Friday, January 24, 2014

Joe Wake Up Joe Ground Coffee, 12-Ounce Bags (Pack of 3)



Joe


First time trying this coffee and really enjoyed it! Smooth and not bitter. I would definently buy this coffee again.

Very Very Good!


If you like your coffee Medium than this is a perfect choice. No bitterness at all. Right up there with more expensive brews. Marley Coffee is my favorite, but this is a close second. Enjoy!

Nice Coffee!


I picked up a bag of this blend recently, and so far have been happy with it. Not too dark or bitter tasting.

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Joe Unleaded Ground Coffee, 12-Ounce Bags (Pack of 3)



Love It!!!


It’s a great decaf coffee. Taste is wonderful, better than other brands. Now I’m hooked and spoiled. Will not drink any other coffee, but Joe’s Unleaded Ground Coffee.

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Tea Whisk 25 + spoon



Great whisk


Love the whisk and spoon. Container is cheap tho, I thought it was thicker plastic but it bends and once you use whisk it expands lip will not fit top securely. Whisk and spoon are great, container not what is described.

good good


It worked as expected. I think the only problem I had was that after I used it for the first time, the whisk no longer fit in the container…

Whisky Business


The quality in the photo is certainly misleading. It appears to be solid quality that offers a decent life-span. Now for the price, it’s not a total flop, but I was disappointed to find the Chasen’s whiskers expanded and lost their shape within the first two uses. The cheap bamboo expands and blossoms outward a bit more each use. The whisk no longer fits in the plastic container it comes with without the lid popping back off. The center bamboo piece expanded and lost it shape the most. I’ve been using mine everyday for 3 weeks and it seems like I’ll get maybe another 2 weeks tops out of it before I need to seek out a better, more durable Tea Whisk.

The scoop is made of very cheap wood. The container is made of thin, flimsy plastic. The biggest disappointment is the appearance after it begins to loose it’s form. It is something I anticipated displaying with my Matcha tea set up. It will soon only compliment my garage can.



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Green Mountain Coffee Extra Bold Sumatran Reserve K-Cups (72 count)



My Favorite K-cup


I like a stronger coffee in the morning and this fits the bill. It has a bite but isn’t bitter…in fact, it has a little sweetness to it (though I understand all this depends on your taste buds…). Since it’s a bold version, you use the larger cup button…but I run water through this twice on the smaller (6oz) cup setting (yes…I use a BIG mug) and it’s perfect with cream (no sugar….).

Green Mountain Coffee


Flavor strong and robust. Every cup you drink taste good. Green Mountain coffee is smooth tasting. Good to wake up too.

Nice extra bold taste


This is labeled extra bold and it pretty much meets that standard. It is a big taste; there is a bit of an "edge" to it, but, other than that, this helps me start the day quite nicely.

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Bodum Chambord Hotel 8 Cup Stainless Steel French Press Coffeemaker, 1.0 l, 34-Ounce.



Love Bodum; hate being lied to


This is my forth french press (third Bodum). As far as functionality is concerned, it has the typical quality of a Bodum product that you have come to expect, which is excellent. The problem is that the description is a lie! The filter is one of those rubber + plastic ones that most try to avoid because of health and/or taste issues. It appears that Amazon added the claim of the Chambord containing a “3-part stainless steel mesh filter”, since Bodum’s website mentions nothing about it.

If you are looking to replace the filter with the 3-part mesh from a glass Bodum, don’t bother; Bodum’s website says that filter components from the glass presses will not fit into the stainless steel presses.


I am very disappointed…



Keep Looking


I was so looking forward to this press. Like many of you, I was so tired of breaking the expensive glass carafe. I had tried the Bodum Columbia stainless model, but it tipped over on my counter repeatedly leaving a huge mess. I waited for Bodum to release this model thinking it was the answer to my prayers. It is unbreakable, inexpensive, and the strainer is one piece!! BUT, it doesn’t strain without clogging!! You lose 25% of your brew each pour. The pour is slow and the screen is easily clogged. I have set my grinder to the coarsest grind and it still clogs. I am so disappointed. Worse yet, I contacted Bodum and asked if anyone ever tests these products before release and I have yet to hear from them.

Dishwasher safe and not fragile


I got this pot to replace a standard glass 8 cup bodum after seeing one of these in a resturant. It has lived up to all expectations:

1) dishwasher safe

2) unlikly to shatter all over the kitchen when dropped on a granite counter top

3) brewing the coffee I’ve come to expect from a bodum

The only unexpected feature is that the plunger/filter assembly doesn’t unscrew the way the they do with glass bodum pots. This doesn’t affect performance in any way, it was just unexpected.

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Farberware FCP 280 Superfast Fully Automatic Electric Percolator — approx. 10″ tall — complete as shown



Farberware percolator


The Farberware percolator is an awesome product. It is well built out of thick metal. It is truly superfast when it brews. We have a Kurig but I must admit I am really ejnoying going old school with this coffee maker. It is also cheaper to make coffee with this percolator than with the Kurig.

Farberware percolator


This is the brand that I always go back to Farberware because it is simply the best coffeemaker that I have ever used. I highly recommend it to every person seeking a high quality brand name.

Fiberware FCP280 don’t last


After two years my FCP280 failed, the microtemp 216c thermal cutoff failed and I can’t get a replacement part. MADE IN CHINA. My last Fiberware coffee pot lasted 25 years. Farberware FCP280 8-Cup Percolator

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Green Mountain Coffee Fair Trade Pumpkin Spice, K-cups for Keurig Brewers, 24-count 8.8 Ounce Box (Pack of 2)



Good, but too expensive


These are very tasty, but Bed Bath and Beyond has 18 packs for $9.95 – much better than the 48 for $44.95 here on Amazon.

Great Taste

I love the Pumpkin Spice K-Cup! I typically drink bold and extra bold coffees – and the Pumpkin Spice doesn’t qualify as either. But it smells just like pumpkin pie….and tastes pretty close to it as well. One thing I found out though is to definitely add some kind of sweetener (whether it be artifical sweetener or sugar). I always drink coffee with just cream…and when I did so with the Pumpkin Spice, I really didn’t think much of it. However, as soon as I added a packet of artificial sweetener, the pumpkin flavor just came to life and I loved it! So even if you don’t typically add sweetener, try it with and without – and I’d be willing to bet that you’ll like it much better with the sweetener.


On a side note, do a little price shopping. Amazon typically has good prices on a number of things, but not always on K-Cups. Normal pricing is $13.95 for boxes of 22 or 24 (some kinds come in quantities of 22…others are 24). If you sign up for the “Subscribe and Save”,…

Great! One of my favorite flavored coffees!


If you like other Green Mountain flavored coffees, especially if you like the other seasonal light-roast flavors, you will probably like this one. I really liked the Green Mountain Blue-Berry and thought I would try this and am very pleased. It seems like a great fit for the fall. The flavor and aroma seem a bit stronger than in the blue-berry. Like the blue-berry, this is a light roast. At first I thought light would mean weak, but it seems like the perfect match for the flavor so that it is still coffee and nicely flavored without either over-powering the other. It is nothing like a starbucks. So if you want a strong coffee taste above all, then this isn’t one for you, but if you want a nice flavored light coffee, I think it is great.

Like other flavored coffees, you should only brew this on the normal default coffee cup size (6oz) on the Keurig brewer or you will water it down if you use the mug size or larger.



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