krf4 Loc: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Eight O'Clock French Roast whole bean and then I grind the beans myself right before I make the coffee. Also, I will purchase Vermont Maple, Italian Roast, and French Roast coffees from PrestoGeorge located on the Strip District in Pittsburgh, Pa. Also, very strong and black.

malco555 Loc: Kenilworth UK

I usually buy Jailbreak beans from Has Bean, a small independent roaster in Stafford, UK.

Has anyone out there actually tried Kopi Luwak? :shock:

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

The women where I work love the coconut coffee. You can find it in Keurig pods.

YoungEsqr Loc: Minnesota

When my wife and I travel, we don't go anywhere without her getting her coffee first. Tim Horton's, Dunkins, MacDonalds or whatever the local motel is serving, where we might be staying, and I don't care how long the line is. Then 15 minutes later, we have to make a bathroom stop. It usually adds a full week to our trip, which drives me crazy. ;-) I keep telling her, she should have been in the military because in the military, one is not thirsty or drinks until the sergeant tells them they are or can drink. :)

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

And if anyone wonders what this post has to do with photography: Well, some people like myself couldn't get up and go on an early morning shoot without this jump-start, and others won't drink it because they get the shakes when they do!

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

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Green Mountain has another strong coffee that comes in a K-cup which I like and it's named "Jet Fuel". If you are interested in trying it, it can be identified by its K-cup top which has an orange color with text showing "Jet Fuel"..

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

When in Canada it's Tim Hortons, black.
When in Florida it's Dunkin Donuts, black.
Starbucks never.

jamitjim73 Loc: Franklin,Tn.

I like maxwell house but the price went to $8. for 34oz can so I tested a brand called psst and I can't tell much of a difference. Also, nabisco saltine crackers are almost $4. and I bought the psst brand for $1.18 and can"t tell any difference. That's my story and I'm sticking with it. Have a great day with your favorite cup of coffee.
jamitjim

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

My wife and I enjoy 'weak' coffee, (according to most tastes), and I like a little honey in mine with about half a tsp of sweetener. I can drink it all day without it bothering me, (usually). No fancy stuff... simply Folger's or Maxwell House are our 1st & 2nd choices.

hamtrack Loc: Omaha NE

Irish Coffee @ the Buena Vista, in San Francisco, in the back room.

imntrt1 Loc: St. Louis

A Keurig is perfect for me...I live alone...It will also give different sized cups of coffee...There are three setting, Small, Medium and Large....I've learned over time just how much each one of my favorite mugs will hold. I wouldn't trade it for the world, but I understand they are now making them so that they are proprietary and will only accept their coffee. There is an option on them as well, a basket allows that you use regular coffee...I usually go that route whenever I run out of Cartridges, rather than going to the store before my first cup of coffee. That also allows you to make it as strong as you like. I too have a travel mug that I purchased for my motorcycle. I make the coffee on the large setting and then on the small setting and I get a full mug for traveling or running errands. One of my favorite mugs is one that my mother used to bring me coffee in to get me up for school beginning in Junior High School. That was in the late 50s.

imntrt1 Loc: St. Louis

A Keurig is perfect for me...I live alone...It will also give different sized cups of coffee...There are three setting, Small, Medium and Large....I've learned over time just how much each one of my favorite mugs will hold. I wouldn't trade it for the world, but I understand they are now making them so that they are proprietary and will only accept their coffee. There is an option on them as well, a basket allows that you use regular coffee...I usually go that route whenever I run out of Cartridges, rather than going to the store before my first cup of coffee. That also allows you to make it as strong as you like. I too have a travel mug that I purchased for my motorcycle. I make the coffee on the large setting and then on the small setting and I get a full mug for traveling or running errands. One of my favorite mugs is one that my mother used to bring me coffee in to get me up for school beginning in Junior High School. That was in the late 50s.

Jimbolarue77 Loc: Hampshire, UK

Here in the UK I use a blend called Costa Rica, me & my other half love it although we only usually have one large cup a day.
Available from out local Waitrose.

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

Hi Donna,
Living at reasonably high altitude here, we decided to grow our own coffee as an experiment. Took 5 years for the plants to mature enough but we brought some KONA plants from Hawaii and some ROBUSTO plants from Thailand and started them growing on one of the hillsides (5 hectares). We use the pulp as fertilizer and the used grinds as ground cover for herbs. The trick is to roast the beans properly. It's almost an art to pick the fruit at maturity, dry the berries, roast, grind and brew a really good cup of coffee.

You should really buy your coffee as beans and store them in the freezer to stay fresh. All of you who buy pre-ground coffee don't know what you're missing. All those oils oxidize and the flavor is half gone. And you should use freshly ground coffee beans since after grinding, the coffee goes stale through the oxidation process quite quickly. Good, fresh coffee beans should have a slightly oily film to them on the surface of the bean.

If you're one of those elitists who drink Kope Luwac ($300-$600 per lb), more power to you, but it is expensive and you need a good many civets living in the area, not to mention people to collect the droppings and then separate the beans from the poop. Too much hassle in my opinion and definitely far too expensive, but there is something to be said for the cat's digestive system changing the characteristics of the coffee bean before drying and roasting.

If you store your beans (medium to dark roast) in the freezer and freshly grind your coffee (to almost powder and tamp tightly) before brewing, then a great cup of coffee can be made with KONA beans and the use of a steam-pressure driven cappuccino machine that generates good "CREMA". Then add steamed and frothed milk. Sugar to taste.

What most Americans call coffee, would be considered waste water to most Europeans. I got hooked on good coffee in Spain and Hawaii. LOL. Also got hooked on good malt scotch in Scotland but that's another story.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

To go to the amount of work that you describe and then adding milk and sugar seems counter productive, do you ice your Scotch?