What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
plan on trying Starbucks soon.

And you?
Mark Ferrante

i find regular starbucks too strong, HOWEVER, it does make a "mean cup
of decaf"!

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read and post daily, it works!
rosie

http://www.theolympian.com/home/news...e/121390.shtml



"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

FERRANTE wrote:
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

I like the many blends Gevalia offers but I had to stop ordering it because
I don't drink all that much coffee. Starbucks, IMO, is overrated. Cafe du
Monde? Is that coffee with chicory? My fiance brings me some sort of
coffee at times on his trips back from Lousiana... let me think... oh! it's
Community coffee with chicory. Historical note: chickory was added during
the American Civil War to stretch, if not replace, the coffee reserves.
Ditto in WWII. In fact, it was often brewed by itself as faux coffee.

Jill

In rec.food.cooking, jmcquown > wrote:

> Starbucks, IMO, is overrated.

Starbucks is basically like Pizza Hut. Not too bad if it is your only
choice, but anybody who has a quality pizza shop in the neighborhood
wouldn't think of going there.

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

In article >,
FERRANTE > wrote:

> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?

Fairtrade. It tastes good and the growers are paid fair prices for
their produce.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:

> > What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?

> Fairtrade. It tastes good and the growers are paid fair prices for
> their produce.

Fairtrade is not a brand, but a program. Everything else you said is
correct. In general, fairtrade coffee is fairly good. Not the finest,
but fairly good.

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

In article >,
wrote:

> In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:
>
> > > What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?
>
> > Fairtrade. It tastes good and the growers are paid fair prices for
> > their produce.
>
> Fairtrade is not a brand, but a program.

Same diff, it says "Fairtrade" on the bag.

> Everything else you said is
> correct. In general, fairtrade coffee is fairly good. Not the finest,
> but fairly good.

And that's good enough for me. It's more important to me that the
growers are paid a fair price for their produce than I have "picked
today, roasted ten minutes ago, hand ground" wanky coffee.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:52:22 +1300, Miche wrote:

> In article >,
> wrote:

>> In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:

>>> > What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?

>>> Fairtrade. It tastes good and the growers are paid fair prices for
>>> their produce.

>> Fairtrade is not a brand, but a program.

> Same diff, it says "Fairtrade" on the bag.

>> Everything else you said is
>> correct. In general, fairtrade coffee is fairly good. Not the finest,
>> but fairly good.

> And that's good enough for me. It's more important to me that the
> growers are paid a fair price for their produce than I have "picked
> today, roasted ten minutes ago, hand ground" wanky coffee.

> Miche

"Waiter water, this coffee tastes like dirt!"
"Of course sir, it was only ground a minute ago".
Boom boom.

--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

"Tim Challenger" <"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at"> wrote in message
s.com...

> "Waiter water, this coffee tastes like dirt!"
> "Of course sir, it was only ground a minute ago".
> Boom boom.
>

Keep the day job, bub ;-P

Jack Comeek

In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:
> In article >,
> wrote:

> > In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:
> >
> > > > What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?
> >
> > > Fairtrade. It tastes good and the growers are paid fair prices for
> > > their produce.
> >
> > Fairtrade is not a brand, but a program.

> Same diff, it says "Fairtrade" on the bag.

Yep. But it comes from a bunch of different sources. It is a
certification, like "Organic".

Just as a point of interest, Fairtrade guarantees the farmers a minimum
price per pound, but farmers get greatly in excess of the Fairtrade price
for truly superior coffee at auction. So while Fairtrade offers a very
good program for farmers, they can do even better by improving their
quality to the point where they produce truly superior coffee.


> > Everything else you said is
> > correct. In general, fairtrade coffee is fairly good. Not the finest,
> > but fairly good.

> And that's good enough for me. It's more important to me that the
> growers are paid a fair price for their produce than I have "picked
> today, roasted ten minutes ago, hand ground" wanky coffee.

But the wanky coffee yields a better price to the farmer than Fairtrade.
One rfc poster gets $16.00/lb. for her truly wonderful coffee, while
Fairtrade pays farmers less than $2.00/lb.

Check out the Kenya auction price results. They are available online.
Panama auction prices are available as well. Wanky coffee routinely sells
for multiples of Fairtrade price.

