Overheard a barista saying pour overs are just fancy filtered coffee... is that fair?

I get the argument that it's just water through grounds, but the control over water temp and pour rate feels like a real difference to me. Do you think pour overs are actually special or just a slower way to make the same cup?

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gibson.sarah23d ago

Doesn't it feel like everything these days gets boiled down to its simplest parts just to dismiss it? That barista is technically right, same way a home cooked meal is just heat applied to ingredients. But you're totally onto something with the control aspect, it's like the difference between making toast in a toaster versus carefully browning bread in a pan. It's the same end result on paper but the experience and the tiny choices along the way change what you actually get. I think that kind of thinking is why people say stuff like "it's just coffee" or "it's just a movie" when really the details are where all the meaning lives.

wendy39123d agoMost Upvoted

Wait, hold up - you're saying people actually say "it's just a movie" out loud? Like to someone's face? That's wild to me. I'd be so annoyed if I was excited about a film and someone hit me with that.