Do you have a FAV coffee brand?

[Nelson Bradford]

I do, and it's Duncan Donuts, original blend.

It is FAB and by far, IMHO, the best coffee out there, regardless of the price.

I have often bought a refill - fill my own insulated cup - on the way to O'Hare or Midway, but recently decided to get some for home use.

Ohhhhhhhh mercy, it's good coffee.

It's my current plan to keep it in the house from now on. No more Maxwell House or Kroger for this old geezer.

In fact, me thinks I'll go brew a cup or two right now.

YUMMY!

-neb

[Andrea Larabee]

I think Duncan Donuts coffee got voted best over Starbucks' black coffees. This was issued by Consumer Reports. So you're not alone on that one.

I myself have an addiction to Folder's Hazlenut coffee. I add a dash of cinnamon to the grounds before I brew it and it is awesome! I drink my coffee straight black all the time. So if coffee is good with nothing in it... it's gotta be good! I also like the coffee sold by and under the name of La Madeleine's Restaurant. (They're in major cities along the south)

[Sara Sheppard]

I really like Duncan Donuts coffee. But, since I'm single, I have a single brew pot and I just the Folder's Singles - plain old regular coffee. I add International Flavor's French Vanilla cream and there you go - I love it.

I for one, hate Starbucks coffee....I have NO idea what the appeal of their coffee is. Its way to strong for me personally.

Sara

[Marsha Gupton]

I love coffee period. Starbucks coffee is very strong. My uncle and aunt gave us a starbucks gift basket for christmas and I had some yesterday morning. I believe it was verona mild blend and it was still strong. I loved it, but my Mother could not drink it.

Dunkin Doughnuts coffee is delish also. I love it. Have not had any in years.

Generally when I go to starbucks I have what I term "foo foo coffee" which is a mocha latte.

Marsha

[Andrea Larabee]

I love coffee period. Starbucks coffee is very strong. My uncle and aunt gave us a starbucks gift basket for christmas and I had some yesterday morning. I believe it was verona mild blend and it was still strong. I loved it, but my Mother could not drink it.

Marsha

One thing I've discovered with brewing Starbucks coffee at home is the coffee pot will make it taste stronger, possibly bitter. I think they say to use one coffee scoop (2 TBSP.) per 6 0z. of water. But that is way too much. I use 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp. for about 2 cups of coffee. And 2 scoops for an 8 cup pot. I rarely find it necessary to use as much as they recommmend. Even when using a french coffee press. Alton Brown had an entire show on this sometime last summer. It was very interesting.


~A

[Marsha Gupton]

One thing I've discovered with brewing Starbucks coffee at home is the coffee pot will make it taste stronger, possibly bitter. I think they say to use one coffee scoop (2 TBSP.) per 6 0z. of water. But that is way too much. I use 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp. for about 2 cups of coffee. And 2 scoops for an 8 cup pot. I rarely find it necessary to use as much as they recommmend. Even when using a french coffee press. Alton Brown had an entire show on this sometime last summer. It was very interesting.


~A

This little package said to use the entire contents for a 10 - 12 cup coffee maker. I only used half a bag. Christmas 2005 I had some friends over and we had some of the christmas blend. Man oh man, I was wired for sound. It was very good but I could not sleep that night and the next day at work about 2:00 Mark, my boss, said, Marsha go home and sleep off the starbucks!!! haha....

[Cecil Wallace]

I think Duncan Donuts coffee got voted best over Starbucks' black coffees. This was issued by Consumer Reports. So you're not alone on that one.
I haven't tried that coffee.... mainly because I stay away from donut shops, for obvious reasons.
And I tried Starbucks once. Considering the price they charge, I figured I could spend my money on something else that I really liked. I didn't think much of the taste.

I myself have an addiction to Folder's Hazlenut coffee. I add a dash of cinnamon to the grounds before I brew it and it is awesome! I drink my coffee straight black all the time.
Hey, Andrea, I think I like you. That is my favorite also. And I do add cinnamon to it at times. Hmmm. Very good.
I drink about 20 cups (5 oz.) per day. That is equal to 10 mugs. I brew it in a 4-cup coffee maker. That way it is fresh when I drink it.
:fun02

[Laurie Florence]

If I am going to buy coffee out, my favourite regular coffee place would be Coffee Time - it's very smooth, never bitter. If I want to splurge, it's Second Cup - irish cream or french vanilla is my favourite flavour there. If I'm purchasing coffee to make at home, it's Folger's - I find it's the smoothest. Of course, I'm Canadian - I don't know if you have Coffee Time and the Second Cup in the States.