And not that you are at all interested, but coffee lasts for a year or
more in its green state, and tastes best around 24 hours after roasting.

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

In article >,
wrote:

> In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:
> > In article >,
> > wrote:
>
> > > In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:
> > >
> > > > > What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?
> > >
> > > > Fairtrade. It tastes good and the growers are paid fair prices for
> > > > their produce.
> > >
> > > Fairtrade is not a brand, but a program.
>
> > Same diff, it says "Fairtrade" on the bag.
>
> Yep. But it comes from a bunch of different sources. It is a
> certification, like "Organic".

Ours says where it came from, generally.

> Just as a point of interest, Fairtrade guarantees the farmers a minimum
> price per pound, but farmers get greatly in excess of the Fairtrade price
> for truly superior coffee at auction. So while Fairtrade offers a very
> good program for farmers, they can do even better by improving their
> quality to the point where they produce truly superior coffee.

And some may do that. I don't know.

> > > Everything else you said is
> > > correct. In general, fairtrade coffee is fairly good. Not the finest,
> > > but fairly good.
>
> > And that's good enough for me. It's more important to me that the
> > growers are paid a fair price for their produce than I have "picked
> > today, roasted ten minutes ago, hand ground" wanky coffee.
>
> But the wanky coffee yields a better price to the farmer than Fairtrade.

But it's priced so that I can't afford to buy it.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:52:22 +1300, Miche >
wrote:

>In article >,
> wrote:
>
>> In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:
>>
>> > > What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?
>>
>> > Fairtrade. It tastes good and the growers are paid fair prices
for
>> > their produce.
>>
>> Fairtrade is not a brand, but a program.
>
>Same diff, it says "Fairtrade" on the bag.
>
>> Everything else you said is
>> correct. In general, fairtrade coffee is fairly good. Not the
finest,
>> but fairly good.
>
>And that's good enough for me. It's more important to me that the
>growers are paid a fair price for their produce than I have "picked
>today, roasted ten minutes ago, hand ground" wanky coffee.
>
>Miche

The Fair Trade demarcation is not available for farmers in the US,
such as we Kona farmers. When you live in the US as we do in Hawaii,
it is assumed correctly that we pay taxes, pay our laborers a fair and
equitable wage, we also follow all US Department of Agriculture rules-
which means that Kona Coffee has never been touched by pesticides
which is not necessarily true of other coffees etc. We also want
Health insurance and the regular middle class America stuff.

I agree with EskWIRED. Fair Trade is not the be-all or end-all
although it is a beginning.

Out to pick coffee all day again.
Aloha,
Thunder
http://www.smithfarms.com
Farmers & Sellers of 100%
Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff

In rec.food.cooking, Smithfarms Pure Kona > wrote:

> I agree with EskWIRED. Fair Trade is not the be-all or end-all
> although it is a beginning.

And if all you got for your coffee was the fair-trade price, you'd be
better off tearing out the coffee trees and building condos...

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

In article >,
Smithfarms Pure Kona > wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:52:22 +1300, Miche >
> wrote:

> >And that's good enough for me. It's more important to me that the
> >growers are paid a fair price for their produce than I have "picked
> >today, roasted ten minutes ago, hand ground" wanky coffee.
>
> The Fair Trade demarcation is not available for farmers in the US,
> such as we Kona farmers.
> When you live in the US as we do in Hawaii,
> it is assumed correctly that we pay taxes, pay our laborers a fair and
> equitable wage, we also follow all US Department of Agriculture rules-
> which means that Kona Coffee has never been touched by pesticides
> which is not necessarily true of other coffees etc. We also want
> Health insurance and the regular middle class America stuff.

Good. I'm glad to hear it.

> I agree with EskWIRED. Fair Trade is not the be-all or end-all
> although it is a beginning.

I never said it was the be-all and end-all. It's just the way I choose
to buy coffee most of the time.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

FERRANTE wrote:
>
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante



I don't like Starbucks, it always tastes burnt to me.

My family likes Arvid Nordquist mellanrost, which
a friend from Sweden introduced to us as a better
alternative to Gevalia. It is expensive in the U.S.
but ~$3 a half kilo (about a pound) in Sweden. We
like it because it is flavorful and smooth, not
harsh or bitter.

gloria p

FERRANTE wrote:
>
>What is your favorite brand of coffee

Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee is
Bustelo.


