Great thread. I've been grinding my own beans for quite some time now. Since my DW does not drink coffee (she's a tea drinker) and all of our kids are now out of the house and on their own, it's just me who drinks coffee on a regular basis.
Like a couple of early posters, I've tried a number of coffee brands, pretty much liked them all, but now keep coming back to Eight O'clock Coffee. I just like how they roast their beans. My favorite is the 50% Decaf - which used to be called Balanced Blend. Since I do like a lot of other brands as well, it really comes down to price for me. I can buy a 2-1/4 pound bag of Eight O'clock Coffee for $17.99 at the grocery store ($8.00/pound). But this store puts the coffee on sale about 5 to 6 times a year for $9.99 for the same 2-1/4 pound bag - that works out to be $4.44/pound. I picked up 4 bags last week at that price (2 bags of the 50% Decaf and one each of the Original and Columbian Peaks). That amount of coffee should last me for about 9 or 10 weeks - just in time to pick up some more at that price.
Like a couple of early posters, I've tried a number of coffee brands, pretty much liked them all, but now keep coming back to Eight O'clock Coffee. I just like how they roast their beans. My favorite is the 50% Decaf - which used to be called Balanced Blend. Since I do like a lot of other brands as well, it really comes down to price for me. I can buy a 2-1/4 pound bag of Eight O'clock Coffee for $17.99 at the grocery store ($8.00/pound). But this store puts the coffee on sale about 5 to 6 times a year for $9.99 for the same 2-1/4 pound bag - that works out to be $4.44/pound. I picked up 4 bags last week at that price (2 bags of the 50% Decaf and one each of the Original and Columbian Peaks). That amount of coffee should last me for about 9 or 10 weeks - just in time to pick up some more at that price.
