It was cheaper to keep the coffee hot because the pot of coffee stays good longer at those dangerously high temperatures. If they kept the coffee hot enough to drink, but not boiling hot, it'd go stale faster and they'd lose a little money tossing out half used pots of coffee.
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It was cheaper to keep the coffee hot because the pot of coffee stays good longer at those dangerously high temperatures. If they kept the coffee hot enough to drink, but not boiling hot, it'd go stale faster and they'd lose a little money tossing out half used pots of coffee.