Ground coffee anyone.

After many years with a rotary grinder I bought a burr grinder at Costco last year. Now I fill it with locally roasted beans about once a week. In the morning I put some water in the electric kettle, push a button on the grinder and it grinds the amount I asked for, plunk it in the cone filter and pour over. I agree with Ha, there is something to the ritual, although I drink mine along with the NYT online.
 
lhamo said:
We also have a coffee machine that has an integrated grinder. LOVE IT -- and the coffee it makes. Well worth what we paid for it (bought it used about 4 years ago).
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Same for us, every cup is nice and fresh and we think it makes a difference. I usually drink about two cups a day, in the morning. Once in a while, I'll have a cup in the afternoon.
 
Coffee is one of my indulgences - I have a monthly subscription lb. shipped (from Alterra in Milwaukee), and grind it fresh for each pot. I've cut back to about a pot a day - we used to have awful coffee at work, so I started the habit of having a couple of cups before work, and taking the rest in a thermos. I also received a nespresso machine as a christmas gift last year - I really like it for espresso. I like espresso, but the addiitional work and cleanup for a steam espresso machine was always past my tolerance point. I'd recommend a nespresso machine to anyone who is considering something of the sort. Not cheap enough for my daily coffee drinking, but well worth it (to me) for the occasional espresso or decaf, or for a guest, or when I just want one cup of coffee.
 
I've been grinding my own beans every morning for about 25 years, and taking it to work in a thermos. Cheaper and tastes better than buying Starbucks or whatever is brewed at the office. I switched to decaf about 12 years ago, and with quality beans the taste and aroma is just as good as the regular brew. I recently bought a quality burr grinder that is super-easy to use. The difference in taste compared to pre-ground coffee is worth the extra 15 seconds to wait. Hey, while the grinder is running I'm filling the pot with water so it's really no time at all!
 
I have a burr grinder, but I have been buying ground coffee as I am lazy. I drink about 3 weak cups of coffee in the a.m., before I leave for the office. This is it for my coffee consumption for the day. I have been purchasing Peets, Dunkin Donuts, Seattle's Best or whatever is a dollar or two off that week at the grocery.
 
Warning: potential thread killer to follow.

Gee, some folks relationship with their cup of coffee is almost orgasmic.

All I want is a cup-of-joe.

Zedd
 
I drink a lot of coffee (6-8 cups a day). At home I use Folgers Classic Decaf 99.7% caffeine free (in the green container). I went on decaf about two years ago. I didn't notice any withdrawal symptoms from a lack of caffeine. I used to say that I had to drink coffee in the evening to stay awake until bedtime. For flavor, I can't tell the difference between well-prepared decaf and regular.
 
Midpack said:
We both drink coffee, and buy whole beans and grind fresh every morning. Doesn't seem that difficult. Moderate quality beans fresh ground make better coffee and than superior ground coffee to us.

Keurig never appealled to us, unnecessary waste and cost without a better brewed cup. Convenience is a priority in some things, but not always.

Life is too short to drink bad coffee-wine-beer enter yours here.

Chi mangia bene, viva bene.

YMMV
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Keurig offers a fill-it-yourself reusable kcup thingie so that makes it a lot less wasteful. I can't taste the difference between a keurig name-brand coffee and a drip-brewed cup of coffee, but we don't use the keurig too often. We have pressed coffee occasionally when we're in the mood for it, and grind beans occasionally when we get on that kick, and DH loves the nespresso (but that too creates waste with its prefilled cup, so not for everyone) Really the only coffee I'd normally balk at is instant, and even then I'd drink that in the morning if there were no other choices
 
I mainly drink Trader Joes Low-Acid Coffee. Sometimes, I buy Puroast low-acid coffee on-line. But, the Puroast is kind of pricey. I usually drink about two cups a day. I grind my coffee about once a week. Never drink instant. I put soy creamer (French Vanilla) in with the coffee. Makes me happy.
 
If the beans didn't pass through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet, it's not real coffee!

(I didn't even know about such things until a coffee snob friend of mine told me about it, LOL)
 
I don't drink coffee, but DW prefers to buy whole beans and grind them fresh every time she makes her coffee (French Press). That's not what she always does, but that's what she prefers.
 
After 21 years in the army I will happily drink ANY coffee. I have relatives who live way past the end of the hard paved road who say that coffee tastes bitter if brewed with electricity.
 
I buy whatever I can find on sale. WM brand is usually the best price on decaf, Dollar General has good prices on large cans, plus $5 off $25 order and free shipping. The dollar stores also sell a brand that come in a small vacuum bag. At $1 bag ( 7oz) it's cheaper than the can. It's fine to me.