[Jen Blackburn]

i like Folgers breakfast blend the best. but will get other stuff if it's on sale. we "foo foo" up our coffee with flavored creamers & sweetner, so it really doesn't matter that much :D

my favorite "foo foo" coffee bought out is Tim Horton's cafe' mocha. starbucks is *ok* but i've never had one that really stuck with me.

there's a coffee shop in the lobby of the hospital where i volunteer that has yummy stuff - a friend purchased a "cubana con leche with caramel" ... it was coffee made with "sugar in the raw" in the grounds. it was realllllllly yummy - but not something i'll get often ;)

[Regena Torres]

I use Folgers at home and only Tim Horton's when I am out

[Kevin Bowser]

Our regular "at home" coffee is Community coffee. It was what I was raised on in Louisiana. However, for special occassions, I like Gevalia coffee. It is a mail order coffee and it is the best that I have ever tasted.

[Jerry Frank]

Tim Hortons outshines them all.

Jerry

[Mark Doble]

Gotta be Tim Hortons!

[Doris Grant]

Coffee is something I have never acquired a taste for. And now I look at how much coffee costs and think I can't afford to drink it now. lol.

Doris

[Jim Severns]

Faye and I both really like Millstone brand Breakfast Blend. We used to get this in 3 lb bags at Sam's club for about $11, but they haven't been carrying it lately.

We recently purchased the Sam's Club brand (I can't remember the exact name) Breakfast Blend and it was quite good.

We also sometimes use a Kroger brand coffee called Spotlight. It's good, not great, but sometimes really cheap on sale.

We both detest flavored coffees. Anything like vanilla hazel nut creme de hoitsee-toitsee fru-fru cinnamon french blend should just be used as mulch, not brewed.

[Barb Bouldrey]

I can't believe no one else has said this:

I LIKE DUNKIN DONUTS WITH MY COFFEE.

LOL

Barb, who prefers hot spiced teas to coffee, but prefers coffee with desserts

[Mark Bolerjack]

Although I have tried other brands, I always go back to Starbucks. Right now I have the French Roast. Pure Black! Nothing to mess up and dilute the flavor. I have a 4-cup pot each morning except Sunday, when I can get coffee at church.
I really like the Gevalia Costa Rican Peaberry, but it is a little more expensive than what we want to pay right now. In the meantime, I get to taste some real KONA coffee later this week!

[Gina Stevenson]

OOh, FRENCH!? That's the stuff that's usually the darkest roast, which---by the time it gets that dark, it tastes burnt to me! Had some Phoenix friends where the husband bo't the darkest roast, and I had a hard time with their coffee. The one time I was at Starbucks, because these same friends asked me to go one time, I had some "fu-fu" coffee [thanks, Marsha G! ;)], too.

BTW, if there's anyone here who likes EGG NOG, I figured a good homemade "fu-fu" coffee ["little bunny fu-fu" this reminds me of ... sherri lewis & her puppets; anyone remember that little bunny fu-fu?]. Anyway, back to the coffee ... I tried the McDonald's new coffee with their "free coupon," and was glad I'd not paid $2+ for it, because it was waaay too sweet for me! So, back at home, later, I took coffee, put egg nog in it for the cream, put whipped cream on top, sprinkled cinnamon [a goodly amount!] on top of that ... it was yummy ... something anyone who likes eggnog might like! ;)

Even went back to the grocery store and bo't a few of their egg nog quarts that were half-priced by then {a few days after New Year's}, so I could freeze them and do this all year, as I've never, ever seen egg nog in the store other than during the holidays. Yum!!

Although I have tried other brands, I always go back to Starbucks. Right now I have the French Roast. Pure Black! Nothing to mess up and dilute the flavor. I have a 4-cup pot each morning except Sunday, when I can get coffee at church.
I really like the Gevalia Costa Rican Peaberry, but it is a little more expensive than what we want to pay right now. In the meantime, I get to taste some real KONA coffee later this week!

