Coffee Quality Debate
Discussions focus on what makes coffee taste better, including bean quality, roasting levels, freshness, brewing methods like espresso vs. drip, and contrasts between specialty roasts and mass-market options like Starbucks.
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Better coffee that is less expensive?
Arguably one of you just has better taste in coffee, especially at ~$10/lb
Ah, then I'm following. I would generally agree with you! Despite the labeling differences, I think almost all of those are going to be roasted to the point where that's all you can taste (rather than the bean). In a sense, the processing for all those offerings is basically "how can we make everything taste extremely predictable and uniform?". Most of the difference will be hot/cold, watery/concentrated.If you're interested, I'm 100% positive you'
try a good light roast. surprisingly flavorful in itself. helped me.
How is it better? As a coffee enthusiast I have an honest interest
Espresso (at any dosage) is an acquired taste!
Even great regular coffee isn't ubiquitous yet.
I have found that the biggest improvement in taste comes from using freshly roasted beans. Freshly grinding those beans comes a very close second. That is to say, freshly ground stale beans still taste stale. Pre-ground fresh beans still taste OK after a week (but won’t be suitable for an espresso machine.)The biggest difference in taste comes from selecting specific beans and roasting them carefully. You may or may not find it an improvement. It seems most supermarket coffees are select
Better coffee? That's a pretty huge claim ...
Because the coffee is not as good quality as the smaller independents.