what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

On Feb 3, 4:41 pm, Sharon > wrote:
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I buy whatever is on sale. For the life of me I cannot decide if any
brand is better than another. The greatest cup I had was at a
restaurant downtown, and I do not know the brand of the coffee.
Starbucks does not do anything for me. I saw where Consumer Reports
thought McDonalds had the best coffee. Maybe it is your state of mind
at the time.

Tom

"Sharon" > wrote in message
...
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I drink tea, but my wife will make coffee. She usually buys a good
Columbian, but she is not brand specific. Depends on where we happen to be
shopping.

>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>

I asked the question and didn't even answer myself! My husband and I
have been coffee snobs, but, today, I went to the supermarket and bought
Choc Full of Nuts, which was on sale. I'm skeptical, but we'll see...

On Feb 3, 4:41 pm, Sharon > wrote:
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

Cook's own blends
Cook's is a specialty food store in town.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

"Sharon" > wrote in message
...
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

Generic Columbian, whatever is cheapest.

But I do not complain when relatives and friends send me whole-bean Jamaica
Blue Mountain or Kona. I just get out my grinder and enjoy it.



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On Feb 3, 4:41 pm, Sharon > wrote:
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

Melita.

On Feb 3, 2007, Sharon wrote:

> what brand coffee does everyone > buy to brew at home?

I don't drink coffee every day and am
not a bid coffee fan. When I do make it, I use beans from a local
Portland, OR called Stumptown.

On Feb 3, 4:41?pm, Sharon > wrote:
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

http://eightoclock.com/products/whole.asp

I buy the whole bean Regular, Columbian, and Bokar.

Sheldon

Sharon wrote:
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I buy whatever Arabica coffee is the cheapest. If it's a tie, I get the
one that's roasted darker. Usually I end up with the house brand at Sam's
Club.

I also buy a few pounds of Seaport or Community dark roast coffee whenever
I'm in Houston.

Lately I've started drinking tea on weekends, just for a change of pace,
cuz I drink so much coffee at work during the week.

Bob

On Feb 3, 4:42?pm, " >
wrote:
> On Feb 3, 4:41 pm, Sharon > wrote:
>
> > what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
> I buy whatever is on sale. For the life of me I cannot decide if any
> brand is better than another.

Much of how coffee tastes has to do with the water.

Hello, Sharon!
You wrote on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:41:33 -0500:

S> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I usually get mine from Trader Joe's but I vary the type among
all the real (caffeinated)
coffees available and I usually prefer a dark roast.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

Sharon wrote:
>
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

Since I started roasting my own, I'll never go back
to pre-roasted. I prefer Columbian beans, but
sometimes a Sumatran or Sulawesi will do.

Hello, Mark!
You wrote on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:36:06 -0800:

MT> Sharon wrote:
??>>
??>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

You wrote:
Since I started roasting my own, I'll never go back
to pre-roasted. I prefer Columbian beans, but
sometimes a Sumatran or Sulawesi will do.

I like coffee but roasting my own is more work than I am
prepared to undertake. I find the unground, roasted vacuum
packed coffees from Trader Joe's keep quite well in the freezer
and it is not necessary to defrost before grinding.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" wrote:
> "Sheldon" writes::
> > Sharon wrote:
> >> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
> >http://eightoclock.com/products/whole.asp
>
> > I buy the whole bean Regular, Columbian, and Bokar.
>
> When I buy the whole beans I almost always buy 8 O'clock coffee, Columbian. *
> When I was a young child I used to love the smell of it grinding at the now
> defunct A&P in my home town. *Schuck's and Dierberg's carries it here. *Not
> sure what other grocers carry it. *

Most all stupidmarkets carry Eight O'Clock coffee... at the above web
site put in your zip code.

Sheldon

In article >,
Sharon > wrote:

> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

Folger's.
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> wrote in message
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> On Feb 3, 4:41 pm, Sharon > wrote:
>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
> I buy whatever is on sale. For the life of me I cannot decide if any
> brand is better than another.

You are a very, very lucky man!

James Silverton wrote:
>
> I like coffee but roasting my own is more work than I am
> prepared to undertake. I find the unground, roasted vacuum
> packed coffees from Trader Joe's keep quite well in the
> freezer and it is not necessary to defrost before grinding.

I don't find it to be much work at all.
Grinding and brewing one cup of coffee
is about the same amount of work as
roasting enough coffee for three cups.

I usually drink one very strong cup
of coffee a day, so I roast roughly
once every three days.

