diff --git a/cask/src/cask/model/Params.scala b/cask/src/cask/model/Params.scala
index 016ec2f9f1..75b70843e6 100644
--- a/cask/src/cask/model/Params.scala
+++ b/cask/src/cask/model/Params.scala
@@ -6,12 +6,22 @@ import cask.internal.Util
 import io.undertow.server.HttpServerExchange
 import io.undertow.server.handlers.CookieImpl
 
-case class Request(exchange: HttpServerExchange, remainingPathSegments: Seq[String]){
+case class Request(exchange: HttpServerExchange, remainingPathSegments: Seq[String])
+extends geny.ByteData with geny.Readable {
   import collection.JavaConverters._
   lazy val cookies: Map[String, Cookie] = {
     exchange.getRequestCookies.asScala.mapValues(Cookie.fromUndertow).toMap
   }
   lazy val data: InputStream = exchange.getInputStream
+
+  /**
+   * Read all the bytes of the incoming request *with* caching
+   */
+  lazy val bytes = readAllBytes()
+
+  /**
+   * Read all the bytes of the incoming request *without* caching
+   */
   def readAllBytes() = {
     val baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
     Util.transferTo(data, baos)
@@ -25,6 +35,8 @@ case class Request(exchange: HttpServerExchange, remainingPathSegments: Seq[Stri
       .map{ header => header.getHeaderName.toString.toLowerCase -> header.asScala }
       .toMap
   }
+
+  def readBytesThrough[T](f: InputStream => T) = f(data)
 }
 object Cookie{
 
diff --git a/example/minimalApplication/app/src/MinimalApplication.scala b/example/minimalApplication/app/src/MinimalApplication.scala
index e3b1eff932..68eb8d0540 100644
--- a/example/minimalApplication/app/src/MinimalApplication.scala
+++ b/example/minimalApplication/app/src/MinimalApplication.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ object MinimalApplication extends cask.MainRoutes{
 
   @cask.post("/do-thing")
   def doThing(request: cask.Request) = {
-    new String(request.readAllBytes()).reverse
+    request.text().reverse
   }
 
   initialize()
diff --git a/example/minimalApplication2/app/src/MinimalApplication2.scala b/example/minimalApplication2/app/src/MinimalApplication2.scala
index efe9204f2d..267f22f1cc 100644
--- a/example/minimalApplication2/app/src/MinimalApplication2.scala
+++ b/example/minimalApplication2/app/src/MinimalApplication2.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ case class MinimalRoutes()(implicit val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
 
   @cask.post("/do-thing")
   def doThing(request: cask.Request) = {
-    new String(request.readAllBytes()).reverse
+    request.text().reverse
   }
 
   initialize()
diff --git a/example/todo/app/src/TodoServer.scala b/example/todo/app/src/TodoServer.scala
index 8b498b5e25..a301fc21fb 100644
--- a/example/todo/app/src/TodoServer.scala
+++ b/example/todo/app/src/TodoServer.scala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ object TodoServer extends cask.MainRoutes{
   @transactional
   @cask.post("/add/:state")
   def add(state: String, request: cask.Request) = {
-    val body = new String(request.readAllBytes())
+    val body = request.text()
     run(
       query[Todo]
         .insert(_.checked -> lift(false), _.text -> lift(body))
diff --git a/example/todoApi/app/src/TodoMvcApi.scala b/example/todoApi/app/src/TodoMvcApi.scala
index 58df1d533c..bd54b8ff59 100644
--- a/example/todoApi/app/src/TodoMvcApi.scala
+++ b/example/todoApi/app/src/TodoMvcApi.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object TodoMvcApi extends cask.MainRoutes{
 
   @cask.post("/add")
   def add(request: cask.Request) = {
-    todos = Seq(Todo(false, new String(request.readAllBytes()))) ++ todos
+    todos = Seq(Todo(false, request.text())) ++ todos
   }
 
   @cask.post("/toggle/:index")
diff --git a/example/todoDb/app/src/TodoMvcDb.scala b/example/todoDb/app/src/TodoMvcDb.scala
index 66109f46eb..7140e27f96 100644
--- a/example/todoDb/app/src/TodoMvcDb.scala
+++ b/example/todoDb/app/src/TodoMvcDb.scala
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ object TodoMvcDb extends cask.MainRoutes{
   @transactional
   @cask.post("/add")
   def add(request: cask.Request) = {
-    val body = new String(request.readAllBytes())
+    val body = request.text()
     run(
       query[Todo]
         .insert(_.checked -> lift(false), _.text -> lift(body))
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index ab0d86201e..c583078b00 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ object MinimalApplication extends cask.MainRoutes{
 
   @cask.post("/do-thing")
   def doThing(request: cask.Request) = {
-    new String(request.readAllBytes()).reverse
+    request.text().reverse
   }
 
   initialize()