---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

On 18 Oct 2003 21:25:26 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:

>FERRANTE wrote:
>>
>>What is your favorite brand of coffee
>
>Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee
is
>Bustelo.
>
>
>---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
>Sheldon
>````````````
>"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>
You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
years. Pure 100% Kona is considered expensive because we live in the
US too (pay our US taxes, have Fair Trade of course, etc), but our
coffee's flavor is Indeed *exceptional*. If you want chocolatey,
creamy, yummy smooth wonderful coffee, try some Kona. It is not
comparable to any mentioned already in this thread, but it is
extraordinary and definitely has excellent taste, flavor and aroma.
Promise.
aloha, Thunder,




http://www.smithfarms.com
Farmers & Sellers of 100%
Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff

Smithfarms Pure writes:

>(PENMART01) wrote:
>
>>FERRANTE wrote:
>>>
>>>What is your favorite brand of coffee
>>
>>Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee
>>is Bustelo.
>>
>You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
>years.

So why tell me...?!?!?

The only contribution you make here is spamming your fercocktah products.


---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
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````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

PENMART01 wrote:
> Smithfarms Pure writes:
>> (PENMART01) wrote:
>>> FERRANTE wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What is your favorite brand of coffee
>>>
>>> Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee
>>> is Bustelo.
>>>
>> You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
>> years.
>
> So why tell me...?!?!?
>
> The only contribution you make here is spamming your fercocktah
> products.

but I thought it was done tastefully.
- he didn't start the thread
- he contributed honestly his opinion, he can't help it if it's also his job


Surely that is ok ?! ( maybe not ? )


--
Gold ODDY Winner, 2002

"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> Smithfarms Pure writes:
>
> >(PENMART01) wrote:
> >
> >>FERRANTE wrote:
> >>>
> >>>What is your favorite brand of coffee
> >>
> >>Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee
> >>is Bustelo.
> >>
> >You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
> >years.
>
> So why tell me...?!?!?
>
> The only contribution you make here is spamming your fercocktah products.
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>
Asshole. Again.

In rec.food.cooking, PENMART01 > wrote:

> The only contribution you make here is spamming your fercocktah products.

Maybe, but Cea and Bob grow excellent coffee.

What she failed to mention, however, is that it needs to be properly
roasted and consumed fresh.

I roasted some of their peaberry just last week. Yum!

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

> You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
> years. Pure 100% Kona is considered expensive because we live in the
> US too (pay our US taxes, have Fair Trade of course, etc), but our
> coffee's flavor is Indeed *exceptional*.

Dang Thunder you beat me to it.

For coffee other than my own, Smith Farm's is wonderful.

-Hound

Eight O'Clock Bean. Until recently, it was unavailable in Amarillo, and I
relied on my Michigan daughter to keep me supplied.

I checked out their website, but their prices were outrageously high,
compared to the store price.

"Puester" > wrote in message
...
> FERRANTE wrote:
> >
> > What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> > have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> > and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> > I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> > plan on trying Starbucks soon.
> >
> > And you?
> > Mark Ferrante
>

In rec.food.cooking, Puester > wrote:

> I don't like Starbucks, it always tastes burnt to me.

Yep. And not only that, but it is not fresh.

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

In article >,
FERRANTE > wrote:
>What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
>have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
>and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
>I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
>plan on trying Starbucks soon.

Eww. Maxwell House, Gavelia, and Starbucks. My favorite coffee is
the Trader Joe's colmbian supreme. Really really good.

~Deepak


--
Deepak Saxena - - http://www.plexity.net

In article >, FERRANTE
> wrote:

> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

Folger's.
--
-Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.)

"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.

Community Coffee. I use a blend of Dark Roast and Cafe Especial, with
Ghirardelli Cocoa mixed in.

A distant second is Chock Full O'Nuts.

Love & Laughter,
Nightshade

I'll second Community Coffee. Be we prefer their Medium Roast (3
level scoops) and chickory (1 level scoop).

peace.

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 16:37:46 -0500, "Hecate100"
> wrote:

>
>"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
.. .
>> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
>> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
>> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
>> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
>> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
>Community Coffee. I use a blend of Dark Roast and Cafe Especial, with
>Ghirardelli Cocoa mixed in.
>
>A distant second is Chock Full O'Nuts.
>
>Love & Laughter,
>Nightshade
>
>

Montecristo brand for me. They have some outstanding African coffee blends
as well as a find Cuban blend. They also package estate grown Blue Mountain
beans.

