What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
plan on trying Starbucks soon.

And you?
Mark Ferrante

i find regular starbucks too strong, HOWEVER, it does make a "mean cup
of decaf"!

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read and post daily, it works!
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"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

FERRANTE wrote:
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

I like the many blends Gevalia offers but I had to stop ordering it because
I don't drink all that much coffee. Starbucks, IMO, is overrated. Cafe du
Monde? Is that coffee with chicory? My fiance brings me some sort of
coffee at times on his trips back from Lousiana... let me think... oh! it's
Community coffee with chicory. Historical note: chickory was added during
the American Civil War to stretch, if not replace, the coffee reserves.
Ditto in WWII. In fact, it was often brewed by itself as faux coffee.

Jill

In article >,
FERRANTE > wrote:

> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?

Fairtrade. It tastes good and the growers are paid fair prices for
their produce.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

FERRANTE wrote:
>
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante



I don't like Starbucks, it always tastes burnt to me.

My family likes Arvid Nordquist mellanrost, which
a friend from Sweden introduced to us as a better
alternative to Gevalia. It is expensive in the U.S.
but ~$3 a half kilo (about a pound) in Sweden. We
like it because it is flavorful and smooth, not
harsh or bitter.

gloria p

In article >,
FERRANTE > wrote:
>What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
>have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
>and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
>I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
>plan on trying Starbucks soon.

Eww. Maxwell House, Gavelia, and Starbucks. My favorite coffee is
the Trader Joe's colmbian supreme. Really really good.

~Deepak


--
Deepak Saxena - - http://www.plexity.net

FERRANTE wrote:
>
>What is your favorite brand of coffee

Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee is
Bustelo.


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On 18 Oct 2003 21:25:26 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:

>FERRANTE wrote:
>>
>>What is your favorite brand of coffee
>
>Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee
is
>Bustelo.
>
>
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>
You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
years. Pure 100% Kona is considered expensive because we live in the
US too (pay our US taxes, have Fair Trade of course, etc), but our
coffee's flavor is Indeed *exceptional*. If you want chocolatey,
creamy, yummy smooth wonderful coffee, try some Kona. It is not
comparable to any mentioned already in this thread, but it is
extraordinary and definitely has excellent taste, flavor and aroma.
Promise.
aloha, Thunder,




http://www.smithfarms.com
Farmers & Sellers of 100%
Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff

In article >, FERRANTE
> wrote:

> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

Folger's.
--
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"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.

Community Coffee. I use a blend of Dark Roast and Cafe Especial, with
Ghirardelli Cocoa mixed in.

A distant second is Chock Full O'Nuts.

Love & Laughter,
Nightshade

Montecristo brand for me. They have some outstanding African coffee blends
as well as a find Cuban blend. They also package estate grown Blue Mountain
beans.

For daily brew I like Chock Full of Nuts.

Paul

"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

>
>Ethiopian 'Horse' Harrar blended 2:1 with 'Grade 1' Sulawesi Toraja
>and a bit of Ugandan Bugisu tossed in, roasted about 15 seconds into
>second crack. That's my favorite this week. Life's too short for
>shitty coffee.

My favorite is Millstone beans, I grind them at home, I like flavored coffees
and will skip around , sometimes the flavors, sometimes the breakfast blend.
Rosie

Smithfarms Pure writes:

>(PENMART01) wrote:
>
>>FERRANTE wrote:
>>>
>>>What is your favorite brand of coffee
>>
>>Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee
>>is Bustelo.
>>
>You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
>years.

So why tell me...?!?!?

The only contribution you make here is spamming your fercocktah products.


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We love coffee, but are limited to decaf.
Wish I could find a decent decaf coffee... ;o(



On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 16:04:58 -0400, FERRANTE
> wrote:

>What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
>have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
>and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
>I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
>plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
>And you?
>Mark Ferrante

<rj>

In article >, "<RJ>"
> writes:

>We love coffee, but are limited to decaf.
>Wish I could find a decent decaf coffee... ;o(

Bustelo, a very mellow espresso, makes a decaf.


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"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...

We drink French Market brand (coffee/chicory blend in the red can - they
have several blends). It's similar to Cafe du Monde, but stronger I think
(which is to my liking). Three scoops is stronger than a full load of
espresso to me (so it comes out being cheaper per pound than using more of
the less expensive types/brands). Luckily, many of the grocers in our area
have started carrying it (we were having it shipped in prior).