[Gerald Spear]

I like krogers spotlight beans that you can ground fresh in the store.

A & P use to have a eight o'clock coffee that was really good. I saw some in Walmart also.

If your coffee is a little bit too strong try a dash of salt. works for me.

No cream, or flavoring, just good black hot coffee.

Louisana use to have a red label coffee with a high content of chicory
that had a good bit, it may not be available now.

[Anne and Dwayne Hood]

Well, I do not know the name of the coffee we drink. Dwayne orders the beans green--parches (roasts) them, and then, grinds just enough for each week. We like Gevalia, also, but he wants to do it his way, and the coffee is very good.
Someone gave us boca Java for Christmas, in a flavor called Palm Beach Passion. We are going to try it tomorrow morning.
I was raised on A and P's Eight O'clock Coffee. Starbucks is far too strong for me. I drink decaf coffee in the afternoon and night. It is McDaniel's Gourmet Blend Ground Coffee.

[Brian Gocking]

My favorite to make home is 8 O'clock Coffee. It is really good and fairly cheap. I only buy whole bean and grind it myself...makes a big difference in my opinion. If you want to splurge, get some Kona coffee, which is the best tasting coffee I have ever had. I usually get it from http://www.lioncoffee.com It comes straight from Hawaii, fresh and good. The shipping isn't too bad and you will get it in about 5 days. :basic07

[Sara Sheppard]

Hi Brian,

Haven't seen you in years. I hope you are well.

Sara

[G R 'Scott' Cundiff]

Our regular "at home" coffee is Community coffee. It was what I was raised on in Louisiana. However, for special occassions, I like Gevalia coffee. It is a mail order coffee and it is the best that I have ever tasted.

Right on brother! That's my favorite "at home" and I also agree on the Gevalia coffees - good stuff.:fav18

[Sue Pyles]

Thank goodness coffee is a habit I haven't a taste for.
If I did, I am sure it would be the one with the most calories (ect.)

[Donna Beukelman]

Peets Major Dickasen's Blend

Donna Beukelman

[LoraineStanton]

My favorite coffee is any kind that I can smell but do not have to taste!!! I've tried coffee twice in my life. About the only way I could tolerate it was if it was half sugar and half cocoa. Then it hit me. Why ruin a good cup of cocoa with coffee???

[Hal Kreps]

Black

[Daniel Hamlin]

I just finished another cup of Starbucks "Pike Place" (it's their new coffee). It's becoming one of my favorites. I'm actually not a huge fan of Starbucks coffee (although I do like their Espresso drinks), but this blend is quite good and not quite as strong and burnt tasting as their other blends.

[Gary Creely]

OK- I admit I am a coffee snob.

Most of us have never had truly fresh coffee. Coffee is only truly fresh for 5-7 days after it is roasted. Most supply chains can not get it roasted and sold in that amount of time, infact I am always amused the coffee in stores has a best if used by day that is like a year out.

So I roast my own coffee, which is pretty easy to do and in the long run will save money. I also use only fair trade coffee, and with out going into a rant I will say people of faith should care about the fair trade issue. Also coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil.

My favorite supplier - deansbeans.com

[Gina Stevenson]

OK- I admit I am a coffee snob.
Don't know about being "a snob," but am picky; few & far between are the coffee cups that I drink "out there" about which I can say, "Ahhhh!" [I don't buy expensive ones, BTW; 2x in my life, I think, I've bo't "coffee shop" coffee, & one of them was with a coupon here ;)].

Most of us have never had truly fresh coffee. Coffee is only truly fresh for 5-7 days after it is roasted. Most supply chains can not get it roasted and sold in that amount of time, infact I am always amused the coffee in stores has a best if used by day that is like a year out.
There was a grocery store that opened here a few years ago at which I saw in the international aisle a few bags of fresh/unroasted beans. I made the mistake of going home & just "thinking about" going back for some. Awhile later, I decided I was definitely going to try it myself, and they were gone, never to be seen again, tho' I asked several times about it. :(

So I roast my own coffee, which is pretty easy to do and in the long run will save money. I also use only fair trade coffee, and with out going into a rant I will say people of faith should care about the fair trade issue. Also coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil.

