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Folgers Gourmet Supreme mixed 2:1 with Folgers Black Silk has been my recent favorite. I like strong coffee with a lot of flavor but smooth. Eight O'clock is a good substitute for Folgers I've found. I'm from back in the day of stovetop percolated coffee, so most drip coffee is too much like watery Kool Aid to me - has no "verve." Fortunately my new drip maker has a "bold" setting that actually makes coffee thick as mud. Takes a while longer, but, Yum.
Totally agree with the previous post: Chock full of Nuts is horrible. Doesn't even taste like coffee. The only person I ever knew who stocked that stuff was a guy I knew who (I found out later) was in the CIA.
Yes, seeing Starbucks that high on the list is suspicious. Awful stuff. A local roaster explained to me that normally coffee is roasted at X temp for 14 minutes but that Starbucks roasts at 8 minutes at a very high temp, hence the burnt taste--which, apparently, some people like. However, I suspect that part of their popularity is a younger customer base that likes the flavored feu-feu trendy coffee drinks with cream things and sweeteners that hide the bad taste and really don't know what good coffee tastes like.
Dunkin was once good, now is dishwatery and weak, and from what I hear, Tim's was good once too and is now watery.
I buy a good coffee here in Ontario that is sold under the PresIdent's Choice label, available at supermarkets and drugstores. Strong, robust flavor.
I live here, too. I use Community Between Roast, pretty much exclusively. I use a stovetop percolator. The price has gone crazy, though!
My adult son lives in South Louisiana, too, and for a short time he worked for Mello Joy. During that time, I used that brand, but I really prefer Community.
Peets Coffee, Green Mountain Coffee, New England Coffee, Dunkin' Coffee are the ones from that list that I enjoy.
Tried Tim Horton's recently for the first time and there's just no flavor. At the other end of the spectrum is Starbucks which I can't stomach due to the strong burnt taste.
Yes, seeing Starbucks that high on the list is suspicious. Awful stuff. A local roaster explained to me that normally coffee is roasted at X temp for 14 minutes but that Starbucks roasts at 8 minutes at a very high temp, hence the burnt taste--which, apparently, some people like. However, I suspect that part of their popularity is a younger customer base that likes the flavored feu-feu trendy coffee drinks with cream things and sweeteners that hide the bad taste and really don't know what good coffee tastes like.
Dunkin was once good, now is dishwatery and weak, and from what I hear, Tim's was good once too and is now watery.
I buy a good coffee here in Ontario that is sold under the PresIdent's Choice label, available at supermarkets and drugstores. Strong, robust flavor.
Peets Coffee, Green Mountain Coffee, New England Coffee, Dunkin' Coffee are the ones from that list that I enjoy.
Tried Tim Horton's recently for the first time and there's just no flavor. At the other end of the spectrum is Starbucks which I can't stomach due to the strong burnt taste.
I'll have to try that some time. These days I'm still only buying my favorites but I try to get them on sale. Dark Magic. I'll look for it.
Dark Magic is a dark roast. It's not for people who love Dunkin's dish water. LOL. I've got a lot of new coffees on my list too. Can't wait to try them all.
Many times I'll shop on Amazon for K-cup sampler boxes. I also have a Keurig in addition to my Mr. Coffee drip brewer. The sampler boxes come with all different coffees to try. My first cup of Dark Magic came in one of those sampler boxes.
I think it might be time for me to purchase another K-cup sampler.
Peets Coffee, Green Mountain Coffee, New England Coffee, Dunkin' Coffee are the ones from that list that I enjoy.
Tried Tim Horton's recently for the first time and there's just no flavor. At the other end of the spectrum is Starbucks which I can't stomach due to the strong burnt taste.
I also like Green Mountain, and I buy New England, too. I think the Breakfast Blend is the one I like.
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