Coffee???

If you have a Target get their brand (Archer Farms). I have a Keurig and at Walmart I get the Gloria Jean's brand of coffees, but not sure if they sell this as just grounds. Hope this helps!

I drink Kicking Horse.

I use Starbucks kcups. Pikes Peak Roast to be exact, but I can do their House Blend, too.

That's very subjective. You can have half a dozen people swear coffee X is the greatest coffee in the universe, but if you pick a different group of people they will swear coffee X tastes disgusting.

My advice, figure out what TYPE of coffee you prefer first...do you like very dark roasts (French roast, espresso roast, etc.) or very light coffees or something in between. If you don't like French roast, then even the highest quality French roast in the world will not taste good to you. After that it just requires a lot of trial and error.

I would suggest starting with the smallest quantity available so you can test it out without a huge commitment. Personally, I don't think you need to spend a lot. I usually buy Trader Joe's coffees and am happy. SOme of them I really love, others taste terrible to me and will never be repurchased. But all are reasonably priced so it's not that big a deal when I try one I don't like. My favorites are (in order) Bay Blend (very dark), French Roast (almost as dark), and Pinon when I want something a little lighter and with a slight flavor.

Moka pot is excellent. SOOOOO much better than coffee from a brew pot. I either use my moka pot or a french press if I am making larger quantities.

Why drink it black? I like mine with coconut/almond milk blend. It is only about 25 calories for the amount I use.

jaqcan wrote: »

Lots of you keep saying if you choose a good coffee, you'll eventually enjoy drinking it black. That sounds great (well, with a little sweetener maybe) but WHAT COFFEE????
I'm in Mississippi and regularly shop at a Winn Dixie and Walmart. I have a coffee grinder for beans. And I have a moka pot and regular coffee maker.
Aaaaaaaand go!

If you're close enough, go buy it at StrangeBrew in Starkville. Shane roasts his own beans and will let you taste test. if you aren't close enough, order online in the sampler sizes and choose your favorite. I pay to have mine FedEx-ed to East Tennessee. I do not, however, drink it black. I can, but I still prefer half and half in it.

OP...I forgot to put in the website: SBCoffeehouse.com. seriously...the best coffee and will deliver to your house. Try it!

Definitely Peet's for me. My fave, and I drink the Major Dickason's blend black every morning. I get the whole bean at Costco.

OMG so many good coffee's in all comments. So many good ones. All my favorites are already listed ^^^^^

Anything in a lighter roast, though sometimes I'll drink a darker roast brewed at a higher oz setting to weaken it some

I like Kicking Horse and Black Knight. I order them from amazon. The best beans are freshly roasted and oily. There is an online company called Specialty Java if you want them really freshly roasted but that got expensive for me. Now I use amazon and an Aeropress. The coffee is so good!

I run a Biggby Coffee shop in Michigan and none have made it to Mississippi yet, but coffee is meant to have a "creamer" in it to balance the acid with a base and bring the flavor out. originally butter was used because milk/cream spoiled sooner. A great recipie if you want a little creamy and sweet is 1/2 tsp coconut oil 1/2 tsp butter, 1 tsp van and 1/2 tsp sugar. Limits the amounts you get.

The darker the coffee the more acidic the blend will be because it "boils" the healthy yummy coffee oil from the bean. A good balanced blend that has flavor, is slightly bold and little acidity is Seatles Best #3 I personally like #4 which is a little more Bold.

Beans always hold flavor longer the grounds and they become more acidic and less flavorful in the freezer/fridge, storing in an air tight container at room temp is best and starting with cold not hot water to brew is best also.