My favorite supplier - deansbeans.com

Great idea. But the ones I've seen on-line were quite a bit more than those I'd found in that grocery store. Oh, well ............... :rolleyes: Someday I may just break down & get some, anyway, & try it, as I do love coffee (tho' I don't drink a lot of it anymore).

[Lyell Stark]

I am a Starbucks Junkie, recovering from years of drinking Gevalia. Though Gevalia was good for a while it now taste like instant coffee. :smilies16

[Christa Woodward]

Okay, I am a true Seattle Coffee Snob...so all of the Folger's talk gets me a little bit :) ...I like Starbucks coffee flavor, but now that I know how to make latte's, cappacino's and the like...I no longer like their "other" coffee drinks...

We use a local company called "Fidalgo Bay" in our coffeehouse, they are fair trade and organic and very good - they have direct relationships with their growers and actually pay them better than fair trade prices, which is important to me. I love coffee and I prefer an Extra Hot Non-fat Vanilla Latte with extra foam....

[Marsha Gupton]

I love starbucks...like the new pike blend or whatever

I also LOVE Seattle's best.

[Daniel Hamlin]

Christa,

Do you have any recommendations on latte/cappacino/espresso makers?

[Christa Woodward]

Christa,

Do you have any recommendations on latte/cappacino/espresso makers?

A few years ago, for Christmas, my parents got us a Saeco Vienna coffee/espresso maker and I love it. It has a one-cup function so you can make just one cup of coffee by pushing a button- it does really well steaming milk also. Its the only one we've ever owned so I don't know how it compares to others. (I know Starbucks sells some and I think they are all pretty good) I have to confess, since we live right next door to our church - I haven't made a latte at home for a long time - I usually just walk over to Mosaic...Christa

[Susan Unger]

OK- I admit I am a coffee snob.

Most of us have never had truly fresh coffee. Coffee is only truly fresh for 5-7 days after it is roasted. Most supply chains can not get it roasted and sold in that amount of time, infact I am always amused the coffee in stores has a best if used by day that is like a year out.

So I roast my own coffee, which is pretty easy to do and in the long run will save money. I also use only fair trade coffee, and with out going into a rant I will say people of faith should care about the fair trade issue. Also coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil.

My favorite supplier - deansbeans.com

Fair Trade Javana brand is my favorite. There is a local roaster which I have been meaning to try but haven't. I also like starbucks verona and gevalia royal vinter. Sorry folks, I think dunkin donuts is the pits [worked there for a year].

[Glenn Harris]

I'm not really particular about coffee (having spent too many years in the navy) but I really don't like Starbucks Coffee even when you ignore the price.

[Scott Hilton]

Whatever brand is in front of me being poured in my cup.....I am not picky first thing in the morning.

[Ken Pell]

Coffee is a big deal to me. I am pretty picky.

Dunkin Donuts coffee used to be the standard for my preferences. It tastes better than Starbucks as far as I am concerned. My only complaint is that there are not very many blends to choose from.

In the last year I have begun using Green Mountain coffee. (http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com/) It is significantly better. It is also "locally" processed in Burlington, Vermont.

I especially like their emphasis on fair trade and organic blends. (http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com/shop/OurCoffees/FairTradeOrganic) You can also buy single serving sizes (http://www.greenmountaincoffee.com/shop/OurCoffees/K-Cup)which I will use in gift baskets, or to sample a new blend, etc.

When I lived in Baltimore I bought an inexpensive brand in the local supermarkets called 8 o'clock coffee (http://www.eightoclock.net/). It rivaled Dunkin Donuts and was less expensive.

[Eugenia Whitten]

Dunkin used to be my favorite, but now I'll go out of my way for a cup of Tim Horton's!
It's not too strong and has no bitter taste to me like Starbucks does.

[Randy Wise]

I have a Tassimo and I like the Seattle's Best Breakfast Blend

Randy

[Greg Farra]

I've had people compliment me on my coffee. When asked what brand, I tell them the truth: it's Kroger. Usually I buy the Colombian blend.

