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Is grinding your own beans worth it? How big a difference does it make in the taste? I have a grinder still in the box, but have been too lazy to use it as yet.
Once I started grinding my own, I found I preferred it over pre-ground coffee. I used to have an awesome coffee maker that would grind the beans and then make the coffee on a timer but it quit working and the company sold out and doesn't make the same ones anymore. I don't like the way the Cuisinart grind 'n brews work. So, now I have a countertop grinder that has a setting for the number of cups and I grind the beans before I go to bed and program the coffee pot for 6 AM. It's not quite as good as freshly ground, but it's the best I can do and still have my coffee ready when I wake up.
Goodness I hate those dumb machines. Talk about a massive polluting device! Why not get a French Press? They don't need that dumb plastic holder that ends up in the ocean.
I voted OTHER because I don't care for the burnt taste of Starbucks, and all of the other containers of ground coffee taste alike.
I prefer French Roast over the others, grind my own beans IF they smell good out of the bins at the grocery stores. If I have to buy them pre-packaged, just about any private label house brand of whole beans on sale will do. Last resort is ground coffee.
Interesting. To me, french roast = burnt. If I can smell carbon, it's overroasted.
Some people like that, but IMO it makes little or no sense to pay a premium for it. If one is going to pay a premium for a coffee, I would think it would be to taste what the actual bean/farm/origin offers, thus it only makes sense to buy it roasted lighter. Once you get to french roast, it almost doesn't matter what the source of the bean is. A 95 point coffee would taste about the same as an 80 point coffee since you've roasted out what makes the more expensive beans unique. Just my opinion. YMMV.
I don't really care for coffee. I have a Keurig so I can have specialty blends when I do have it. I think "Christmas blend" should be available all year round. ;-) I also like Pumpkin spice and Hazelnut. The machine would be a total waste of money if I only used it for coffee though. I probably have about 4-5 cups a year.
For home use, I prefer Community Coffee out of Baton Rouge, LA. Some of the Trader Joe's coffees are quite good but the prices are much higher. They will work in a pinch.
On the road, I prefer Tim Horton's. Their food stinks in the US stores but is pretty good in Canada. Their coffee is good in both.
I will admit that my choice of coffee is predicated on having access to WiFi on the road.
Is grinding your own beans worth it? How big a difference does it make in the taste? I have a grinder still in the box, but have been too lazy to use it as yet.
Yes! Get that grinder out of the box. Once you have tasted freshly ground beans that you prepare at home using the method you prefer, you will never go back.
When I want a great cup of coffee, I do it at home. Sure, I'll pick up a cup here and there in town but it is like something that I get and imbibe just because - a local convenience store is on my way to wherever I am going. We don't have drive-thru Starbucks here in my town but instead there are locally owned businesses (Yes!). If one has a hankering for Starbucks, you have to walk-in.
I voted for other. For an olfactory and gustatory delight, I will prepare freshly ground coffee beans (usually French roast).
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