Coffee - what are you using and why?

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I ran out of the Member's Mark Espresso that I normally drink so I just grabbed some canned Mellita European Dark Roast. Any good?

Opened the can and it didn't have the fresh coffee aroma I like. I think Cafe Bustello has a stronger smell. Hope it at least doesn't taste like Folgers.
 
Originally Posted By: TaterandNoodles


You need to try Caribou colombian then. It was rated #1 in the same comparison of 100% colombian coffees. It is worth every penny
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I gave away the eight o'clock coffee I had at the time.


An update to this....

This afternoon, just came home from the store with a bag of Caribou Coffee's Columbian for $4.99 (on sale). My refusal to pay over $5 for a bag of coffee is still intact.

Will give it a try shortly.

If I like it... at that price... I'll go back and buy more.
 
I've been roasting myself for about 5 years. I usually go for the east African origins - Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda especially - but there are also dry-processed lots from Brazil that catch my eye sometimes. When I started I could usually get greens for $3.50/lb but now it's usually closer to $5.50/lb. I try to wait for something good to show up and buy 20lbs but sometimes nothing really good is in season so I get 5lbs of 4 different origins instead. 20lbs of greens is about the most that will fit into a USPS flat rate box so that makes the shipping both cheap and fast.

I use a Nicro vacuum pot at home and a Swiss Gold pour-over cone at work. It's interesting how the two different brewing methods produce very different cups from the same roast.
 
Wow I just learned a lot about coffee.

For the past few years I've been drinking Maxwell House "regular"...though I'm curious about this 8 o'clock stuff. May have to pick some up.

Can't drink it black, lots of Splenda and lots of creamer. I make about 3 cups each morning and put that in the ol' New Orleans travel mug to drink each morning on the way to work.
 
My standard stuff is the Costco Kirkland whole bean, 3 lbs for $12 or so. I get the medium-dark "new guinea" (I think, it's the black bag with the butterfly) when they have it, if not the medium silver bag with the tiger or lion on front. It's quite good especially for the price.

I have a Capresso burr grinder, it's nice. To be completely honest I'm not certain it makes a huge difference, but the adjustability and ease with which it works is nice. Also have a Capresso drip coffee maker, which I do love. Expensive but far superior to the regular brands.

jeff
 
Originally Posted By: greenjp
My standard stuff is the Costco Kirkland whole bean, 3 lbs for $12 or so. I get the medium-dark "new guinea" (I think, it's the black bag with the butterfly) when they have it, if not the medium silver bag with the tiger or lion on front. It's quite good especially for the price.


The Kirkland coffees are IMO exceptionally good for the price. We buy the whole beans and put them through our thermal carafe burr grinder Capresso as well, which makes a nice enough cup. I really prefer my 12 year old Braun that saw me through college (made Jello, ramen, coffee, hot chocolate, soup, etc... in that coffee pot, anything that required a hot fluid) and grinding myself, but the thermal carafe is nice to have.

At my old job we had coffee communism (coffee drinkers brought in a tin of ground coffee when it was appropriate to support everyone's habit) and the preground Kirkland coffee always got rave reviews. Then again most of these guys drank gallons of watery Hills Brothers coffee and thought it was good... but it is a very tasty cup, even for preground. If I can't find Chock Full O' Nuts on sale for preground, I'll get Kirkland.
 
Been drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee for years but do to a major cut in the budget the wife bought some Maxwell House this past week. After drinking a pot of this stuff I told her she could do without one manicure per month and "we will" be drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee. I have to draw the line somewhere.
 
Originally Posted By: Johnny
Been drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee for years but do to a major cut in the budget the wife bought some Maxwell House this past week. After drinking a pot of this stuff I told her she could do without one manicure per month and "we will" be drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee. I have to draw the line somewhere.


+1

I was at a beer tasting one evening (go figure) and I began to chat with a couple that had sat at our table. The lady mentioned she worked for Proctor and Gamble (HQ'd in Cincy) and was involved in their coffee operations, as in she bought the coffee beans and helped to oversee their roasting operations.

I mentioned, somewhat hesitatingly, that I enjoyed a pot of freshly ground and brewed Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Without a pause, she said, "everyone in the coffee business knows Dunkin' coffee is really good coffee. There's nothing to be ashamed about in admitting you enjoy their coffee."

I also enjoy a pot of Meijer's Cinnamon and Hazelnut coffee. Obviously they do not roast their own beans and flavor them, but having enjoyed a wide variety of coffees thus far, it's respectable and consistent coffee.
 
Originally Posted By: dkryan
The lady mentioned she worked for Proctor and Gamble (HQ'd in Cincy) and was involved in their coffee operations, as in she bought the coffee beans and helped to oversee their roasting operations.


I would have loved the opportunity to talk to her for about an hour, about what all she knows....
 
I've always liked DD coffee but I noticed they are brewing it watered down lately. I cannot speak for all locations but the two local DDs have dialed back on the bean usage. I can understand saving money but it has forced me to buy their beans and grind them at home to get a decent cup of coffee.
Originally Posted By: Johnny
Been drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee for years but do to a major cut in the budget the wife bought some Maxwell House this past week. After drinking a pot of this stuff I told her she could do without one manicure per month and "we will" be drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee. I have to draw the line somewhere.
 
Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
What coffee are you brewing at home, and why?

(I'd prefer to keep this to coffees that are widely available in stores.... so if you suggest it, I can easily go buy some).

Right now, I am using Eight O'Clock's 100% Colombian.

I'm drinking it because it is a Colombian variety with a good, solid taste.... with nothing unexpected.

I tried it because of a favorable Consumer Reports rating.

At $4 for an 12 ounce bag, it is only slightly more expensive than brands such as Folgers or Maxwell House, but is much better.

Over the years I grew quite weary of paying high prices for beans at Starbucks and finally decided to try Whole Foods Pacific Rim Organic Blend.

What a surprise that was. Much better coffee and half the price of Starbucks.

Beans are ground fresh each morning on my Breville burr grinder and brewed on a Krups machine using Melitta #4 cone filters.
 
Originally Posted By: Johnny
Been drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee for years but do to a major cut in the budget the wife bought some Maxwell House this past week. After drinking a pot of this stuff I told her she could do without one manicure per month and "we will" be drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee. I have to draw the line somewhere.


Gotta love that.

I've been drinking foldgers bold roast in the little tea bags. I know, I know. Not gourmet stuff, but it's better than what we have at work and you only make what you need.
 
Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
Originally Posted By: Johnny
Been drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee for years but do to a major cut in the budget the wife bought some Maxwell House this past week. After drinking a pot of this stuff I told her she could do without one manicure per month and "we will" be drinking Dunkin Donuts coffee. I have to draw the line somewhere.


Gotta love that.

I've been drinking foldgers bold roast in the little tea bags. I know, I know. Not gourmet stuff, but it's better than what we have at work and you only make what you need.


Foldgers is good coffee. I found out that the Smuckers Company owns both Foldgers and Dunkin Donuts. Maybe some of the good is rubbing off.
 
My favorite is good ole Chock Full O'Nuts Colombian coffee from the supermarket. Four scoops of this coffee into a stove top 12 cup perk and I'm set. Only works on natural Gas stoves....electric stoves will cause it to burn.

Great coffee and I still love the Perked coffee over the drip, French Press and what ever new method of brewing coffee they come up with. Perk....INM.....the best hands down!
 
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