The most of the work in roasting is
picking through the beans to remove
the funky ones before roasting. Lots
of people don't bother with that.
Some people even claim that it
reduces the flavor. (They call what
I do "overpicking".)

In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Sharon wrote:
> >
> > what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
> Since I started roasting my own, I'll never go back
> to pre-roasted. I prefer Columbian beans, but
> sometimes a Sumatran or Sulawesi will do.

What is Columbian coffee? Do you mean Colombian coffee - the beans from
the country of Colombia? I'm asking because *every* poster who thus far
has mentioned that coffee has spelled it the way you did and I'm
wondering if I'm missing something (again). Is Columbian coffee
something other than Colombian coffee misspelled? I'm giving you an
opening for creativity, Mark. :-)
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> What is Columbian coffee? Do you mean Colombian coffee - the beans from
> the country of Colombia? I'm asking because *every* poster who thus far
> has mentioned that coffee has spelled it the way you did and I'm
> wondering if I'm missing something (again). Is Columbian coffee
> something other than Colombian coffee misspelled? I'm giving you an
> opening for creativity, Mark. :-)

I'd always assumed it was from South America,
but now that I look at the can, I see it's from
Missouri. :-)

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
>
>>Sharon wrote:
>>
>>>what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>>
>>Since I started roasting my own, I'll never go back
>>to pre-roasted. I prefer Columbian beans, but
>>sometimes a Sumatran or Sulawesi will do.
>
>
> What is Columbian coffee? Do you mean Colombian coffee - the beans from
> the country of Colombia? I'm asking because *every* poster who thus far
> has mentioned that coffee has spelled it the way you did and I'm
> wondering if I'm missing something (again). Is Columbian coffee
> something other than Colombian coffee misspelled? I'm giving you an
> opening for creativity, Mark. :-)

Columbia is a University in New York City. Perhaps they have a
special coffee roasting facility there. )

Sharon wrote:
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I rarely drink coffee at home. But I used to belong to the Gevalia coffee
club; I particularly like the (dark roast) Stockholm, which, unlike what
I've heard about Starbuck's burnt, is nice and smooth and yet very robust.
I drink my coffee black and I like it very rich. My father,who thought his
black coffee put hair on his chest (heh) couldn't take the Stockholm Roast I
brought to them. Mom loved it Not to worry, Dad hates everything.

But no, espresso is not my cup of tea, especially since it's drunk from tiny
cups. Give me a good cup of tea any day. With honey. And I'm a MIF.

Jill

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:41:33 -0500, Sharon >
wrote:

>what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

Eight O'Clock beans, which I grind in my official Eight O'Clock
grinder that I received for sending in two proofs of purchase eight
years ago.

Tara

On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:10:36 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"Sharon" > wrote in message
...
>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
>Generic Columbian, whatever is cheapest.
>
>But I do not complain when relatives and friends send me whole-bean Jamaica
>Blue Mountain or Kona. I just get out my grinder and enjoy it.


Indeed those are 2 finest Specialty coffees in the world and they
taste oh so different from any of the other listed coffees in this
thread. When I am away and can't have my own Kona, I seriously prefer
a diet pepsi. The commodity coffees just taste so bitter, over
roasted, drecky and are just not chocolatey, smooth nor highly
aromatic like JBM or Kona.

aloha,
beans

"l, not -l" > wrote:
> "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" wrote:
>
> > > I buy the whole bean Regular, Columbian, and Bokar.
>
> > > Sheldon
>
> > When I buy the wole beans I almost alway buy 8 O'clock coffee, Columbian.
>
> > When I was a young child I used to love the smell of it grinding at the
> > now
> > defunct A&P in my home town. *Schuck's and Dierberg's carries it here.
> > Not
> > sure what other grocers carry it.
>
> > Michael
>
> Shop 'n Save also carries it and their price is much lower (around *60 cents
> a bag lower) than the other stores. *

Sixty cents lower than what, and what other stores, and which size
bag? Without an actual price that info is pretty worthless, in fact
it's worthless absolutely... how long before you make your first
coherent post?

For the large bag Walmart has the lowest price, about $8.50. Price
Chopper charges about $12. My local Grand Union charges like $15.
Guess where I buy coffee.

Sheldon

On Feb 3, 2:36 pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:

> Since I started roasting my own, I'll never go back
> to pre-roasted. I prefer Columbian beans, but
> sometimes a Sumatran or Sulawesi will do.

