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OT - Douwe Egberts Coffee

RedSkip
RedSkip Posts: 1,400
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I recently travelled to Houston TX and found this coffee at the hotel I was staying in.  I was surprised how good it was black, and curious if others have had this experience. 

Can you recommend something similar or better?  I'm getting tired of the basic Maxwell House/Folgers.

Im not a coffee snob or looking for anything super fancy, just trying to expand my palette.
Large BGE - McDonald, PA
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    I buy starbucks french roast when on sale at costco 15$/bag. we grind beans nightly and set the timer, but grinding right before brew is the best for flavor. when they aren't on sale I buy kirkland brand beans and like that coffee too.
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,986
    Hans61 said:
    I buy starbucks french roast when on sale at costco 15$/bag. we grind beans nightly and set the timer, but grinding right before brew is the best for flavor. when they aren't on sale I buy kirkland brand beans and like that coffee too.
    ^^^ This. We do the same, but cut the French roast with 1/3 to 1/2 espresso beans (usually Kirkland). Makes for a great brew.
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  • Slabotnick
    Slabotnick Posts: 215
    I love French roast the best too, but my favorite is from Whole Foods. Their organic French roast. I think Starbucks beans are over roasted and bitter. I enjoy it black too. 
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    I personally think grinding the beans close to the brew makes all the difference over the pre-ground stuff - even with good brands

    i haven't done so, but have read the same applies when making runs for Q.
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited January 2017
    I'm in the snob category when it comes to equipment, but I really enjoy Kauai Coffee Company's Vanilla Macadamia Nut, and Coconut Caramel Crunch, and their standard medium or dark roast.  I can get preground on sale here for $6 a bag at Jewel or Schnucks.
    https://kauaicoffee.com/shop-kauai-coffee/

    Also dig the hell out of Chicago's Intelligentsia medium roast.

    I'm on board with Hans 100%, but preground isn't that bad, when you're accustomed to doctoring the hospital's "rot gut" blend.  Worked on our Orthopedic Unit recently, and one of my peeps gave me a fresh cup of Folgers Gourmet Peanut Butter Cookie coffee with a splash of chocolate milk.  It kicked a$$. 
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    @Focker how could anything peanut butter and chocolate be anything less than  divine :-)
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited January 2017
    Hans61 said:
    @Focker how could anything peanut butter and chocolate be anything less than  divine :-)
    Didn't know what to expect, but it was pretty damn good for Folgers....like a Peanut Butter Blossum.  
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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