Kitchen

[henderson]

Best place to buy coffee filters is at Trader Joe's.  You get 100 for $1.99 and they are brown filters.

[Himi lover]

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@henderson wrote:

The best tasting coffee is one that you grind.  I grind about a pound or two and keep in a canister.  I love Peet's, Seattle's Best, San Francisco Bay (Rainforest or Fogchaser), Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and other small roasters in coffee shops.  You can order SF Bay on Costco's website.  If you like a strong coffee you can get SF Bay French Roast at Costco.  I dislike Starbucks as the beans are over-roasted and taste bitter.

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@henderson

ITA.  I had a Kitchen Aid grinder that I used frequently, then started using the Kcups, got lazy about the grinding, lost the instructions on the grinder, started using the ground coffee.  I might just look around for another grinder.  Thanks for your suggestions.

[giddy up]

Chock Full Of Nuts or Seatles Best.

[soonersis]

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@Himi lover wrote:

@Buck-i-Nana

Does it take paper filters?  Are the paper filters the ones usually found in the grocery store?  Do you grind your own beans?  I had a Kitchen Aid grinder that I just threw out a couple of months ago.  I liked it a lot but thought I just wouldn't need it, nor had I used it for ages, plus I lost the instructions.

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I've had this machine for several months and use paper filters with it instead of the permanent filter.  It takes the size 4 filter.

[SeattleShopper1]

One suggestion might be - since you are already a Costco member - is to purchase one of their bags of "Whole Bean."  Then, after  purchasing, use the Costco grinder to grind  the beans.  They have the coffee grinders at our Costco, and I see people using them all the time.

We purchase Costco's Colombian - but Costco has other choices.  Then we add not quite the same amount of Kona coffee - purchased somewhere else.  And, we do use the Cuisinart grind-N-brew model that freshly grinds the beans for each pot.  We really like the coffee. Hope this is helpful.  Our best to you.

[Campion]

I also love Peets--so did my mom (but she'd make it half strength as she was from Kansas and they like weaker coffee, the old lore about coffee running out by the time the pioneers reached the Midwest.)

Another good one is Eight-o-Clock, especially the French Roast. It's widely available.

Seattle's Blend is also good. 

[Campion]

I had a grinder (Cuisinart) and had nothing but trouble with it. Eventually, I just started using my nutribullet (which I use instead of a blender) and it really works well. I know you're supposed to grind with a "burr grinder" but for the life of me, I can't tell the difference. Five seconds, and I have enough ground coffee for a few days in a container with a lid. Very fast.