FERRANTE wrote:
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.

Vittoria for fresh ground*
Nescafé Espresso for instant
Lavazza in my favourite cafés

* when it's done, i'm going to get me a bag of Lavazza to see if I can
emulate the café taste at home


--
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PENMART01 wrote:
> Smithfarms Pure writes:
>> (PENMART01) wrote:
>>> FERRANTE wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What is your favorite brand of coffee
>>>
>>> Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee
>>> is Bustelo.
>>>
>> You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
>> years.
>
> So why tell me...?!?!?
>
> The only contribution you make here is spamming your fercocktah
> products.

but I thought it was done tastefully.
- he didn't start the thread
- he contributed honestly his opinion, he can't help it if it's also his job


Surely that is ok ?! ( maybe not ? )


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FERRANTE > wrote in message >. ..
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.

Don't bother with Starbucks - probably one of the worst coffees on the
market. Bitter and burnt to a crisp.

>
> And you?

Dragon Roast 100% Kona.

http://www.dragonroast.com/

Only coffee I'll drink.

-L.

FERRANTE wrote:

> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

Just because I live in the Seattle area, is no reason to drink
Charbucks. So, I don't. What I do prefer is Chock Full 'O Nuts French
Roast coffee. An internet seller in CA. sells it to me. Full, rich
flavor,but not burnt. Consumer Reports has done two studies on French
Roast. Each time it came up first. Company used to be a New York
Company, but recently bought out by Sara Lee, which hasn't ruined it yet.

http://www.easycoffee.com/

"Chock Full 'O Nuts is the heavenly coffee........."
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
--James Michener

"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...

> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why
> do you like it?

Before I moved to Denmark, I really liked Trader Joe's Bay Blend.
Unfortunately (or maybe not, distance-wise), it tastes horrible
here -- difference in the water, I suppose (I imagine it's the same
reason water filtered with my Brita also tastes awful). I'd found a
few coffees here in Copenhagen which were okay, but nothing that
really flipped my switch. We were in Stockholm one day two years ago
and, when checking out the market (as we always do when we travel),
found a coffee that we both really like, Mocca Sanani from Himalaya Te
& Kaffespecialist at Hötorgshallen (telephone 08/21 88 70).

Lucky for me (even if I don't get to go), my husband is in Stockholm
not infrequently.
-j

FERRANTE wrote:

> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?

My wife for some reason loves Chock Full Of Nuts (yuck). I prefer Maxwell
House French Roast when buying ground coffee. When buying beans to grind
myself, I have always liked chocolate raspberry truffle, brewed and then
served with half-n-half. I've also found a few blends at the local Whole
Foods Market that are very tastey: Black Onyx and Bed-n-Breakfast. I've
been drinking them the past few months.

(later addition)

I noticed, while reading the rest of the thread, that there are alot of
people who are talking Chock Full O'Nuts up. Strange to me, the flavor
of the coffee just seems off to me...

--
Darryl L. Pierce >
Visit the Infobahn Offramp - <http://bellsouthpwp.net/m/c/mcpierce>
"What do you care what other people think, Mr. Feynman?"

I'll second Community Coffee. Be we prefer their Medium Roast (3
level scoops) and chickory (1 level scoop).

peace.

On Sat, 18 Oct 2003 16:37:46 -0500, "Hecate100"
> wrote:

>
>"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
.. .
>> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
>> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
>> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
>> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
>> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
>Community Coffee. I use a blend of Dark Roast and Cafe Especial, with
>Ghirardelli Cocoa mixed in.
>
>A distant second is Chock Full O'Nuts.
>
>Love & Laughter,
>Nightshade
>
>

Eight O'Clock Bean. Until recently, it was unavailable in Amarillo, and I
relied on my Michigan daughter to keep me supplied.

I checked out their website, but their prices were outrageously high,
compared to the store price.

"Puester" > wrote in message
...
> FERRANTE wrote:
> >
> > What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> > have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> > and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> > I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> > plan on trying Starbucks soon.
> >
> > And you?
> > Mark Ferrante
>

>From: FERRANTE

>What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?

