Coffee in a Can, OR Whole Bean Coffee Ground at home, OR Whole bean Coffee Ground in the store, or Roast it at home?

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At my house, there's only one way to make coffee - I only buy whole bean coffee, recently roasted. Each pot is ground fresh and made in a "french press" - it only takes a little more effort to make coffee this way, and the coffee that results is well worth the extra effort. When it comes to beans, quality is paramount - I buy my beans at either Whole Foods (where I look for organic french roast) or Starbucks (where I choose french roast - I haven’t seen an organic offering at Starbucks).

I avoid though, the Starbucks one can buy at grocery stores, as I believe that the bean should be brewed as close to the roasting date as possible. I buy beans by the 1/2 pound - just about a five days to a weeks worth of coffee. There are some who believe that coffee beans should be stored in the refridgerator or freezer, but I don’t do that, as I want to avoid the condensation that can occur on the beans which are removed and returned to the cold.

Instead, I keep my beans in closed metal box, light tight and almost air tight. I’ve never felt the need to roast coffee at home, but I wouldn’t mind giving it a try - I’ve just not found that to be necessary - I’m very pleased with the results I currently enjoy. Am I a coffee snob?

Well, yes, probably. It is difficult to find a pleasurable cup at many restaurants! There are places where the coffee served is so bad - so old or weak or just .. .

Bad, that I don’t order their coffee at all - or when I do I sip at the offensive stuff, solely for the warmth. IMO, the worst coffee consistently comes from conviniece stores - nasty stuff I just won’t drink. Next comes the brew from burger chains that sell breakfast - McDonalds, Burger King and all the other "food factories".

Finally, the evil black stuff that one finds at IHOP and Denny’s and (in my part of the world) Village Inn. I’ve learned to enjoy hot tea when I find myself breakfasting at these locations. Then there’s that weird flavorless beverage one finds in the workplace.

Always weak, always bad.Always. This isn’t surprising when you consider the way this stuff is made, with the tiny sealed filter packets filled with coffee and coffee "filler" (Filler? Yeah, like ground pecan shells.. .) Sources: My lifetime of deep appreciation for food and beverage - falon's Recommendations Bodum Chambord 8-Cup Coffee Press Amazon List Price: $37.50 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 149 reviews) I Love Coffee!

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Whichever way makes coffee that tastes good to you I'm sure there will be people that insist on one method over another, but really it just comes down to a good cup of coffee and that is purely personal taste. The options listed vary in expense and convenience. My grandparents only drank Maxwell House (coffee in a can) made in a percolator.

I use beans ground at home made in either a drip maker or a French press. Any method that makes a cup satisfactory to you is the way to go. 63swc's Recommendations Bodum Chambord 8-Cup Coffee Press Amazon List Price: $37.50 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 149 reviews) Krups?

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I usually buy coffee in a can, but much prefer to grind at home. Just for ease, I but it in a can. However, I feel that grinding the coffee beans at home in small quanitity is much better.

I suppose, we are victims or convenience and ease and take the easy way out. Nonetheless, when you but good quality of beans and use a small grinder (which I have sitting in my pantry- seldom used), makes fora wonderful aroma and a great pot of coffee. Thanks to your question, I will put my coffe bean grinder to use later today.

Got to run and pick up some coffee beans and enjoy the aroma. Cheers. Warm regards and a joyous holiday season.

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Whole Bean Ground at Home, When Possible This is just the way I like it. Roasting at home is just too complicated and takes too long. I've got a coffee grinder, it just takes a few minutes, then into the expresso machine.

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Some of each At the office, I buy the cans of pre-ground coffee. Of course pre-ground coffee doesn't last very long, but we'll go through several pounds a week. It doesn't have a chance to go stale.

Besides, it's not like I'd want to buy the really good stuff. At home, I keep whole beans, precisely because I don't use them very often. I drink most of my coffee at the office; it's usually tea at home (and I have a mug of it right now).

Coffee at home is for special occasions, at which point I dig the really good beans out from vacuum-sealed cannister back in the freezer, and grind them myself. I also have a bag of green beans, for occasions when I'm feeling like showing off, but honestly, roasting beans is a specialized skill that requires specialized equipment. I'll roast them in a pan, much as the original Arab traders did, and I get a delightful combination of burnt spots and undercooked beans, which are then ground to powder with a mortar and pestle.

One other option you didn't mention: I also keep around espresso powder, but it's almost exclusively for baking. The only time it's drunk as a beverage is when exhausted friends need coffee NOW! .

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