Really good coffee?
 

Can any of you recommend a good flavored coffee...just coffee itself, not a flavor added. I have been using the same old national brand for years and it just does not taste good anymore. I only drink one mug of coffee a day and it should be good!
Thanks for replies... Janice

sorry i dont drink flavored coffee

I felt the same way and went from Folgers to Maxwell house. I really don't like flavored coffee. Buy a couple little bags and experiment. You might surprise yourself.

The problem here is everybody likes different kinds of coffee. My grocery stores sells coffee by the pound, so if yours does, you could just buy a small amount of several of them and find one you like. Some times I see little bags of coffee, they use ten in gift baskets. If you want really good coffee you should buy whole beans and grind just enough for your one mug.

We're REALLY BIG FANS of Dunkin Donuts coffee.

I have a Keurig that I use during the week, on weekends we make pots of Starbucks Verona or Christmas Blend- freshly ground of course. For the Keurig, my favourite is Tully's Italian Roast- delicious coffee.

I buy folgers and mix it half and half with fresh ground from the grocery. Just right, economical yet rich :)
We also make our coffee freshdripped, by the cup, no pot coffee.

After trying all the fancy and local coffees I find I like Maxwell House regular roast the best.

I really like Duncan Donuts coffee, so much my hubby gets me a bag for Christmas every year & I (ration) it to one special cup on the weekends so it will last (we don't have a Duncan donuts anywhere near us)

I love Kona coffee. It is a bit more expensive coming from Hawaii but so worth it. If you only indulge once a day, the cost isn't that much.

I also like the smaller roasteries that do small batches at a time. I love coffee and try all kinds of organic and fair trade coffee.

IMHO, they are so much better than the more common brands and the cost is worth it.
peace

I use Georgia's Market Organic Crème Brulee and it's wonderful. However, I think it's only available at Georgia's Market here. When they were closed for renovations, I bought Starbucks Vanilla Something coffee at the grocery store and it was good. Eight O'clock coffee also makes some good flavored coffees

I drink 2 cups a day and I too want it to be GOOD, I've been using Folgers Black Silk but I think they must have changed it because it just isn't as good as it was. If you find a good one let us know.

I love strong, but good tasting, coffee and am a huge fan of Starbucks Verona. The Verona k-cups are hard to find and they don't have them at Sam's Club, so I go with Pike Place. And I love Dunkin' Donuts.

We have come up with our own blend of Coffees. We bought some Kona Chocolate Macadamia and thought is wasn't quite right but liked the mild smooth taste...so I started adding it to our other coffee that we didn't like too much and have experimented with it a lot...my latest blend is 1/2 and 1/2 Kona Choc. and Don Franciscos Kona. We don't like dark harsh coffee so this makes an easy to swallow one for us.

My faves of regular coffee are 8 O'Clock. Duncan Donuts. i hate Starbucks but actually like their Blonde Roast. Gloria Jeans. Give it to me straight, hot and some bold. Tastes are all going to be varied.

sandy

That is sort of the way I make mine, a little brew basket with coffee grounds inside,
hanging from the top of a mug. Pour in boiling water, add the cover and let steep 7 min. I quit making by the pot when hubby lost his taste for coffee completely that last year he lived, he passed a couple years ago.

Thanks for replies. I appreciate it. My cousin and her hubby visit me often from Dallas area, and they bring their own coffee, so maybe I should ask them what it is. They grind it themselves before they come.
I will look at the store next time I shop and make a decision for a change. Leaning towards the grind your own, at the grocery.

Try storing your coffee upside down so the coffee oils are always on the top. Have you ever noticed the last batch is the best. That's why.

When we moved to another town, our regular brand didn't taste as good. Finally, we discovered it was the water, so changed brands which made coffee taste good again. Now, when I rarely drink coffee, I prefer Starbucks which I grind myself. Used to love Maxwell House Italian blend. It was strong but not harsh or bitter. My dad drank his coffee boiled in a pot and was fussy about it. Learned to love that method and used it when we camped yrs ago. I do love a strong coffee. Most of my coffee drinking friends drink colored water.

Our favorite is Costco's Kirkland brand. I also like highlander grog, but have trouble finding it.


Also, if you have just noticed that the coffee doesn't taste right, try cleaning your coffee pot. I've bought the coffee pot cleaners, and also just run white vinegar thru a cycle, followed by a cycle or two of just water. It can really make a difference.

