Believe it or not, it's one of the best coffees you can buy... :)
Posted on 10/21/2012 7:26:51 PM PDT by randita
Eight O'Clock whole bean coffee has been my mainstay for years. Lately, it has been horrible. I can hardly drink it any more. Wonder why it's gotten so awful. Other family members have concurred.
I'm looking for recommendations on some other brands to try that would be similar to what Eight O'Clock used to be in a similar price range.
I'm not extremely picky but since I usually only have one cup of coffee per day, I would like it to be very good.
I live in a rural area so don't have the luxury of bopping into a gourmet coffee shop on a regular basis, unfortunately.
Thanks for your input.
Walmart’s Free Trade Sumatra!
Believe it or not, it's one of the best coffees you can buy... :)
But once you find/grind your beans, give this cold-brew coffee method a try. Those who have tried it (not me, yet) swear that it's so much less bitter than hot-brew coffee.
They sell it at Safeway & Kroeger. I switch off between the #4 and Starbucks espresso. Just bought a bad for $6.99 this morning.
I have to chuckle at all those posting about specialty coffee bought from whatever specialty store or online. My wife and I live good, strong coffee, and have been drinking Eight-0-Clock Italian Roast for years. If you want a good, strong, well-blended coffee, there you are. And it’s available in most decent grocery chains.
Agree heartily with Keurig recommenders. I’ve tried almost all kcups available. You won’t find many cups of coffee better than Prima Barista Italian Roast.
I switched to Trader Joe”s own coffee from Costco’s Columbian coffee.
Try Dunkin’ Donuts whole bean coffeee. You can buy it online.
https://shop.dunkindonuts.com/shoponline/Category.aspx?CategoryId=COFF
or
Gevalia “Traditional”
Both are medium roast coffees...very good!
Folgers 100% Columbian my favorite. Compare brands but stick with Columbian!!
Cafe DuMonde.
http://www.cafedumonde.com/coffee
Friends told me I HAD to try this stuff when we were down there and I’ve been hooked ever since.
Kivu is not bad. Can be found at Fred Meyers and possibly some other places. Out here in the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene corridor, there are several excellent local roasters - Thomas Hammer, Craven’s and Doma. I’d check your nearest burg and see who does roasting. There’s your source.
But.. how do you make your coffee? When I drank drip coffee, I was a dedicated Chemex fan.
Nowadays, I use a Barrista - no longer made, unfortunately - from Starbucks. Delivers a decent shot and is definitely not wasteful of your bean.
I have to make a 12 cup pot every morning, so, Kcups are way too expensive. But I certainly enjoy them when I’m somewhere they’re available.
I make drip in a 4 cup pot. Sometimes I use a French press which I actually like better, but it’s more of a mess to clean up.
+1 to that!
There's a miss conception that Colombian coffee is very strong, like say french roast. It is not. It has a richer, brighter flavor, but not strong (depending on how you make it of course) Colombian blends rock!
BTW, I had mentioned Gevalia in my previous post. Both their “Traditional” and “Colombian” blends are outstanding! Although new to retail, Gevalia can be purchased at most grocery stores (Yellow bags).
I'll second the Keurig, with the single brew
filter cup ( e.g. ecobrew) & what ever brand
coffee you prefer.
I recently bought a 40 oz bag of wonderful whole bean Sumatra coffee at BJ’s. I don’t remember what I paid but it was very very affordable. Normally I buy a can of ground walmart arabica and 1 can of something better like 8 oclock or chock full nuts and mix them. For espresso I buy whole bean but it’s hard to find Sumatra which I love (low acid, wonderful flavor).
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