Favorite brand of coffee

[1GirlTwinBoys]

I think after 5 years of being off coffee, I'm going to give it a try again (had bad sensitivity to caffeine). What is your favorite brand?  I do live near a Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Starbucks.

[Ellie]

Mr. Ellie uses Folgers. He gets rave reviews on his coffee all the time, although I suspect it might have something to do with his coffee maker (Hamilton Beach BrewStation).

[Spryte]

Camano Island Roasters. They'll ship you a free sample. The day after it's roasted.

 

Shade grown, fair trade, freshly roasted yumminess.

[AmandaVT]

VT Coffee Company - best coffee ever. I have to bring bags of it with me when I visit family to keep them stocked!

[redsquirrel]

I have been on a quest to find decent coffee, lol. These days we are drinking 8 o'clock coffee because I can pick the beans up at the store. It has actually been very good. I bought a third bag this week

[DawnM]

I get Kirkland beans because they are inexpensive.  I would love to buy Illy beans or roast my own.

[MiMi 4under3]

"The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup." 

 

 

Anyone else remember that jingle?

[PinkyandtheBrains.]

We have a couple places locally who roast beans in house. I love the fresh roasted.

[Ellie]

"The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup." 

 

 

Anyone else remember that jingle?

 

Oh yeah.

[KatieJ]

"The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup." 

 

 

Anyone else remember that jingle?

 

Those commercials always make me cry.

[IfIOnly]

I have a friend who reacts badly to coffee unless it's organic.  Coffee is one of the crops more heavily sprayed with pesticides.  We buy our organic coffee from Costco, but it's probably too much to buy without testing it out first!  Also, if you try decaf try to get Swiss water process coffee.  Otherwise the coffee will be decaffeinated with chemicals that again some people react to.  I haven't tried this brand but Trader Joes has a Swiss water process decaf:  http://m.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=1063

[Belacqua]

One of my projects for the summer is learning to roast my own beans. Apparently, it isn't too hard in one of those stovetop popcorn whirlers. I'll be using this thread to make a list of beans I should look into.

 

For now, I'm partial to beans from Lighthouse Roasters.

[marbel]

We buy our coffee from Costco too.  It's cheap and good enough.  I dislike Starbuck's intensely.  It always tastes burned to me.

[Liz CA]

Has anyone tried "Toomer's" yet? I looked at their website but had sticker shock with shipping and all...and what can you all tell me about green beans???

[Crimson Wife]

My dad turned me on to Peet's Coffee as a senior in high school. Back then he had to mail-order it, but now it's carried in most grocery stores. They have a Fair Trade Blend and also several organic varieties.

[happi duck]

We like 8 o'clock coffee. We use a Chemex for brewing.

[Pawz4me]

Eight O'Clock.

 

I've tried everything from high-end to the cheapest store brands.  Eight O'Clock is the only brand I've found that I can drink all I want and not set off my acid reflux.

[carriede]

Do you all buy whole beans and have grinders at home? Or is the ground just as good?

[ScoutTN]

I don't drink much coffee anymore, but I get it at Whole Foods (Allegro) or from a local company, Bongo Java.

[Ellie]

Do you all buy whole beans and have grinders at home? Or is the ground just as good?

 

Mr. Ellie buys his coffee already ground. We have bought him, over the years, fancy-schmancy whole beans and coffee grinders, and he's so thankful, but he just goes back to his Folger's, the coffee which brings gushing praises from his guests, so there you go. :-)

[Spryte]

Do you all buy whole beans and have grinders at home? Or is the ground just as good?

 

It's a matter of taste preference.  Figure out what you like best.  

 

Coffee snob here so my take is filtered through that lens.  We buy fresh roasted beans, it makes a big difference.  Ground coffee is often pre-staled, to make it keep better in the bag/can.  DH and I can taste a difference, so we grind.  (Our machine has a hopper/grinder attached, it's not even an extra step for us, no biggie.)  When you buy a bag, always check the roasting date printed on the bag, and get the most recent.  We have our coffee shipped the day after roasting - it's the same price as buying something like starbucks in the grocery store, and so much better.  

 

Also - shade grown, organic, fair trade beans.  Shade grown coffee is better for the birds, for the environment, and tastes better, too.  

 

ETA:  Here's the place we use: http://www.camanoislandcoffee.com/free-organic-coffee/  ...This is the link to the free pound of coffee.  You have to pay shipping ($8.95) - still a good deal.  Yum.

[Above The Rowan]

We have a couple places locally who roast beans in house. I love the fresh roasted.

We have a local roastery/cafe and the coffee is amazing. I'm not sure if Kicking Horse brand is available in the US since its roasted in Ontario but that's my grocery store pick if I can't get to the local place.

[PinkyandtheBrains.]

Thirty Three Coffee is really good. They are located in Peoria Illinois but have an online store as well. They offer free shipping now I think too.

[lynn]

Tully's french roast 

[Cinder]

I've recently discovered the Fair Trade dark roast at Aldi and it's pretty good!

 

Dh's favorite is Dunkin' Donuts brand.

[*Lulu*]

If you are lucky enough to live where they stock Community coffee, it is excellent and relatively inexpensive.

 

Also awesome, but pricier, is Cafe Du Monde's coffee.

[Pawz4me]

Do you all buy whole beans and have grinders at home? Or is the ground just as good?

 

I do both, depending on my mood.  I can't tell any difference.  But the store where I buy coffee seems to have a really fast turnover of "my" kind of coffee.  And I go through it quickly once purchased.  If you buy from a place that doesn't have a fast turnover, or if you don't fix much of it, then whole beans might be better.