Trader Joe's House Blend is Colombian and Sumatran, dark roast.
That's my default. But they offer a fair variety of other locales and
roasts so it's interesting to experiment. Last time I checked the
prices were good relative to the supermarkets. I like the caffeine
jolt in the morning, otherwise coffee is not a big deal here. -aem

In article . net>,
Margaret Suran > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Mark Thorson > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Sharon wrote:
> >>
> >>>what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
> >>
> >>Since I started roasting my own, I'll never go back
> >>to pre-roasted. I prefer Columbian beans, but
> >>sometimes a Sumatran or Sulawesi will do.
> >
> >
> > What is Columbian coffee? Do you mean Colombian coffee - the beans from
> > the country of Colombia? I'm asking because *every* poster who thus far
> > has mentioned that coffee has spelled it the way you did and I'm
> > wondering if I'm missing something (again). Is Columbian coffee
> > something other than Colombian coffee misspelled? I'm giving you an
> > opening for creativity, Mark. :-)
>
> Columbia is a University in New York City. Perhaps they have a
> special coffee roasting facility there. )

Perhaps I can get a good bagel in Minneapolis. :-0)
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"Sharon" > wrote in message
...
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I drink mostly Camerons and usualy flavored. Buy whole beans and grind them
at home.

Tori

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:41:33 -0500, Sharon >
wrote:

>what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I tend to buy store brand or Folger's or something else if it's on
sale. But I'm a combination of relatively cheap and relatively poor.


Laurie

On 3 Feb 2007 14:09:34 -0800, "John Kane" > wrote:

>On Feb 3, 4:41 pm, Sharon > wrote:
>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
>Cook's own blends
>Cook's is a specialty food store in town.
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

We have a Cook's in Picton, but I've never bought coffee there. What's
it like? Is it really expensive? Personally, I'm getting a bit tired
of the A&P Bokar brand. And Husband doesn't like anything Columbian.

Jo Anne

> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I buy Community Club whole bean coffee.

http://www.communitycoffee.com/ccc/

(no spam)" >
wrote in message ...
>
>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
> I buy Community Club whole bean coffee.
>
> http://www.communitycoffee.com/ccc/
>

Jet Blue Airlines just announced that they will serve Dunkin' Donuts coffee
exclusively.

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:41:33 -0500, Sharon >
wrote:

>what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

New Mexico Pinon Coffee, whole beans is my favorite.

Koko
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Sharon wrote:
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

Any brand, 100% Kona.

-L.

On 3 Feb, 22:41, Sharon > wrote:
> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

Since several years for my espresso machine I use Lavazza oro 100%
arabic - no discussion about the quality !
It make me happy everyday!
dold

>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
> Cook's own blends
> Cook's is a specialty food store in town.
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada


Good cheese selection too :-)

>>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>>
>>Cook's own blends
>>Cook's is a specialty food store in town.
>> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
>
> We have a Cook's in Picton, but I've never bought coffee there. What's
> it like? Is it really expensive? Personally, I'm getting a bit tired
> of the A&P Bokar brand. And Husband doesn't like anything Columbian.
>
> Jo Anne


Not expensive, but good quality. I know the 'second cup' that used to be
on Princess street near Montreal & Bagot would sometimes sneak some of it in
instead of paying the chain high prices for their brand, though the second
cup tastes have gone down hill since then.


Too bad no cooks out here in Halifax

On 3 Feb 2007 14:09:34 -0800, "John Kane" > wrote:

>On Feb 3, 4:41 pm, Sharon > wrote:
>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>
>Cook's own blends
>Cook's is a specialty food store in town.
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

Have you tried coffee from Bueno Bean Roasterie in your area? I
believe they sell at the Kingston Market. I've only ever bought green
beans for my own roasting. They have been very high quality beans and
I'd assume that their roasted coffee would be excellent.
More information at:
http://www.buenobeanroastery.com/index.html

Ross.
To email, remove the "obvious" from my address.

On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:41:33 -0500, Sharon >
wrote:

>what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?

I used to buy Lavazza Rossa, to brew in the Italian coffeemaker. But
for the last 12 years I've had a Nespresso machine (I only drink
expresso), and I always buy their Arpeggio and their Decafeinato
intenso.

Nathalie in Switzerland

> On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:41:33 -0500, Sharon >
> wrote:
>
>> what brand coffee does everyone buy to brew at home?
>



In a drip pot, Arvid Nordqvist which my husband brings home in large
quantities on business trips to Sweden; in the espresso maker, Lavazza.


gloria p