Jim's Organic - tied between the Ugandan and the Sumatra French Roast. The
Costa Rican and Ethopian come in a close third and fourth. I can't recommend
this brand of coffee enough, and I've been pretty snobbish about coffee for
over 30 years.

http://www.jimsorganiccoffee.com/
Check out the locator to find a retailer near you!

Ellen

(SportKite1) writes:
>
>>From: FERRANTE
>
>>What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?
>
>Jim's Organic - tied between the Ugandan and the Sumatra French Roast. The
>Costa Rican and Ethopian come in a close third and fourth.

Sounds more like kinkkee than kawffee. hehe


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"FERRANTE" wrote:

> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it?

Preground it is Community Dark Roast. It has a nice rich flavor.
Unfortunately, it's not available in stores too far from Louisiana. You can
pay through the nose on their web site though. www.communitycoffee.com

I'm not enough of a coffee fanatic to buy whole bean coffee very often, let
alone roast my own beans.

-Mike

(Rosie Miller) wrote in message >...
> >
> >Ethiopian 'Horse' Harrar blended 2:1 with 'Grade 1' Sulawesi Toraja
> >and a bit of Ugandan Bugisu tossed in, roasted about 15 seconds into
> >second crack. That's my favorite this week. Life's too short for
> >shitty coffee.
>
> My favorite is Millstone beans, I grind them at home, I like flavored coffees
> and will skip around , sometimes the flavors, sometimes the breakfast blend.
> Rosie

Coffee beans after roasting have a 2 week max shelf life in whole bean
format-ground it is only a matter of hours or some say minutes before
the varietal flavors have left. So if you want to experience real
coffee, find a roaster that rotates their beans. These people are
around if you will just look. Also a few roasters are bottom feeders
over roasting cheap crap beans and selling roast. We call one of the
big chains charbucks cause they can not possibly sell fresh roasted-so
they way overroast their coffee and are offering roast flavors and not
varietal flavors. But at least they start with high quality beans not
like the big bulk can guys who are peddling steam treated (without the
steam treatment these beans taste like truck tires)Vietnamese sourced
robusta beans.

Now if you really want great coffee-roast your own beans. If
interested go to alt coffee-having a great cup of Ethopian Harrar
Horse just roasted into the beginning of the second crack. Lots of
sources of green beans and if you are a bit handy, can make your own
roaster for not a lot of money. Our ancestors used to roast their own
beans.

"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
...
> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>
> And you?
> Mark Ferrante

I usually use a mix of *cheap* Chase & Sanborn (or "Chock full of Nuts') and
any flavored coffee (Raspberry/Chocolate is my favorite)... a mix ratio of
3:1... PERCOLATED!!! ... just a pinch of cane sugar and a few drops of heavy
cream... Mmmmm!!!

--
Kendall F. Stratton III
Fort Fairfield, Maine USA

http://home.maine.rr.com/k3

"Support bacteria -- it's the only culture some people have!"

>
>
>Coffee beans after roasting have a 2 week max shelf life in whole bean
>format-ground it is only a matter of hours or some say minutes before
>the varietal flavors have left. So if you want to experience real
>coffee, find a roaster that rotates their beans. These people are
>around if you will just look. Also a few roasters are bottom feeders
>over roasting cheap crap beans and selling roast. We call one of the
>big chains charbucks cause they can not possibly sell fresh roasted-so
>they way overroast their coffee and are offering roast flavors and not
>varietal flavors. But at least they start with high quality beans not
>like the big bulk can guys who are peddling steam treated (without the
>steam treatment these beans taste like truck tires)Vietnamese sourced
>robusta beans.
>
>Now if you really want great coffee-roast your own beans. If
>interested go to alt coffee-having a great cup of Ethopian Harrar
>Horse just roasted into the beginning of the second crack. Lots of
>sources of green beans and if you are a bit handy, can make your own
>roaster for not a lot of money. Our ancestors used to roast their own
>beans.
I have never roasted my own beans, but now you've got me thinking about it,I
may give it a try, my first cup of coffee in the morning is one of life's
little pleasures. Thanks, Rosie

TRY fOLGERS.

"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> Smithfarms Pure writes:
>
> >(PENMART01) wrote:
> >
> >>FERRANTE wrote:
> >>>
> >>>What is your favorite brand of coffee
> >>
> >>Favorite whole bean coffee is Eight O'clock... already ground coffee
> >>is Bustelo.
> >>
> >You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
> >years.
>
> So why tell me...?!?!?
>
> The only contribution you make here is spamming your fercocktah products.
>
>
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> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
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> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>
Asshole. Again.

