An interesting article regarding coffee drinkers.
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Whilst reading the supermarket āsneak peekā catalogues this afternoon, I was amazed to see that our local Supa IGA actually has Bushells Coffee & Chicory Essence on special this week as I was under the impression it was a substitute for coffee due to WW II rationing and I had expected that it had disappeared decades ago.
I guess that everything old is new again.
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It ha been available at Woolworths for decadesā¦
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We used to buy various fairtrade green beans from CoffeeSnobs (I highly recommend CoffeeSnobs) and roast them ourselves with a heat gun, but recently Iāve been buying fairtrade roasted beans from Coles, and grind them fresh every morning. My old Delonghi coffee grinder is still going strong, touch wood.
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This post made me nostalgic for wonderful, aromatic, CoffeeSnobs coffee. I think Iāll have to go back to ordering coffee from them, though the postage to Darwin is a killer!
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Instant: Moccona Classic
āRealā: Lavazza Qualite DāOro
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Iām the same as you vax2000 i donāt Coffee or even Tea
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An article advising that a survey found that 50% of coffee drinkers prefer instant coffee.
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My coffee of choice is Lavazza Oro coffee beans, freshly ground every morning,
and made in a small Moka Pot.
I heat some milk in a milk-saucepan and add enough coffee to make it the colour of Cappuccino.
Donāt have any more coffees during the day unless Iām out with friends.
Preferring Instant coffee to Barista made,
could be more a comment about the barista than about the coffee, although I
found that in Au they make better coffee
than even in Italy when I last visited.
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An article regarding Australian coffee now being the best in the world.
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Why not get freshly roasted coffee beans from artisan coffee shop? I do, but they grind it for me. Be it for Moka pot, aero press or cold press.
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They asked the wrong people haha
Just wondering how long does it last with you and where and how do you store it to keep it fresh? 
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Anyone else still remember when Coles and Woollies used to have those customer operated coffee grinders mounted on the shelves in the aisle where the coffee beans were stocked with the resulting grinds spilling everywhere?
Were they removed for health safety reasons, slip hazard reasons, or because some persons brought their own empty āhome brandā empty bags to put under the grinder outlet?
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I remember them, the smell of fresh ground coffee ā¦ heaven
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Lasts about 8-10 days. The coffee shop have their own off site warehouse where they roast coffee. I know barista/owner.
The smell of fresh coffee is unmistakable.
Glass Jar, tight seal, in a cabinet.
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Yes, I do. I used to do that, being too busy in the morning to do my own.
I was surprised one day when the check out assistant gave my packet of coffee to another assistant to be weighed. Apparently people were filling up one packet with double the grounded coffee beans! Soon after the coffee grinding machines just disappeared. I had forgotten till now.
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I never used them, but once again, the thieves cruelled it for everyone else.
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So sorry to hear that, @vax2000
Not even a very long black?
My mum used to say that the aroma of strong coffee made her chest feel tight.
Have you tried a roasted barley like Caro? Itās got the taste of coffee without the vasoconstrictive effect of caffeine
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@Gaby I just drink tea . Usually Dilmah Decaf . Love the smell of coffee beans roasting though .
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