[ColoradoTree]

I think the consensus of that year-long thread on coffee beans was that they should not be boiled, but then, I don't have a law degree, so I'm just guessing.

Ah, I thought the offending beans in question were of the sort that one might use in Mexican food.  Boiling or whipping coffee beans would clearly violate the 8th Amendment's strictures against cruel and unusual punishment, and I would never condone such a thing.  If punishing coffee beans were required, I should think the standard guillotine-like grinding process would suffice.  Or, if you're feeling merciful, throw it in the compost and let it die a slow, pungent death. 

[ColoradoTree]

I think the consensus of that year-long thread on coffee beans was that they should not be boiled, but then, I don't have a law degree, so I'm just guessing.

Ah, I thought the offending beans in question were of the sort that one might use in Mexican food.  Boiling or whipping coffee beans would clearly violate the 8th Amendment's strictures against cruel and unusual punishment, and I would never condone such a thing.  If punishing coffee beans were required, I should think the standard guillotine-like grinding process would suffice.  Or, if you're feeling merciful, throw it in the compost and let it die a slow, pungent death.