For daily brew I like Chock Full of Nuts.

Paul

"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

>
>Ethiopian 'Horse' Harrar blended 2:1 with 'Grade 1' Sulawesi Toraja
>and a bit of Ugandan Bugisu tossed in, roasted about 15 seconds into
>second crack. That's my favorite this week. Life's too short for
>shitty coffee.

My favorite is Millstone beans, I grind them at home, I like flavored coffees
and will skip around , sometimes the flavors, sometimes the breakfast blend.
Rosie

(Rosie Miller) wrote in message >...
> >
> >Ethiopian 'Horse' Harrar blended 2:1 with 'Grade 1' Sulawesi Toraja
> >and a bit of Ugandan Bugisu tossed in, roasted about 15 seconds into
> >second crack. That's my favorite this week. Life's too short for
> >shitty coffee.
>
> My favorite is Millstone beans, I grind them at home, I like flavored coffees
> and will skip around , sometimes the flavors, sometimes the breakfast blend.
> Rosie

Coffee beans after roasting have a 2 week max shelf life in whole bean
format-ground it is only a matter of hours or some say minutes before
the varietal flavors have left. So if you want to experience real
coffee, find a roaster that rotates their beans. These people are
around if you will just look. Also a few roasters are bottom feeders
over roasting cheap crap beans and selling roast. We call one of the
big chains charbucks cause they can not possibly sell fresh roasted-so
they way overroast their coffee and are offering roast flavors and not
varietal flavors. But at least they start with high quality beans not
like the big bulk can guys who are peddling steam treated (without the
steam treatment these beans taste like truck tires)Vietnamese sourced
robusta beans.

Now if you really want great coffee-roast your own beans. If
interested go to alt coffee-having a great cup of Ethopian Harrar
Horse just roasted into the beginning of the second crack. Lots of
sources of green beans and if you are a bit handy, can make your own
roaster for not a lot of money. Our ancestors used to roast their own
beans.

>
>
>Coffee beans after roasting have a 2 week max shelf life in whole bean
>format-ground it is only a matter of hours or some say minutes before
>the varietal flavors have left. So if you want to experience real
>coffee, find a roaster that rotates their beans. These people are
>around if you will just look. Also a few roasters are bottom feeders
>over roasting cheap crap beans and selling roast. We call one of the
>big chains charbucks cause they can not possibly sell fresh roasted-so
>they way overroast their coffee and are offering roast flavors and not
>varietal flavors. But at least they start with high quality beans not
>like the big bulk can guys who are peddling steam treated (without the
>steam treatment these beans taste like truck tires)Vietnamese sourced
>robusta beans.
>
>Now if you really want great coffee-roast your own beans. If
>interested go to alt coffee-having a great cup of Ethopian Harrar
>Horse just roasted into the beginning of the second crack. Lots of
>sources of green beans and if you are a bit handy, can make your own
>roaster for not a lot of money. Our ancestors used to roast their own
>beans.
I have never roasted my own beans, but now you've got me thinking about it,I
may give it a try, my first cup of coffee in the morning is one of life's
little pleasures. Thanks, Rosie

"Rosie Miller" > wrote in message
...
: >
: >
: >Coffee beans after roasting have a 2 week max shelf life in
whole bean
: >format-ground it is only a matter of hours or some say minutes
before
: >the varietal flavors have left. So if you want to experience
real
: >coffee, find a roaster that rotates their beans. These people
are
: >around if you will just look. Also a few roasters are bottom
feeders
: >over roasting cheap crap beans and selling roast. We call one
of the
: >big chains charbucks cause they can not possibly sell fresh
roasted-so
: >they way overroast their coffee and are offering roast flavors
and not
: >varietal flavors. But at least they start with high quality
beans not
: >like the big bulk can guys who are peddling steam treated
(without the
: >steam treatment these beans taste like truck tires)Vietnamese
sourced
: >robusta beans.
: >
: >Now if you really want great coffee-roast your own beans. If
: >interested go to alt coffee-having a great cup of Ethopian
Harrar
: >Horse just roasted into the beginning of the second crack.
Lots of
: >sources of green beans and if you are a bit handy, can make
your own
: >roaster for not a lot of money. Our ancestors used to roast
their own
: >beans.
: I have never roasted my own beans, but now you've got me
thinking about it,I
: may give it a try, my first cup of coffee in the morning is one
of life's
: little pleasures. Thanks, Rosie
: ========

Be careful with that! Once you roast your own - you can't go
back to "store bought crap"!! Rick and I have been roasting our
own lately and the difference is ASTOUNDING!!

