Favorite brand of coffee

[Rick G]

I have become kinda picky in my taste of coffee the last few years. There was a time when I could drink just about any brand of coffee and would be happy. Now I won't drink any of the stuff that comes in a can, that stuff tastes just awfull, and gas station coffee tastes like someone put a cigarette out in my cup

I'm a big fan of Dunkin, a couple flavors of Starbucks and the Peaberry from Caribou.

What are your favorite brands of joe? I'm always looking to try something good.

[ted4887]

Haha, I've also slowly but surely turned into a huge coffee snob. If you want to make someone into a coffee snob, give them a Keurig. I'm an addict!

I am a huge fan of Starbucks Pike Place and Sumatra blends. When I want something a little milder, I turn to Gloria Jeans Butter Toffee or Dunkin Donuts hazelnut blend.

Mmmmmmm, time for some Butter Toffee I think.

[JeremyCampbell]

I grind most of my coffee,I'm a dark roast kinda guy so if I was to pick my favorite it would be brazillian bold,It is sold by the bag of beans by the famous 7-11 conveniant stores.That's more a west coast thing

[Rick G]

Haha, I've also slowly but surely turned into a huge coffee snob. If you want to make someone into a coffee snob, give them a Keurig. I'm an addict!

I am a huge fan of Starbucks Pike Place and Sumatra blends. When I want something a little milder, I turn to Gloria Jeans Butter Toffee or Dunkin Donuts hazelnut blend.

Mmmmmmm, time for some Butter Toffee I think.

I agree, the Keurig is a darn good unit and make a mean cup of coffee, if I already didn't have a Bunn I would have went this rout. The brand of maker does have quite a bit to do with the end result.

[jeffreyd]

Illy best i have had yet

[Jim Almquist]

I buy green Colombian Supremo by the 25lb bag from a place in New York and roast it myself. I only keep a 3 day supply in my air tight jar. The rest is in the freezer in a gallon freezer bag. I only grind what I need to make a pot of coffee. I use a Bunn that has the ability to stop the drip cycle. I let it go for about a minute and a half and stop the brew process. I give it about two minutes to let the grounds get soaked and start the drip process again and let it finish. Great flavor every time.

[waskawood]

Jim,

How are you roasting your beans? Air popper or a regular roaster. I have wanted to start roasting for a loooong time but just haven't worked up the nerve.

[Jim Almquist]

I started with the air poppers and they worked great until I could not find the right kind and the ones I had bite the dust. I went out and got a Behmor 1600 and could not be happier. Even though they say it will roast a pound, It really depends on the bean and how you like your roast. I find that I can do right around 12oz and get a full city+ roast. That is 10-15 seconds into the 2nd crack. I like my beans to sit in old coffee bean bags with the gas release thing for 2 days before I use and store. I was nervous at first but you really can hear the first and second crack with no problems. The only batches that I have thrown out is because I under roasted but even those really can be roasted longer to get them right. The last time I looked Target did have the right type of roaster. The reason I get my beans from New York is the best price per pound when I get 25 pounds.

[Kyhl]

Some day I'll have a Behmor.

My favorite is a lighter side of a full city raosted Columbian, ground each morning in a Preciso then brewed in a Moccamaster. We did the french press thing for a while and the Moccamaster is so much easier and repeatable.

[Pherris]

whole bean Kona King %100 Kona Med Roast and LaMinta Peaberry!

[waskawood]

Looks like I will be roasting coffee. Just what I needed. Another hobby!!!

[mrklean]

I'm a Caribou fan just got a grinder so will be buying more whole bean stuff and see if i can tell a difference.

[TruthWalleyes]

Get me within 10 feet of a flavored coffee and i'll turn around and walk the other direction. I like folgers classic, in a cheap coffee maker.

[eyeguy 54]

Amaretto coffee and wild mountain blueberry coffee and cherry coffee are 3 of my favorites for flavored. But I will drink just about any coffee. Had a French Roast at Caribou a couple weeks ago and loved it. Columbian is always good. Brand doesn't matter I guess.

[c0untryf1sh3r]

Im with Truth, either folgers classic or breakfast blend in an old coffee maker I found at goodwill for $3.

[holmsvc]

I'm not a fan of flavored coffee. I really like 8'O Clock Bean coffee. I just buy the larger bags and grind it each morning before making a pot.

[Kyhl]

Get me within 10 feet of a flavored coffee and i'll turn around and walk the other direction. I like folgers classic, in a cheap coffee maker.

I'm with you on on the first sentance. Not on the second. Although folgers will do on occasion.

[OnAFly]

I've got nothing against Folgers, when made right. I've had what tasted like old tar come from a Folgers can before. I chalked it up to poor preparation.

Any good coffee out of a French Press will do nicely for me. Dunn Bros has a good one, but it's kinda spendy. I had coffee in Taiwan recently that was probably the best cup I've ever had. Too bad I couldn't read what it was.

[lovebigbluegills]

As far as coffee in a can, I prefer Hills Brothers to Folgers. Some of the whole bean stuff is pretty good too. Nothing fancy, just the stuff I can find for about 7 bucks a pound.

[harvey lee]

Caribou coffee for me. I buy it by the case and it has replaced the Folgers I drank for many moons.

[Nhamm]

I'm not a fan of flavored coffee. I really like 8'O Clock Bean coffee. I just buy the larger bags and grind it each morning before making a pot.

Not a fan of the flavored, just regular old Colombian or some type of house blend for me. Pocketbook dictates the daily coffee and have tried every single one on the shelves and for the money 8oclock can't be beat.

[pikestabber]

I friend of mine lives in Curitiba, Brazil, and on a recent visit up here he brought me some Cafe Damasco. I had never thought I would be able to taste or appreciate the difference from one coffee to the next, but I couldn't have been more wrong. I have yet to find a cup that tastes even 20% as good from any coffee around here. It was ground so fine it was almost like powdered sugar, and he put in twice as many grounds as I use with your basic Folgers, etc. (and I like fairly strong coffee), yet it was so unbelievably smooth, aromatic, and full-bodied I was absolutely blown away. It changed my whole opinion about java.

[picksbigwagon]

I have a great friend in Iowa who is a awesome homebrewer, his neighbor roasts his own beans and sells them online and also as a coffee of the week club kind of thing. I have bought coffee from him, it is a ton cheaper than Dunn Brothers (my second choice when I run out)and he will roast the beans to whatever roasting you want....I really like espresso roast and even Italian roast. I hate coffee you can see light through, kind of like my stouts

[DonBo]

Get me within 10 feet of a flavored coffee and i'll turn around and walk the other direction.

I'm with ya 100%! None of that foo foo crud for me. I grind my own beans everyday, but the regular Eight O Clock or Foldger beans are okay by me. We drink so much coffe, that we couldn't afford any of those other fancy brands anyhow.

[Jim Almquist]

We drink so much coffee, that we couldn't afford any of those other fancy brands anyhow.

I buy my green beans for $ 4.39 a pound

They still have to be roasted but that only takes up about a 1 1/2 hours every two weeks. Great time to enjoy a cold one and watch the beans go around.