Americans so poor they can't afford a proper Jura machine? White trash always amuses me.

I am an American with refined tastes. That's why I own a Professor Coffee.

crab66		2012-09-01 08:30:21 AM

xsarien: Came for Spaceballs, leaving satisfied.

This.

Bith Set Me Up		2012-09-01 12:17:32 PM

xsarien: Came for Spaceballs, leaving satisfied.

Came for Back to the Future, leaving satisfied.

The One True TheDavid		2012-09-01 04:05:01 PM

Who pays $80 for a single-cup coffee maker? Maybe these people are too stupid to be allowed near hot water.

Flint Ironstag		2012-09-01 06:03:18 PM

The One True TheDavid: Who pays $80 for a single-cup coffee maker? Maybe these people are too stupid to be allowed near hot water.

I paid $120 for a Bosch Tassimo coffee maker. It makes great lattes and does all the milk frothing etc all by itself. Put milk pod in, press button, put coffee pod in, press button, drink latte.

DVOM		2012-09-01 11:54:52 PM

Flint Ironstag: The One True TheDavid: Who pays $80 for a single-cup coffee maker? Maybe these people are too stupid to be allowed near hot water.

I paid $120 for a Bosch Tassimo coffee maker. It makes great lattes and does all the milk frothing etc all by itself. Put milk pod in, press button, put coffee pod in, press button, drink latte.

Doesn't look good for your team either:

Link

Kurmudgeon		2012-09-02 01:24:56 AM

Flint Ironstag: A coffee and a tan! Sign me up!

www.lifegoesstrong.com

Flint Ironstag		2012-09-02 11:35:06 AM

DVOM: Flint Ironstag: The One True TheDavid: Who pays $80 for a single-cup coffee maker? Maybe these people are too stupid to be allowed near hot water.

I paid $120 for a Bosch Tassimo coffee maker. It makes great lattes and does all the milk frothing etc all by itself. Put milk pod in, press button, put coffee pod in, press button, drink latte.

Doesn't look good for your team either:

Link

Looks like the problem is with the T Discs, which are the pods full of coffee made by the coffee maker. They can explode and the mod is to fit a housing that will contain the steam. Doesn't apply to UK models, where I am, only the USA and Canada, possibly because our pods are made by a different coffee maker.
Maybe fixing a few thousand machines was easier than recalling the millions and millions of pods already out there? Or maybe the fixed the pods but still ordered Bosch to redesign the machines anyway?

pizzachoices		2012-09-02 09:43:22 PM

Score I have this coffee maker. I got it for 25 bucks. The last two weeks it was leaking when I used it. Now I get a new one for free.Link

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