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lynnie · Chanel

favorite coffee for home brewing?

boobaby · Kate Spade

Do they sell beans or ground coffee at the place you like? I started buying bags of fresh beans at a coffee shop by me that roasts their own. They have excellent coffee but are always packed, so buying some for the house definitely saves time.

luckylily · Gucci

My favorites is Batdorf and Bronson, followed closely by Tony's Sumatra Gayland blend. They are both smallish NW roasters tho. They are both nice and strong, without being bitter.

I'd find out what the coffee shop you like uses. They can probably either sell you some for home brewing or tell you what you like.

LRae9107 · Nine West

I always get Intelligensia beans. Some of my fav varieties of Intelligensia are La Perla de Oaxaca and Black Cat Blend. I think this is a Chicago company and I'm not sure if you can get it nationwide.

Cafe Umbria is good, too.

bumblebee · Coach

My most fave is Illy--the one with blue trim on the can, I think that is the "medium" grind. It's rich but really smooth. You can get it at a lot of places, Whole Foods is one. It's kind of expensive but worth it. My second favorite is Peet's Garuda Blend (do they have Peet's nationwide?).

flknight24 · Dooney & Bourke

bumblebee wrote:

My most fave is Illy--the one with blue trim on the can, I think that is the "medium" grind. It's rich but really smooth. You can get it at a lot of places, Whole Foods is one. It's kind of expensive but worth it. My second favorite is Peet's Garuda Blend (do they have Peet's nationwide?).

I second this. My brother, a trained chef, recommended it. Apparently it's used in lots of really good restaurants. I get the red trim can, which are whole beans and grind them at home.

Pepper · Kenneth Cole

I love Jim's Organic. I drink the Italian Roast all the time. Yummy Yummy!!

http://www.jimsorganiccoffee.com/menu.html

trixie · Kenneth Cole

We love the french roast from peacecoffee.com. We used to use Starbucks, but you can taste the difference with all the peace coffee offerings.

kittenheels · Coach

Just wanted to say that I think all coffee tastes better in a french press! I like starbucks' italian roast - and would like to try out some smaller local roasters as well.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

flknight24 wrote:

bumblebee wrote:

My most fave is Illy--the one with blue trim on the can, I think that is the "medium" grind. It's rich but really smooth. You can get it at a lot of places, Whole Foods is one. It's kind of expensive but worth it. My second favorite is Peet's Garuda Blend (do they have Peet's nationwide?).
I second this. My brother, a trained chef, recommended it. Apparently it's used in lots of really good restaurants. I get the red trim can, which are whole beans and grind them at home.

I love the illy whole beans made in a french press at home! I haven't found the whole beans since I've moved though.

Everything will taste better pressed though- the natural oils from the beans dont get trapped in the filter so the coffee has more body.

lynnie · Chanel

is a french press expensive? The restaurant i went to has little individual ones for everyone that orders a coffee. If someone can post a link to one they like, that would be great!

ILoveChoo · Hermes

nope- you can get a nice one for around $20 if you look around. I dont have any real reccomendations, but ones with a glass carafe are nicer and heat more evenly.

Sunshinegirl · Kate Spade

I just tuned into this thread. I am obsessed w/my french press. We even travel w/it so that we can have good coffee while we are on vacation. A friend of mine who is a roaster says that the key to good coffee is good beans that you grind yourself, use filtered water and then brew it in a french press.

I have this one from Williams-Sonoma.