Spoiler, its RDT
In case people do nto know what RDT is, which they really should if they have been into coffee for a little while as it makes a big difference:
RDT is Ross Droplet Technique, which is very much adding water to beans. Named after David Ross who came up with it back in 2005
Christ on a bike, how were we meant to know that?!? Is it too much trouble for you to type something out for us so we can understand you, without having to Google it?
Excuuuuse us for making you press some keys 😂
You know, I remember in middle school learning the art of Google for research purposes and being amazed that I could find almost any information I could want in minutes. It was also in that time that I first encountered the “Let me google that for you” website that just takes text, shows a mouse moving over the Google searchbar, pastes the text, and then returns the search results. Seeing that made me realize I’d feel a fool if it had to be pointed out to me that I could google the answer to a basic question.
So to see someone acknowledge that they could take one minute to find the answer to what an acronym they don’t know, from a more reliable source than an internet stranger (like the gpt answer above), and then outright refuse to do so on the basis that the answer should have already been spoon-fed to them is frankly bizarre. I sure didn’t know what RDT was when I opened the thread, but just to make sure I wasn’t crazy after reading the threads here I typed ‘rdt coffee’ in my search bar and in less time than it took you to write your comment I had the answer.
I need to understand, what is the process behind your thinking here? Why do they need to explain a 20 year old coffee term in a coffee community that takes less than a minute to learn the basics of if you do the thing you think you shouldn’t have to? I’m really trying to understand without letting judgement seep in, I’m just at a bit of a loss here.
I am very surprised that anybody answering that question wouldn’t have been in the hobby long enough to not know what RDT is. Immediately downvoting my actual, factual link to both what RDT is and a deeper dive on the article to it says a lot.
There’s a pretty big difference between knowing an acronym for a new term about an old technique, and knowing about the technique itself. Anyone who’s lived through a winter knows that static is worse when things are drier. Brewers have added water to grain to improve grinding for ages. I’ve added a spritz of water to beans for a while, and it’s not because someone told me to, it was just common sense. This is the first I’ve ever heard it referred to as the RDT. You were down voted for being condescending about it
The issue here is posting chatgpt answers as fact without knowing remotely enough about the topic to know it’s garbage. I wouldn’t dare post answers on random topics I know nothing aboutusing chatgpt as my sole guide, its a proper dick move.
It’s been a part of the speciality coffee scene since 2005, and a big part of many recommendations to improve grinding. I would be surprised if anyone who has been an active consumer of coffee content hasn’t seen it used at least once.