As for Tim Hortons, I don't know if the stores in my area, but it's usually not that good. Bob Evans has improved it's coffee, as has McDonalds. Of course, I prefer it strong, hot, and black. :smilies16

[Roy Richardson]

I've been buying the Sam's Club Fair Trade French Roast, which is pretty good. If I had my druthers, I'd get a Kenya AA. I love the smooth, earthy taste. If all goes well, I can soon move my business and open an account here (http://www.coffeeexpressco.com/), which roasts a fabulous Kenya and Guatemala Antigua.\

On the road, Dunkin Donuts, Tim Hortons or Caribou Coffee all come in ahead of Charbucks. I don't care for the burned taste.

[Kevin Rector]

I like most "good" coffees. So when my parents lived in Vermont I drank Green Mountain. Caribou is good. I'm sitting in a little local coffee shop right now that I'm pretty sure roasts their own and just had a fair-trade "guatamala" that was divine.

But for everyday drinking (and I don't drink it everyday which is why I can afford it) I really like Starbuck's Sumatra. It's a nice extra-bold coffee but it has low acidity so it's nice and easy on my stomach.

I like my coffee black and really strong.

[Jim Franklin]

I imbibe about 10 times a year.

[James Thurber]

We've got a local custom roaster that started about 6 years ago. Orange County Roasters. In my humble, unbiased opinion beat out even Starbucks. :laughing

[Hal Paul]

We like Starbucks and Caribou brand coffee. We also like a specialty coffee from HEB grocery called "Taste of San Antonio."

I'm really glad I saw this thread since I am in Texas this week and we don't have HEB where we live in Maryland. I'm going to stop by the store this evening and buy some to take home. Hopefully they aren't sold out.

[Sue Pyles]

We've got a local custom roaster that started about 6 years ago. Orange County Roasters. In my humble, unbiased opinion beat out even Starbucks. :laughing

No offense but.............
Your AVATAR looks like it has been drinking that Coffee that kept Marsha awake.:laughing

[Hal Paul]

Woo hoo!!! HEB had the coffee I wanted. I bought the last four bags of ground "Taste of San Antonio" and two bags of beans.

[Gina Stevenson]

No offense but.............
Your AVATAR looks like it has been drinking that Coffee that kept Marsha awake.:laughing

Yes, it looks like a very caffeinated ostrich! :laughing

[Gary Creely]

Coffee has a "freshness life" of about 8 days. After 8 days from roasting the taste goes down hill fast. Those of you with the local roasters near by know what I am talking about.

I think coffee is a social issue as well so I try to stick to Fair trade as much as I can.

Starbuck's is still a lower grade coffee, although a step up from foldgers and fast food coffee it is still not the greatest. They typically over roast there coffee IMO, so you taste the roast more than the coffee. If you really get into coffee it is a lot of fun learning what single origin coffees taste like. For instance knowing the difference between Ethiopian sidamo versus coffee from Sumatra is really a fun journey. Most main stream coffees are blends to keep a consistent flavor, even when they say they are they are a Sumatra blend for instance they only need to have 15% Sumantra beans.

Once you develop a taste for fresh roasted single origin coffee you will never go back. Starbucks is a major step down from that and Foldgers is a step above top soil.

[Daniel Hamlin]

I think you are being overly generous with Folgers. :-)

[James Thurber]

You know...now that you mention it... It does look like a well caffeinated ostrich!:laughing

[Gina Stevenson]

Coffee has a "freshness life" of about 8 days. After 8 days from roasting the taste goes down hill fast. Those of you with the local roasters near by know what I am talking about.

Will have to check to see if anyone else has asked that grocery store where I only once saw raw beans to see if they've finally gotten them back; it was such a short-lived thing! :( :rolleyes:

[EDIT: over-roasted coffee both smells & tastes like burnt rubber ... ever smell a pile of tires burning!? Yuck!]

You know...now that you mention it... It does look like a well caffeinated ostrich!:laughing

Betcha he can spit further than the non-caffeinated one, too, eh? :laughing
(that's their specialty, ya know! :cool:)

[James Thurber]

Betcha he can spit further than the non-caffeinated one, too, eh? :laughing
(that's their specialty, ya know! :cool:)

I had no idea that they are "spit-striches":rolleyes: