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I find it next to impossible to get a decent cup in a US restaurant.A few years ago my local coffee shop owner got an offer he couldn't refuse and closed in short order, but before the end he offered me his coffee urn, one of those incredible, old, beautiful, glass-lined, triple tower things, at a very nominal price.
I pitched the thing to every restaurant owner I know, more than a few, (without trying to clean up) and was turned down by every one of them.
My understanding has always been that glass makes for better coffee than does stainless steel, and beyond that, you'd think that somebody would have wanted the thing for its aesthetics alone, but nope.
Go figure.