I'm not a coffee drinker but I always bring Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee from Jamaica (it's not flavored) and everyone raves about it. I suppose you can get it online, but it's probably pricey.

I love good old Hills Brothers,,,and its less expensive...

My favorite coffees that you buy the beans or already dround are: Dunkin' Donuts (which I can buy at the grocery store & Costco because we do not have Dunkin' Donuts in San Diego yet), Starbucks Christmas blend and their Pike Place. I was given a Keurig coffee maker for Christmas and have been trying a lot different brands and flavors.

When we travel and I have to make coffee I usually make it with bottled water because we have a water filtering system and some places their water is a lot different than what I am used to.

I buy Columbian coffee from walmart their brand and we like it. Maxwell house used to be really good Columbian but cannot find it anymore. We drink a lot of coffee and we like our coffee.

I love flavored coffee too, but I make the regular coffee (I like Dunkin donuts or Starbucks) and add the DaVinci sugar free vanilla flavoring. I have tried the coffee that is already flavored, but it wasn't the same.

Serita

I also love Kona coffee. We have a coffee grinder so we grind it fresh when we use it.

I love the dunkin donuts coffee. It is a little pricy but I only have morning coffee so I brew it up at home & enjoy

My husband loves Chock-Full-o-Nuts so much that we order it by mail. (Despite the name, it isn't flavored. One of my quilting buddies always serves Dunkin Donuts and it is excellent and more easily available in store.

My favorite "straight" coffee is Dunkin Donuts. My favorite flavored coffee is Barney's Cool Cafe Blues. We buy the Dunkin here, but they closed our Barney's, so I have to buy it online.

We use a Keurig and have a basket insert so we don't have to buy the K-cups. We keep a Brita pitcher full of water to fill the coffee maker because our water has some flavor to it. Try using filtered water and see if your water might be the problem.

Well, I'm very picky about my coffee! I have a home roaster and roast my own coffee beans (love all of the beans from Guatemala). I also grind the beans fresh before every pot and use filtered water. And I have a drip coffee pot that heats the water to 195 degrees! Yumm....the BEST COFFEE EVER!!! And it is so much cheaper (not to mention tastier) than anything at the grocery store. Whenever we have company people exclaim it's the best coffee they've ever had and always ask what brand, etc. So all my coffee loving friends know what their getting for Christmas and birthday gifts!

If you can get it in your neck of the woods, why not try a Dutch brand called Moccona. This of course is an Australian site but you could Google for your area.
http://www.moccona.com.au/

There are two main kinds of coffee beans - Arabica and Robusta.The BIG name brands in the plastic containers (MH, Folger's) are usually Robusta which is not as good (more bitter). Look for 100% Arabica.

I also have only one cup a day, so I want it to be good. I never get the stuff in the big plastic containers (although they are great for storing stuff!!) - I usually get something in an 11-oz bag.

My favorite is Starbucks Veranda. It is very mild flavored and delicious.

When I had to switch to decaf I didn't like our local coffee (Community). I switched to Folger's decaf and loved it. I do add an extra scoop to the basket. I drink coffee without sugar or cream so it's gotta taste good.

At our house we love Folger's Black Silk.
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maxwell house wake up roast mild. is what i like..

I love Jamaica mt blue too not the blend I buy in online pretty expensive but oh so good. I also really like costa Rican coffee. Both of those you can get a strong full flavor without the biterness from over roasted beans.

My favorite brand is Chock Full O' Nuts original. The brand offers several roasts. The thing I like so much other than it tastes good is that you can make it really strong and it never tastes bitter.

Like everything else lately, I believe the coffee companies are skimping on the flavorful beans and blending in chicory.....I have a Keurig now, since I am alone. Sometimes I will splurge and buy the kind made for the K, but most of the time I use regular coffee and put it into one of those baskets that are sold now for the one-cuppers, but I add one shake of salt in it.....don't know what, but brings out the flavor better.....usually folgers is my choice of brands.

In the US, if it is in the product it has to be on the label.

Buy yourself an aero press coffee maker. It will make whatever brand you use taste better! I bought my husband one for Father's Day and he loves it. I got ours from amazon but I'm sure they are available elsewhere as well.