> You know, I am a farmer of Kona Coffee who has read this group for
> years. Pure 100% Kona is considered expensive because we live in the
> US too (pay our US taxes, have Fair Trade of course, etc), but our
> coffee's flavor is Indeed *exceptional*.

Dang Thunder you beat me to it.

For coffee other than my own, Smith Farm's is wonderful.

-Hound

in article , Dog3 at
wrote on 10/19/03 12:10 PM:

> Melba's Jammin' > deliciously posted in
> :
>
>> In article >, FERRANTE
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> What is your favorite brand of coffee and why do you like it? While I
>>> have always like Maxwell House, I have been exploring other coffees
>>> and recently ordered some from Cafe Du Monde. Anyone ever have it?
>>> I've also had Gevelia, and it's not bad, but sort of expensive. I
>>> plan on trying Starbucks soon.
>>>
>>> And you?
>>> Mark Ferrante
>>
>> Folger's.
>
> Folger's or Maxwell House. Whichever is cheapest. We do buy specialty
> coffees. I like the cinnamon hazelnut the best. Brand? Again, whatever
> is the least expensive. Coffee and wine are 2 mysteries in life I can not
> solve. Like wine, most coffee tastes the same to me.
>
> Michael

Hmm...I second that.
Folgers, Maxwell House, or Chock Full O Nuts.

100% Columbian, if I can get it. French Roast is nice and full bodied
without being burnt, too.

Whichever is cheapest. Maxwell House is this week, so I'll get some of that.

I like cheap wine and cheap coffee, what can I say? ;-)

in article VMlkb.27178$N94.3508@lakeread02, Dave at
wrote on 10/18/03 9:28 PM:

>
> "FERRANTE" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> We drink French Market brand (coffee/chicory blend in the red can - they
> have several blends). It's similar to Cafe du Monde, but stronger I think
> (which is to my liking). Three scoops is stronger than a full load of
> espresso to me (so it comes out being cheaper per pound than using more of
> the less expensive types/brands). Luckily, many of the grocers in our area
> have started carrying it (we were having it shipped in prior).
>
>

What exactly does chicory do for coffee?

I never understood that. Chicory is a leafy green, isn't it? How would
dilluting your coffee grounds with a leafy green vegetable be preferable to
straight coffee.

Not being argumentative, just don't really understand what it is and would
like to know.

thanks.

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 17:24:22 GMT, Sheryl Rosen
> wrote:

>in article VMlkb.27178$N94.3508@lakeread02, Dave at
wrote on 10/18/03 9:28 PM:
>
>>
>> "FERRANTE" > wrote in
message
>> ...

>What exactly does chicory do for coffee?
>
>I never understood that. Chicory is a leafy green, isn't it? How
would
>dilluting your coffee grounds with a leafy green vegetable be
preferable to
>straight coffee.
>
>Not being argumentative, just don't really understand what it is and
would
>like to know.
>
>thanks.

They added chicory, a vegetable and easy to grow, to stretch the real
coffee and that combination has its own following.

aloha,
Thunder
http://www.smithfarms.com
Farmers & Sellers of 100%
Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff

"Sheryl Rosen" > wrote in message
...
|
| What exactly does chicory do for coffee?

I've heard many reasons it was added - was told it cut the bitterness of
cheap/less-than-great roasts, stretched the coffee so you would get more
from less beans (by adding in cheap grass), and that it is a flavor booster
to just plain coffee. Our Brit neighbors were surprised to find us drinking
a coffee cut with chicory (she did during WWII only because that was how it
was sold). Take a look at http://www.frenchmarketcoffee.com/chicory.html for
another explanation. It sounds like chicory lowers cholesterol, lowers blood
sugar, lowers your weight, cures diabetes, and the common cold ;-)

Aside from the marketing hype, the French Market brand (and to some extent,
the Louzianne brand - just not as good/rich tasting as FM) is rather strong
coffee (we use three heaping measures to 12 cups drip) and more to my liking
than any other coffee I've tasted. I've traveled all over the world and
loved the strong coffees of Venezuela and Argentina (two places I thought it
was the strongest), learned the hard way in Istanbul it really isn't 'good
to the last drop', and on a flight from Manila to Dubai that rich and dark
do not apply to all types of coffee.

