"Whole Foods pleasant morning buzz" = ground way too coarse for the likes of me (coffee vampyre)- and too lazy to grind the berries myself
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, September 4, 2012 12:20 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
IDGI -- can't you just get the beans ground to your liking at WF?
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
No, the coffee bean stand in the market.
― check the name, no caps, boom, i'm (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
oh w/e, a lot of "fancy" coffee is crap, so I wouldn't doubt your taste buds. If you want to taste the difference, get something like counter culture, intelligentsia or stumptown, preferably roasted within the last couple of weeks.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
Whole Foods coffee is very good imo though
and Joe is good. I don't like it as much as the three I mentioned, but it's good.
There's actually a place right by Grand Central called Rize that sells Stumptown iirc, although it seemed to be more expensive there than it was in Brooklyn.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
i don't have a problem with trader joe's coffee, i like the tarrazzo coffee in particular
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 18:15 (eleven years ago) link
metropolis coffee is the only kind i've had that tastes notably better than the stuff i get from TJs
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:15 (eleven years ago) link
I had Peet's in an airport once and I was blown away by it, but I don't require that like every Sunday morning when I'm hungover and just hanging around home.
― check the name, no caps, boom, i'm (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:18 (eleven years ago) link
yes you do
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:18 (eleven years ago) link
you DESERVE it
in other news
* is the flower pepper just gone from my TJs or is it ;_; gone forever?* highly recommend the fresh rice noodles in the refrigerator aisle for super quick and easy stir fries/soups and whatnot
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
I've never tried the flower pepper but if they're discontinuing stuff I will buy all the smoked salt. Lechera, that one I owe 100% to you.
― check the name, no caps, boom, i'm (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
That shit is so good. I love the flower pepper with all of my being. Flowers and pepper, together at last.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2),:
TH MATTER IS MOOT - now that I found Cafe Bustelo at your local Hanafords - dark, rich and fine ground - perfect
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
cafe bustelo always tastes kinda moldy to me
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:44 (eleven years ago) link
* highly recommend the fresh rice noodles in the refrigerator aisle for super quick and easy stir fries/soups and whatnot
Those aren't those yam starch no calorie noodles, are they?
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
I drank TJ's coffee for a year because of budgeting, it's okay but none of it wowed me
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
there's this starbucks knockoff brand called 'seattle's best' that I liked, I got the level 1 roast (light roast)
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:51 (eleven years ago) link
http://brokensecrets.com/2011/05/18/seattles-best-coffee-is-owned-by-starbucks/
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:51 (eleven years ago) link
NO they are not slimy yam noodles -- they're just regular yummy rice noodles that are already cooked and in little packages, so all you have to do is dump them in a pan after you've quickly sauteed some veggies, add a few glops of the sauce of your choice and poof. Done.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
starbucks coffee might be ok if they didn't burn it
/starbuckscomplaintrobot
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
well the seattles best level 1 coffee is a light roast
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
btw carl sorry i said yummy
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:58 (eleven years ago) link
i meant it though
I think starbucks version of a light roast is to give the entire bean a nice, reasonable roast and then char one side
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha, LL, you can clearly get away with things others cannot because I didn't even notice you said yummy. Or maybe I was relieved that you weren't talking about those dreadful yam noodles.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah, those are gross and slimythese noodles are really good -- strongly recommend for easy weekday dinners that make enough leftovers to eat for lunch the next day.
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
I remember when I worked at Starbucks and an old man deferred to the coffee as "Cacka COffee!" he was sure ornery
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:35 (eleven years ago) link
This shocks me. TJs coffee is OK in a pinch, but we have a wealth of awesome options. Intelligentsia, Metropolis, my fave Bridgeport ...
btw, TJ's frozen pho is gross.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
Ok ok ok Intelligentsia is good too. Never had Bridgeport!
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
Frozen pho is sad.
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 19:57 (41 minutes ago) Permalink
you would think so, but you'd be wrong
/itallsucks
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
i've had some TJ's coffee at the in-laws' and its pretty dire imo! but maybe it was the particular blend i had. there's lot of good coffee in l.a. to be had, so i just buy up bags from various places around town. right now i'm having some coffee home-roasted by a friend, he gets his beans from around the world and roasts them in his garage.
metropolis coffee is pretty amazing, maybe my favorite.
― omar little, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
i don't think people buy TJs coffee because they think it's the best coffee or equal to intelligentsia/metropolis/etc, they buy it because it's drinkable coffee at half the price of intelligentsia/metropolis/etc (and doesn't require a trip to a separate store)
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ that's why we sometimes buy it, even though we prefer Intelligentsia.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
exactlyi also value expedience in coffee since i already shop at like 4 difft stores on a weekly basis
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
I don't know any of the other brands mentioned here but I have never bought coffee at a separate store before except that one time I went to the Grand Cent Market for it. But yeah, at no point in my normal routine am I anywhere near a coffee specialty store.
― check the name, no caps, boom, i'm (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
yeah same. costco has no good coffee, and I no longer have time to make separate trips every week to a good place. Although now there's a place by work with counter culture for $13/lb which is not terrible (TJ's cans are I think 12 oz so you have to add 33% to the price to compare)
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
I think someone I know is involved with Kitten Coffee--should I buy from them?
― check the name, no caps, boom, i'm (Laurel), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
SOmetimes I long for STarbucks Sulawesi - but the cost is astronomical and I am very frugal these days
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
TJ's breakfast blend was like $6 for 12 oz?
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:58 (eleven years ago) link
CAfe Bustelo rings up at 4$ a 12oz. Sulawesi was like 13$ a 16oz last time I checked
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
oplus great package design http://cafebustelo.com/media/upload/product/CafeBusteloCan_png_384x384_crop_upscale_q100.jpg
tostado y molida para el gusto hispano
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
oops molido
SIEMPRE FRESCO!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
I buy locally roasted coffee from my grocer *nose in the air*
:)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:03 (eleven years ago) link
I like those Starbucks via's in a pinch.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
I've never tried them but work has such godawful pigswill I am thinking of having some at my desk for emergencies
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
They are pretty good, but if you are using a standard sized USA coffee mug, I recommend half a packet unless you like tachycardia and teeth grinding.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:16 (eleven years ago) link