Thursday, February 5th 2009
Java junkies looking for bargains on great tasting joe might want to put that Starbucks Venti Caffe Americano on the back burner for now. The best coffee to wake up to these days, Eight O'Clock Coffee 100% Colombian, is also a great bargain, according to the March issue of Consumer Reports.The magazine's independent testing firm tested 19 ground coffees and reported that pricey Starbucks Coffee Colombia medium ($11.53 per pound) didn't even place among the top regular coffees, and it trailed among the decafs. Eight O'Clock Coffee 100% Colombian (at a wallet-friendly $6.28 a pound), was judged the hottest ground coffee of all, winning CR's "Best Combination of Taste and Price." Testers raved that the coffee possesses "a complex blend of earthy and fruity, with a bright, pleasing sourness."
Java junkies looking for bargains on great tasting joe might want to put that Starbucks Venti Caffe Americano on the back burner for now. The best coffee to wake up to these days, Eight O'Clock Coffee 100% Colombian, is also a great bargain, according to the March issue of Consumer Reports.The magazine's independent testing firm tested 19 ground coffees and reported that pricey Starbucks Coffee Colombia medium ($11.53 per pound) didn't even place among the top regular coffees, and it trailed among the decafs. Eight O'Clock Coffee 100% Colombian (at a wallet-friendly $6.28 a pound), was judged the hottest ground coffee of all, winning CR's "Best Combination of Taste and Price." Testers raved that the coffee possesses "a complex blend of earthy and fruity, with a bright, pleasing sourness."