If you are brave enough to try it, give it at least 3 tries before giving it
up. It is sort of acquired I think (I used to like weaker coffees like
Maxwell House or Folgers, but got stuck in South America for a couple months
and came back needing the strong stuff). Because you use much less of FM
than you would of Folgers, it really comes out costing less for me.

Sheryl Rosen writes:

>What exactly does chicory do for coffee?
>
>I never understood that. Chicory is a leafy green, isn't it? How would
>dilluting your coffee grounds with a leafy green vegetable be preferable to
>straight coffee.
>
>Not being argumentative, just don't really understand what it is and would
>like to know.

chicory [CHIHK-uh-ree]
This relative of the ENDIVE has curly, bitter-tasting leaves that are often
used as part of a salad or cooked as greens. In the United States, early endive
is sometimes erroneously called chicory. Chicory is available year-round.
Choose leaves that are brightly colored and crisp. Store unwashed greens in an
airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Today's trendy RADICCHIO
is a red-leafed Italian chicory.

Roasted chicory (also called succory ) comes from the roasted, ground roots of
some varieties of chicory. It's used as a coffee substitute, and added to some
coffees for body and aroma and as an "extender." This coffee-chicory blend is
often referred to as "New Orleans" or "Creole" coffee and is a popular beverage
in Louisiana.

© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995
based on THE FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.



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"Rosie Miller" > wrote in message
...
: >
: >
: >Coffee beans after roasting have a 2 week max shelf life in
whole bean
: >format-ground it is only a matter of hours or some say minutes
before
: >the varietal flavors have left. So if you want to experience
real
: >coffee, find a roaster that rotates their beans. These people
are
: >around if you will just look. Also a few roasters are bottom
feeders
: >over roasting cheap crap beans and selling roast. We call one
of the
: >big chains charbucks cause they can not possibly sell fresh
roasted-so
: >they way overroast their coffee and are offering roast flavors
and not
: >varietal flavors. But at least they start with high quality
beans not
: >like the big bulk can guys who are peddling steam treated
(without the
: >steam treatment these beans taste like truck tires)Vietnamese
sourced
: >robusta beans.
: >
: >Now if you really want great coffee-roast your own beans. If
: >interested go to alt coffee-having a great cup of Ethopian
Harrar
: >Horse just roasted into the beginning of the second crack.
Lots of
: >sources of green beans and if you are a bit handy, can make
your own
: >roaster for not a lot of money. Our ancestors used to roast
their own
: >beans.
: I have never roasted my own beans, but now you've got me
thinking about it,I
: may give it a try, my first cup of coffee in the morning is one
of life's
: little pleasures. Thanks, Rosie
: ========

Be careful with that! Once you roast your own - you can't go
back to "store bought crap"!! Rick and I have been roasting our
own lately and the difference is ASTOUNDING!!

There is one store bought that I still really like. I just
discovered it during a trip to Chicago... Trader Joe's has a
coffee that has Pinon nut (Pine nuts) from New Mexico in it.
WOW!! I wasn't going to tell anyone about it for fear that
everyone would buy all of it and make the price go up... but
since I live far enough from a Trader Joe's ... I guess it won't
matter if I only tell you guys.

--
Cyndi
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Sheryl Rosen wrote:
> in article VMlkb.27178$N94.3508@lakeread02, Dave at
> wrote on 10/18/03 9:28 PM:
>
>
>>"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>We drink French Market brand (coffee/chicory blend in the red can - they
>>have several blends). It's similar to Cafe du Monde, but stronger I think
>>(which is to my liking). Three scoops is stronger than a full load of
>>espresso to me (so it comes out being cheaper per pound than using more of
>>the less expensive types/brands). Luckily, many of the grocers in our area
>>have started carrying it (we were having it shipped in prior).
>>
>>
>
>
> What exactly does chicory do for coffee?
>
> I never understood that. Chicory is a leafy green, isn't it? How would
> dilluting your coffee grounds with a leafy green vegetable be preferable to
> straight coffee.
>
> Not being argumentative, just don't really understand what it is and would
> like to know.
>
> thanks.
>

They roast the chicory *roots* and add them to the coffee to extend it. (I
think dandelion roots work, too.) It changes the taste, and some folks
develop a liking for it. I don't like the stuff.

Best regards,
Bob