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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/bus_error on 2025-11-06 11:35:07+00:00.
I make "pour-over" coffee. Today I discovered that if I do all this:
- place water in the electric kettle
- get distracted by cat #1
- fail to press start
- position the pour-over device (looks like a funnel) over the cup
- insert the liner
- grind the beans and place the result into the pour-over device
- get distracted by cat #2
- come back and pour the water
- sit down with Reddit and my cup of alleged coffee
. . . I discovered that the sort-of-light-brownish liquid tastes like . . . like something that you would not want to drink.
Clues that I missed:
- wrong color
- no sound from the electric kettle
- no "mmm, smell the coffee" floating around the kitchen air
I think I need some coffee. Can you come over and press Start for me?
TLDR: forgot to press start on electric kettle. Pour-over coffee sort of worked, tasted poorly.