Beandog I have to agree totally, that is just a waste of good coffee.
Another example. Ethiopian Coffee's. Some of them are HORRIBLE looking when green, they have so many defects in them WOW!! But.....
You roast them all up anyways, grind the menagerie of misfit beans and drink it and get a really good cup of coffee! All those 'imperfections' add to the overall experience of your 'cup', and it has been demonstrated many times that culling things some may deem 'unworthy' can drastically alter the flavor of the cup and sometimes, not always in a good way either.
I get the strive for perfection thing, but often times it's the imperfections which we crave, desire, and entice us.
Let's take another twist on this, aimed at nobody in particular.... Kopi Luwak, you will drink beans that passed thru the anus of a rodent, yet somehow proclaim you are looking for 'the perfect bean'
, the perfect preparation. All the Pre Processing not withstanding, really?
Sometimes I think 'perfection' is not always in our best interests.
Aaron