Only been in a starbucks when someone else insisted on going ( and was buying ) don't see what the attraction to starbucks is.
 
I usually grind up a weeks worth of Sam's Colombian Supremo coffee. I think it runs about $15 a 2.5 lb bag. It usually lasts me a month or two. It's good stuff!
 
It's the grinder more than the coffee maker, IMHO.
Coffee made from whole beans, ground in a burr grinder is just so much better.
 
Use the burr grinder daily, have settled in on SB Sumatra. Used to try other stuff to see if cheaper was as good, but decided this is what I like and don't care about saving a dime a day or whatever. I can tell the difference between a $9 and $30 bottle of wine; but have a hard time appreciating wine flavors. Coffee I'll just splurge on. Coffee and a real newspaper is part of my routine in the morning. When they quit printing them, I'm not sure what I'll do.
 
zedd said:
Free trade, grown in the shade, Starbucks brand, whole coffee beans, roasted by fairly compensated peasants, blah blah blah.

Who buys whole coffee beans anymore and grinds them just-in-time for brewing? I used to. Now I just want a cup-a-joe and am no longer willing to work that hard.

Have I passed a milestone?

Zedd
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We still do. But I confess that it's DH that does all that work. And the coffee is soooooo good!

We do have a top-of-the-line grinder, and it's a button push.

I used to roast my beans - so I did give that part up :D
 
ikubak said:
I usually grind up a weeks worth of Sam's Colombian Supremo coffee. I think it runs about $15 a 2.5 lb bag. It usually lasts me a month or two. It's good stuff!
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My brand as well. Not top of the line but definitely good enough for daily consumption.

Greg V said:
I have a Cuisinart Grind n Brew coffee maker so I just put the beans in the hopper, press one button to start the magic and enjoy my morning cup(s) of joe in about 5-10 minutes.

If I had to grind the beans separately, I probably wouldn't do it.
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Mine also has a timer; so, when I remember to set it up in the evening, I get to smell the freshly ground and brewed coffee when I wake up.

Above is my normal routine at home; but, when I am traveling, I will drink whatever is available from preground in the office to instant when camping to the occasional really good cup at a coffee house on an expense report.
 
I looked into getting a grinder here in the Philippines and they are not an everyday item and not easy to find and I can't bring one from the USA (220 Volts). Then I read about burr grinders and how important they are to the flavor, yada yada yada. I tend to make coffee one cup at a time and was not looking forward to all the work.

But then I found a great source of Arabica ground coffee here and I am very happy with it. It costs the equivalent of $4.10 per pound. It is also sold as whole coffee beans for the same price. I have no idea what coffee costs in the USA now but I am a happy camper with ground coffee, I used to spend about 40% more for coffee here that was not as good. I like it enough that I don't brother to bring coffee back from the USA on my visits there.
 
One pound of Arabica beans is $8.99 online at DunkinDonuts. I've seen beans at Costco, Whole Foods, etc. for twice that price.

I purchased this Bodum set which includes grinder, water heater, and french press.
 
target2019 said:
One pound of Arabica beans is $8.99 online at DunkinDonuts. I've seen beans at Costco, Whole Foods, etc. for twice that price.
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Thanks, I didn't realize that my coffee was such a good deal at $4.10 per pound for Arabica. It comes in a clear generic wrapper from a large Filipino food conglomerate that specializes in Coffee and I buy it at an independent grocery market. I bought it on a whim and never dreamed it would be so good. I have never seen it anywhere else. I think it must be grown in the Philippines.

Only about 5% of coffee production in the Philippines is Arabica beans and about 50% of the demand for Arabica is met by imports. This country drinks mostly instant coffee. Apparently, even though they produce quite a bit of coffee domestically, somewhere around 20% of total coffee is imported.
 
Bestwifeever said:
Keurig offers a fill-it-yourself reusable kcup thingie so that makes it a lot less wasteful. I can't taste the difference between a keurig name-brand coffee and a drip-brewed cup of coffee, but we don't use the keurig too often. We have pressed coffee occasionally when we're in the mood for it, and grind beans occasionally when we get on that kick, and DH loves the nespresso (but that too creates waste with its prefilled cup, so not for everyone) Really the only coffee I'd normally balk at is instant, and even then I'd drink that in the morning if there were no other choices
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Just rereading through this thread and I feel the same way the K-cups. I am getting a little sick of them and wanted to try the accessory for brewing with regular ground coffee. Without reading about the accessory, I just tried putting some ground coffee in the accessory coffee holder. It was terrible. Grounds in the cup, etc. Don't have the manual any more so how does this thing work? Is there some filter I have to use?
 
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