There is one store bought that I still really like. I just
discovered it during a trip to Chicago... Trader Joe's has a
coffee that has Pinon nut (Pine nuts) from New Mexico in it.
WOW!! I wasn't going to tell anyone about it for fear that
everyone would buy all of it and make the price go up... but
since I live far enough from a Trader Joe's ... I guess it won't
matter if I only tell you guys.

--
Cyndi
<Remove a "b" to reply>

On 19 Oct 2003 07:45:45 -0700, (butch burton)
wrote:

(Rosie Miller) wrote in message >...
>> >
>> >Ethiopian 'Horse' Harrar blended 2:1 with 'Grade 1' Sulawesi Toraja
>> >and a bit of Ugandan Bugisu tossed in, roasted about 15 seconds into
>> >second crack. That's my favorite this week. Life's too short for
>> >shitty coffee.
>>
>> My favorite is Millstone beans, I grind them at home, I like flavored coffees
>> and will skip around , sometimes the flavors, sometimes the breakfast blend.
>> Rosie
>
>Coffee beans after roasting have a 2 week max shelf life in whole bean
>format-ground it is only a matter of hours or some say minutes before
>the varietal flavors have left. So if you want to experience real
>coffee, find a roaster that rotates their beans. These people are
>around if you will just look. Also a few roasters are bottom feeders
>over roasting cheap crap beans and selling roast. We call one of the
>big chains charbucks cause they can not possibly sell fresh roasted-so
>they way overroast their coffee and are offering roast flavors and not
>varietal flavors. But at least they start with high quality beans not
>like the big bulk can guys who are peddling steam treated (without the
>steam treatment these beans taste like truck tires)Vietnamese sourced
>robusta beans.
>
>Now if you really want great coffee-roast your own beans. If
>interested go to alt coffee-having a great cup of Ethopian Harrar
>Horse just roasted into the beginning of the second crack. Lots of
>sources of green beans and if you are a bit handy, can make your own
>roaster for not a lot of money. Our ancestors used to roast their own
>beans.

I am almost hesitant to ask this, but where's a good place to order
green beans from?

I'm not a coffee connoisseur, Eight O'Clock Bean Coffee is my
preference, but lately I'm in the mood to try my hand at roasting my
own.

......Alan.


--
Curiosity killed the cat -
lack of it is killing mankind.

In rec.food.cooking, A.T. Hagan > wrote:

> I am almost hesitant to ask this, but where's a good place to order
> green beans from?

www.sweetmarias.com is a good place to start.

--
....I'm an air-conditioned gypsy...

- The Who

We love coffee, but are limited to decaf.
Wish I could find a decent decaf coffee... ;o(



On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 16:04:58 -0400, FERRANTE
> wrote:

>What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
>have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
>and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
>I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
>plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
>And you?
>Mark Ferrante

<rj>

In article >, "<RJ>"
> writes:

>We love coffee, but are limited to decaf.
>Wish I could find a decent decaf coffee... ;o(

Bustelo, a very mellow espresso, makes a decaf.


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Sheldon
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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

TRY fOLGERS.

wrote:

> TRY fOLGERS.

I'll do without rather than submit to that cheap supermarket swill. I
find it laughable that Folger's, Maxwell House, etc. are marketing
"gourmet" coffees. Some people are just clueless, I guess...you can't
mask the "flavor" of cheap robusta beans.

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Best
Greg

"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...

We drink French Market brand (coffee/chicory blend in the red can - they
have several blends). It's similar to Cafe du Monde, but stronger I think
(which is to my liking). Three scoops is stronger than a full load of
espresso to me (so it comes out being cheaper per pound than using more of
the less expensive types/brands). Luckily, many of the grocers in our area
have started carrying it (we were having it shipped in prior).