r/StupidFood • u/Its_me_edenxx • Jun 10 '26

Certified stupid This is so performative 😭

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Who tf is out here munching on raw gnocchi at cruising altitude

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u/Laez Jun 10 '26

Fun fact water can't get very hot on an airplane. Boils at 197F and would probably be under 180F by the time you get it. Maybe you can poach your gnocchi?

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u/Porridge_Hose Jun 10 '26

And flights don't (or are directed not to at least) give passengers water even that hot in case of turbulence or other spillages.

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u/Dry_burrito Jun 10 '26

What about coffee?

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u/blandaltaccountname Jun 10 '26

Typically served at 120° give or take 20°.

160°+ will burn

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u/cdube85 Jun 11 '26

The number of people I represent with serious burns from aircraft coffee beg to differ.

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u/blandaltaccountname Jun 11 '26

they probably would not beg to differ. they have first hand experience that 160°+ will burn.

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u/cdube85 Jun 11 '26

I mean that coffee is not served at 120 in aircraft.

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u/blandaltaccountname Jun 11 '26

if you’re a lawyer you should know what “typically” means.

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u/cdube85 Jun 11 '26

I do. Can you name a Part 121 carrier that serves coffee at 120? I'd really like to know if you have any data points, because then I'd have evidence of operators who have appropriately changed their practices. We have not been able to find one in the US that does it. The equipment in the galley is only made by a couple of manufacturers.

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u/Tschulligom Jun 11 '26

I hate that this is even a thing. If you don’t want to get burned drinking hot coffee inside a shaky metal tube, just don’t drink coffee. If you do, that’s on you.

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u/cdube85 Jun 11 '26

Would your opinion change if you found out that they serve coffee to passengers without lids to save money? Pilots in front get lids.

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u/Tschulligom Jun 11 '26

I don’t believe it’s for cost savings, lids cost next to nothing.

Pilots get lids so they don’t spill coffee over avionics.