Your favorite supermarket coffee?

[Oyeve]

Bustelo.

 

[nanette1985]

Glossing over the thread, it looks like 8 O'Clock is the clear winner.

Next time it's on sale, I'll get some. Thanks Gang.

This week, Folgers is on sale for $1.99 and I have a coupon for $1 off, and it's one of the rare double coupon weeks. Maybe it's not good, but for free, I'll try the stuff.

My favorite coffee is costa rica terrazu. Trader Joe only has it occasionally. Fairway has it on sale occasionally. I'll be looking around the web for reasonable prices. Amazon humor http://forums.anandtech.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=35616214 notice that there are two selections of new, or used. I don't want used coffee?

Happy coffee drinking.

 

[Cuular]

Gelsons store brand 100% Kona.

If you aren't in Southern California you probably don't even know what that store is.

But it is 100% kona no blend. It's 13.99 a 12oz bag, so 17.50 a pound for some good kona.

 

[nageov3t]

I'm another Eight O'Clock-er for my every day cup.

once in awhile I'll splurge and get more expensive beans, but that's usually only if I'm expecting company or I run into a good sale. I couldn't bring myself to pay $20/bag for my every-day brew.

 

[W.C. Nimoy]

Went for 8 O'clock instead for the first time in a long time since having switched. They changed their packaging since the last time I bought it.

Probably not quite as good as starbuck's house blend, just per my taste, but still close enough that the savings is worth it. think I'll go for it again. Probably just different, & i'll get used to it, & start preferring it.

 

[rudeguy]

Went for 8 O'clock instead for the first time in a long time since having switched. They changed their packaging since the last time I bought it.

Probably not quite as good as starbuck's house blend, just per my taste, but still close enough that the savings is worth it. think I'll go for it again. Probably just different, & i'll get used to it, & start preferring it.

That's how I feel. There are some that cost a lot more that taste a little better. I buy those and save them for special times.

Archer Farms at Target is a good choice as well. It's their house brand. A little more expensive but they use good beans. I keep their expresso on hand for a late evening treat.

 

[Meghan54]

Been doing 8 o'clock for quite a long time....over a decade or more. No more cost effective stuff on the market. Did inhale some Peet's Anniversary blend, tho. Easy to make strong.

 

[Ksyder]

Coffee Review (old review, 2007)

Apparently there's some variability with 8 o'clock coffee, since coffee is a crop and has better years than others, or maybe the coffee sat in a warehouse too long under poor conditions, or whatever. That article might have some other ideas to try for decent coffees, even though its old. Heres a more recent article 2012 big box coffee review

Biggest disappointment: The 77 rating for the Eight O’Clock 100% Colombian, purchased at Walmart at a per-pound equivalent of $7.24. Eight O’Clock is a traditional American coffee brand that has offered whole-bean all-Arabica coffees at low supermarket prices ever since its founding by the A&P supermarket chain in 1919. In 2005 Eight O’Clock was purchased by Tata Coffee, a vertically integrated Indian coffee growing, exporting, roasting and retailing company owned in turn by Tata Group, a vast Indian conglomerate. In 2008, after Tata assumed ownership of Eight O’Clock, we cupped a very fine sample of the brand’s 100% Colombian and awarded it a rating of 90. I recall that, around the same time, an Eight O’Clock 100% Colombia sample also did very well in a Consumer Reports panel cupping.

The Eight O’Clock 100% Colombia sample we tested this month, however, four years later, displayed decent structure but was muted, sourish and slightly fermented in aroma and flavor. Its mild but unmistakable taints could be blamed on the Colombia coffee industry’s recent years of weather-related struggle, although today it certainly appears possible to find considerably better Colombian green coffees than those in this blend at workable prices. Nor can the problem necessarily be blamed on Eight O’Clock’s purchase by Tata Coffee. Rather, this month’s poor ratings could suggest a return to form for Eight O’Clock, given that our ratings of the basic Eight O’Clock Original blend have bounced around from a low of 60 to a high of 86 over the past fifteen years, with stops between at 65 and 73. This month the Original came in at 76. Perhaps a practice of spotty quality control has simply reasserted itself at Eight O’Clock, regardless of ownership..

 

[irishScott]

Whole Foods Extra Dark French.

 

[Slew Foot]

I dont understand coffee. How can something that smells so good taste so bad.

 

[W.C. Nimoy]

hA I have the same feeling about cigars.

 

[irishScott]

I dont understand coffee. How can something that smells so good taste so bad.

Meh, to me coffee is simply wake-up medication. So I drink it black and dark-roasted. The strong taste helps me up. *shrug*