Coffee Shopping: Price, Quality, and Oregon Standards

[Ivan Seeking]

What coffee do you buy and what do you pay for it?

We used to drink Millstone's French Roast, but when we started paying $1 per ounce at Safeway, I'd had enough. I think they kept shrinking their bags and we never noticed. The next thing I knew, a 10 oz bag was ~$10! It's good but not THAT good.

I can buy a 2lb can of Yuban's dark roast for about $9. It's a lot better than most regular brands but is still so so. I'm been thinking about shopping online but I may be wasting my time. Is $1 per oz high for specialty coffees?

I know I can buy the generic stuff for a lot less but I do have my limits! After all, I live in Oregon. We have standards to maintain.

 

[Dickfore]

I pay $2.00 per grande sized cup. Is it too much?

 

[S_Happens]

I typically drink medium roasts. I like a local roaster here in Houston called Duncan.

http://duncancoffee.com/

Most of their blends are around $9-10 per lb plus shipping. They sent me a card with my first order for a discount of 10% or so. It ends up at $12-15 per lb which is still just under $1/oz.

 

[mcknia07]

I, too, get from a local. I went to the opening of the store and paid $6 a lb for special roasts.

Before that we buy the Folgers vanilla biscotti from the grocery storevwhen it's on sale.

 

[Chi Meson]

We get either Green Mountain or Peet's, whichever is on sale, for around $6 for a 12 oz bag. Every now and then there is a bag that is arbitrarily fantastic; otherwise, they are both usually "pretty good."

 

[Insanity]

Beaumont Coffee
Classic Roast (medium)
33.9 oz for $5.98
17.6¢ per oz

I place more standard on the beer and ales I drink then the coffee.
I probably drink more tea then coffee though.

Brewing beer myself, I have figured 5 gallons of my pale ale comes to $9.46/5 gallons, not including cost of water and propane.
So maybe $11.00/5 gallons.
$11.00/640 fl oz=1.7¢ per fl oz or 20.6¢ per 12oz bottle.

Twinings English Breakfast Tea
Medium tea strength
20 bags, 1.41oz for $2.79
$1.97 per oz
Good with milk and sugar, proper british style.

 

[turbo]

I like Chock Full o' Nuts New York dark roast. It's pretty inexpensive and it teams up well with my espresso maker.

~$5.60/lb in the 28 oz can. Cheap.

 

[Fewmet]

I buy Gevalia and blend it with a a somewhat less expensive coffee bought at the local market. The Gevalia is $14.50 per pound and very good. The other coffee is $11.00 per pound. The prices feel high, but (estimating tax and shipping) it comes out to about fifty cents a cup. The savings over any brewed cup I could buy is very pleasing.

 

[Evo]

I buy whatever is on sale, Maxwell House or Folger's, usually $6 for 29.2 ounces. If I drank it black like I used to, I'd go for something better, but since I'm hooked on flavored creamers, it doesn't matter that much.

 

[Astronuc]

I buy whatever is on sale, Maxwell House or Folger's, usually $6 for 29.2 ounces.

Same here.

If I drank it black like I used to, I'd go for something better, but since I'm hooked on flavored creamers, it doesn't matter that much.

I drink coffee with cream/milk, or black if I don't have cream. If I have coffee or vanilla flavored ice cream, then I'll pour the coffee over a large tblsp of ice cream, and may be add honey. Sometimes I add nutmeg to my coffee.

I used drink Seaport coffee, which is pretty strong. I prefer strong coffee - as it is made in EU or ME.

 

[Andre]

One kg (2.2 lbs) Cafe Espresso d'Italia (beans) for 5.49 Euro at 'het Kruidvat', You can google that.

 

[BobG]

Millstone Columbian. I buy the beans and grind them just prior to brewing.

I think it's $7 something per pound at the military commisary, but I was shocked when I had to buy some at the local King Super for around $9.80 something. I'd still buy it even at that price. I like my coffee.

 

[lisab]

The cheapest *good* coffee around here is Trader Joe's, I think. Two pounds for about $12 to $14.

Really good coffee is one of life's pleasures .

 

[Evo]

Spawn of Evo drinks Tim Hortons, it is really good.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0039B0EIA/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Holy Crud! $89.99 for two 32 oz cans? $20+ a pound?

And I drank a lot of it when I was kitten sitting for her.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Millstone Columbian. I buy the beans and grind them just prior to brewing.

I think it's $7 something per pound at the military commisary, but I was shocked when I had to buy some at the local King Super for around $9.80 something. I'd still buy it even at that price. I like my coffee.

Are you sure those are 1 Lb bags for $9.80? The bags at Safeway are only 10.2 ounces!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I buy whatever is on sale, Maxwell House or Folger's, usually $6 for 29.2 ounces. If I drank it black like I used to, I'd go for something better, but since I'm hooked on flavored creamers, it doesn't matter that much.

I have a customer that complains if I buy the cheap coffee. What more proof does one need for a qualified tax deduction! I guess I should get his complaint in writing.

He always goes to high-end coffee houses and he's from Vancouver, so he has some serious coffee attitude.

 

[dlgoff]

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Classic House Blend. 12oz for less than $7.

http://www.biffscoffee.com/"

 

[Janus]

Since I have to take it decaf, and I don't have a lot of time in the AM, I usually just do Folger's Instant Decaf with a flavored creamer.

My wife, however, likes http://www.sleepymonkcoffee.com/"