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Coffee. What are your preferences?
| January 23rd, 2016 at 9:12:24 AM permalink | |
| theodores Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 85 | Sorry, I just had a guffaw at this. Keurig is an American company, started in Vermont. They are the same people who make Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, the stuff you would see in Northeast gas stations a while back. I'm sure they picked the name so it would exude "German" quality. Their stock was one of the more high-flying stocks over the last few years: GMCR. What kind of tea? I'm just curious. I only drink the English mass-market brands: PG Tips, or Yorkshire Tea, sometimes TyPhoo. You can find the first two in American supermarkets or on Amazon. They knock any American tea out of the water. |
| January 23rd, 2016 at 9:26:56 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
But Haagen Daz is authentically Scandinavian ;)
When I drink tea it's usually Twinings. I like several varieties, but the two I like best are Earl Grey (hot, of course) and a smoky-flavored one called, I think, Lapsang Suchong. For herbal infusions, I like cinnamon apple, and mint. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| January 23rd, 2016 at 11:14:41 AM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4489 | My wife and I put on a full to overflowing drip pot ($20) every morning. This gives us 3 mugs each. We always buy Nabob coffee which is a 115 year old Canadian brand which I don't think is even available in US. We usually buy a dark Sumatra but sometimes will buy another blend. We never grind our own coffee anymore, just to lazy. We seldom make another pot during the day and drink tea at lunch, dinner and maybe a 3rd time. Usually Twinnnings or some herbal tea. Can't get my head around the pods but my wife and I like the same coffee and never make flavoured so don't need individual cups. The cost seems just silly to me at .50 to 1.00 each. A pound of Nabob which we always buy on sale for about $7 and lasts the week for a cost of 17 cents Canadian a mug. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
| January 23rd, 2016 at 1:09:03 PM permalink | |
| beachbumbabs Member since: Sep 3, 2013 Threads: 6 Posts: 1600 |
It's called Clipper Tea. It's phenomenal. You can find them online, but they won't sell to US addresses (some kind of trade restriction). I have waaaay more than I can use; if you want, I will send you some. Never doubt a small group of concerned citizens can change the world; it's the only thing ever has |
| January 24th, 2016 at 6:31:49 AM permalink | |
| zippyboy Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 665 |
Wow...lol. I had heard Keurig was German on the radio I think, and I just believed it without doing my own research like I usually do. |
| January 21st, 2018 at 12:23:56 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11790 | I now buy my coffee at Costco 2 LB bag Kirkland House blend whole beans 9.99. Bargain or 4.99 a lb question. I see ground coffee cheaper in large containers Why is ground cheaper then whole beans? I would think it should be the other way round. I don't want to buy a huge container of ground because I am single and I believe whole beans last longer and taste better freshly ground. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| January 21st, 2018 at 1:56:55 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
Everything that can be sold either ground or whole, is cheaper when ground. I mean everything from meat to spices, and even essentials like coffee. The reason is rather simple: it's harder to tell the quality of something that's been ground, therefore lower quality items go into the grinder. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| January 21st, 2018 at 6:05:47 PM permalink | |
| Ibeatyouraces Member since: May 11, 2017 Threads: 0 Posts: 83 |
This ^^^ Coffee is just as disgusting as alcoholic beverages. |
| January 22nd, 2018 at 7:24:01 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | A bit off topic, but usually when I go on a road trip I take a travel coffee mug. Most gas stations and convenience stores will refill it for less than what it costs to use one of their paper cups. The ARCO in Baker CA, for example, charges $1 for a refill. Starbucks will deduce I think 10 cents if you bring your own cup, although it necessitates a guessing game on the size of your cup. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| January 22nd, 2018 at 11:34:29 AM permalink | |
| JB Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 10 Posts: 111 | Dunkin Donuts used to have AWESOME coffee 12+ years ago. It had an indescribable quality to it, you really had to taste it to understand. It wasn't just the flavor (which was good), but the way in which the flavor revealed itself, sort of in layers or levels. It was THAT coffee which built loyalty to their brand. But at some point they switched to the disgusting bitter dishwater crap they serve now. I've bought coffee from Starbucks when it was the only option, such as at a service plaza on a toll highway. It wasn't anything to write home about. In New England we have a chain convenience store called Cumberland Farms (Cumby's) which has any size coffee for 99¢, and their regular flavor is decent. You also get to add your own cream and sugar. At home I like Folgers for its earthy flavor. The best coffee you can get these days is from self-serve machines at casinos. The face plate of the machine will say Douwe Egberts or Farmers Brothers. They have this coffee at: - Turning Stone (NY) - Oxford (ME) - but they only have powdered creamer - The bingo hall at Foxwoods (CT) - Akwesasne (NY): not at the casino itself, but the Speedway Plaza convenience store 100 yards east of the casino has it This coffee is either frozen or concentrated, and the machine runs hot water through it when you dispense it. The resulting coffee is addictively smooth and delicious, far better than what you would expect. |