GON
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Glad you like gevalia.
I hadn't had such luck trying gevalia a handful of times.
I equated what gevalia is to coffee equals what Hickory Farms is to sausage.... Nice marketing and packaging... but the actual product....
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I hadn't had such luck trying gevalia a handful of times.
I equated what gevalia is to coffee equals what Hickory Farms is to sausage.... Nice marketing and packaging... but the actual product....
I completely agree with you about Gevalia coffee being less than stellar. It might just be the European roasting style that doesn't agree with my taste buds since other German and Swiss brands have a similar "bland" profile. They all seem to have a strong taste of hay, regardless of brand.
However, I will give Gevalia a shout out in regards to their branding and packaging appeal. When Gevalia first entered the very competitive U.S. consumer coffee market about 20-some years ago, they had an enticement offer that I could not pass up. I signed up to be on their mailing list (with no commitment to purchase), and they sent me a free starter package which included a Gevalia branded 10-cup drip coffeemaker and a sampler box which contained four 1 lb. bags of their most popular ground coffees. After trying their Traditional Roast and House blends, I donated the rest for the office communal coffee brews.
Roasted 5# of this back on 11-21-25 Medium dark -- 20-30s after the start of 2nd crack.
then cooled with my toro 60v leaf blower in 60s.
Sorry about the poor quality photo didnt notice..(bad ziplock bag reflection)
but its mainly for the darkness description of the roast.
then cooled with my toro 60v leaf blower in 60s.
Sorry about the poor quality photo didnt notice..(bad ziplock bag reflection)
but its mainly for the darkness description of the roast.
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Home: Wide Awake Colombian in one of those plastic re-usable K-cups.
Work: Kroger Brand French Roast in a standard drip coffee maker.
Whatever gets you through the day.
Work: Kroger Brand French Roast in a standard drip coffee maker.
Whatever gets you through the day.
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Lavazza Classico Medium Roast K-cups. 22 k-cups for $14.66 at Walmart. Sure, there are better coffees, but with availability, cost, and flavor all factored in, this has become my every day go-to.
I have been making espresso from mixed beans. Pretty amazing!
We just got our first espresso machine. A starter kind of unit from amazon. I bought some Illy Classico beans but soon came to realize our 20yo bodum burr grinder wasn't really up to the task of grinding them fine enough. I bought a couple of pre-ground lavazza bags and they are quite good. Generally just do a double shot americano before heading to work. Suggestions on preground coffee with a nice creme top would be appreciated.
Elkins45
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I still have my Gevalia branded coffee maker somewhere. I kept up my subscription for a couple of years. I liked the little bricks of dark roast but I didn’t drink enough to use it all before the next shipment arrived.
Great value classic or Columbian. I use to drink folgers and Maxwell house but both brands have turned to trash.
This and some smoke roasted extra dark roasts caught my eye
If they are a bit much I will blend them
BTW the room has a Nespresso machine I’ve never seen before. Pucks super vacuum sealed, drop them in a slot. It is maybe a notch above old original Nespresso. Not seen those pods in the USA
Yes Zenius
Canadian acquisitions. Pallet at their location was exceptional
Lavazza Classico is my wifes and I favorite commercial coffee thus far. Still trying new things but for the price it's
Amazon has the 12oz bags on sale for ~8$
Talk about bright espresso! Tasty and different and delicious
The fire roasted dark is something quite lovely such luck.
