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
lol
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
and the quickened digestion, if you know what I mean
― your native bacon (mh), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
Die a Ree Ahyh?
― Sweet Yin Yang ☯ (Latham Green), Wednesday, 5 September 2012 13:57 (eleven years ago) link
Has anyone else found the TJ's meat to be weird? I've gotten their *high-end* steak a few times and more recently their pork loin and pork roast, and it all has the same unnatural consistency, where the meat almost tastes like it was injected with something to make it moist, and the fat feels like it's glued on.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Sunday, 16 September 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
chicken is fine, never got any other meat there. actually seems to be the only place you can get inexpensive chicken breast that is not so enormous you can't cook it properly.
i got 3 kinds of jerky (buffalo, beef, and turkey) this week and i have already eaten them all. i always think their coffee sucks whenever i make the mistake of buying it.
― horribl ecreature (harbl), Monday, 17 September 2012 01:42 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah the chicken is totally fine and decent. It's just the steak and pork I've had problems with.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:26 (eleven years ago) link
pineapple juice is bomb as fuck.
― gwenguthrie gwen ross (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
I like the buffalo jerky but there are like 3 pieces per bag and it's, what, $5.99 or something? Yikes. Has anyone seen the flower pepper at their local TJs? I'm afraid that it's gone ;_;
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:39 (eleven years ago) link
Was kind of weirded out to see there are TJ's boiled eggs in a bag. Or any boiled eggs in a bag for that matter.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
It's kind of disturbing to see them in bunch out of the normal context like that. It reminds me of David Sedaris saying that in France, he bought peanut butter in a tin can, which made it unappealing for him. I've worked at restaurants where they came in 5 gallon buckets, packed in water, which was very strange and off-putting, but not reasonably so.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:50 (eleven years ago) link
man, that might rival precooked bacon in the laziness department
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 17 September 2012 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
I'm too lazy to go find lex's post about failing at boiling eggs, but it exposes the privilege behind your judgment.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 17 September 2012 03:05 (eleven years ago) link
his well-known kitchen acumen
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 17 September 2012 03:08 (eleven years ago) link
I'm just saying, would you deny him an egg?
Seriously though, I know consumers of pre-peeled eggs and the like are easy targets, but I'm not ashamed to say that I've bought pre-cooked bacon, frozen pre-cooked rice, etc. Sometimes I want to use my time doing things besides peeling eggs, and there ain't no shame in that game.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 17 September 2012 03:22 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry, not trying to be confrontational w/ you, mh. I'm being a little defensive b/c there probably is a little shame in my game!
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 17 September 2012 03:23 (eleven years ago) link
I buy pre-cooked food for camping! (That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.)
― nickn, Monday, 17 September 2012 03:58 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, I buy pre-cooked things all the time but usually at a grocery store with a deli where they presumably boil their eggs on-site and so on.
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 17 September 2012 04:04 (eleven years ago) link
The tj beef does have an odd tasteMy wife can't stand it so I usually stick with chicken and sausagePork and lamb tasted ok
― buzza, Monday, 17 September 2012 04:05 (eleven years ago) link
I've never noticed anything odd about TJ's beef.
― nickn, Monday, 17 September 2012 04:23 (eleven years ago) link
Steaks ime don't know about hamburger meat/roasts
― buzza, Monday, 17 September 2012 04:26 (eleven years ago) link
I've bought those pre-cooked (heat and eat) rice bags before, which is silly because you're probably paying like 4x as much per oz, but they're kind of convenient for work or for nights where you say "oh shit, forgot to start the rice"
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Monday, 17 September 2012 04:27 (eleven years ago) link
I do homemade pre-cooked, frozen rice. It's nice having rice at the ready any time, with no cookware to clean up. The only time I eat rice that I just made is when I'm fixing a big batch to freeze. Now that I'm thinking about it, virtually all of the cooking I do these days is making my own convenience foods. Or doctoring up store-bought convenience foods.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Monday, 17 September 2012 06:20 (eleven years ago) link
you're our very own sandra lee!
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Monday, 17 September 2012 12:48 (eleven years ago) link
actual laughs
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Monday, 17 September 2012 13:53 (eleven years ago) link
tell us about yr tablescapes
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 17 September 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
The cats sit on it and leave their asshole stamps, nothing fancy.
― (*・_・)ノ⌒ ☆ (Je55e), Tuesday, 18 September 2012 04:43 (eleven years ago) link
Lime fruit floes are p great, but not as good as carribean. Guy at store told me they discontinued chili mango for good :-/
― bell biv devo (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 15:08 (eleven years ago) link
No flower pepper OR smoked salt at the uptown TJ's I went to on Monday. Bought the pink salt instead but my hopes are not so high.
― purveyor of generations (in orbit), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 15:16 (eleven years ago) link
OH GOD
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 17:07 (eleven years ago) link
they have these little shortbread cookies with the stella d'oro style chocolate button in the center. yowza they're good.
― sriracha bishop (get bent), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:01 (eleven years ago) link
listen y'alli am desperate for flower pepperif any of you see it at your TJs, i will buy it from you (and compensate you for shipping) OR send you something in return (if you desire)
lately i've been wondering what flower pepper would taste like on vanilla ice cream but i have like 2 tablespoons left and don't want to waste it
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:29 (eleven years ago) link
I will keep an eye out
― barthes simpson, Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:30 (eleven years ago) link
This tomato basil marinara is not that great!
― bell biv devo (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:38 (eleven years ago) link
I will keep an eye out:D thank you!!
― these albatrosses have no fear of man (La Lechera), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
"This tomato basil marinara is not that great!"
which do you guys think is the best out of the $1.99 class of TJ sauces?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:46 (eleven years ago) link
That's a good question. I remember not loving the roasted garlic either. They just taste like cheap jarred sauce
― bell biv devo (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:50 (eleven years ago) link
i've never really liked any of the sauces i've had from there except the spicy one w/ some name i can't remember... it starts with an "a". it's kinda chunky, very good.
― instafapper (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 23:57 (eleven years ago) link