notbob > wrote in
:

> On 2007-01-14, sandi > wrote:
>
>> press pot and different coffees I can grab off the shelves.
>
> Arrghhh!.... Sandi, at least try and find a local roaster or
> cafe to buy fresh coffee from. Coffee, once it's been
> roasted, is time sensitive. After a couple weeks the quality
> drops like a rock. Ideally, it should be used 2 days to 2
> weeks after roasting. The stuff on your supermarket shelf is
> more like weeks to months old before it ever gets to their
> shelf and vac paks don't mean a thing. Some Costcos and Whole
> Foods roast on the premises. If you have to, look on the
> internet for roasters who will sell you time dated roast
> coffee. It's definitely more pricey, but the improvement over
> supermarket coffee is an order of magnitude better. Trust me.
> You are moving down the right path to better coffee. Don't
> stop now.
>
> nb

Okay. Okay... I will check it out. :-))