Consumer Reports coffee value test

Posted by Woody on February 2, 2009, 5:55 pm

Eight O'Clock Coffee's 100% Colombian, at $6.28 a pound, was chosen as
Consumer Reports best coffee buy in their latest study:

http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/smartspending/archive/2009/02/02/priciest-coffee-isn-t-necessarily-the-best.aspx

There *must* be someone somewhere who disagrees with this; nyet?

Woody

Posted by Patricia Martin Steward on February 2, 2009, 6:18 pm

GOD, yes.  Six dollars a pound?  Insanity.

My regular coffee is Melitta Classic.  When it goes on sale for $4.99,
I stock up.  I just looked at the can, and it's 1 lb. 7 oz.

It's very finely ground, so it makes a strong cup, which is what I
like.
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January 20, 2009
The end of an error

Posted by Woody on February 2, 2009, 7:06 pm

I think the Consumer Reports recommendation was based on a combination of
price and taste quality, not just price.

On the other hand, taste is kinda subjective.

To quote a random Dungeons & Dragons player, "Beauty is in the eyes of the
Beholder."

Woody

Posted by George on February 2, 2009, 8:18 pm

Woody wrote:

http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/smartspending/archive/2009/02/02/priciest-coffee-isn-t-necessarily-the-best.aspx

Been buying it for years (but beans not the pre-ground stuff) and turned
a couple friends onto it when they asked why the coffee tasted so good.
The 2 lb 4 oz bag sells for under $10 at the large local family owned
market where we buy most of our stuff.