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The blue guatemalan bag with the bird on it is nice. Medium roast if you don't like dark roasts. For the grinder pick up a burr grinder. I got a still in the box used OXO Conical Burr grinder from eBay for about $50 and am very happy with it. It's the budget pick from wirecutter and normally sells for $100 and is worth that.
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Someone told me the darker the roast, the less caffeine it has?
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Oct 6, 2020 01:50
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That’s correct.
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Oct 6, 2020 01:50
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Yes, caffeine is fairly volatile and burns out.
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Oct 6, 2020 01:58
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Cyrano4747 posted:The grey Kirkland cougar coffee. It’s great.
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Oct 6, 2020 03:30
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Cyrano4747 posted:The grey Kirkland cougar coffee. It’s great. They have this in cold brew and it’s loving amazing and if they ever stop stocking it I will be pissed. Got 12 cans for like 13 or so, they’re a bit bigger than your typical cold brew can, strong (235 mg caffeine), and best of all, literally just water and coffee. Tastes fantastic and was like a miracle cause I had been wondering lately why there wasn’t a good cheap canned cold brew brand, it’s all expensive and loaded with cream and or sugar.
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Oct 6, 2020 03:51
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gvibes posted:I've gone through most of the Costco whole bean coffees (cold brew). I am going through that one now, and I'm not a fan. The only Costco coffee I've had that I've actually liked has one from a regional (chicago) roaster, two brothers. But that was a lot more expensive than most there, like $9/lb. Hah, I think the Two Brothers coffee (the one or two types I've had) was real mediocre, but it's been so long that I should give it another shot. I don't think they stock it regularly but I got some Cameron's Coffee from them once that was like $9 for 2lbs and really liked it.
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Oct 6, 2020 04:23
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norp posted:I got this one a while back to put through my espresso machine (Breville barista express). It was awful, it's such a dark roast and just not great at all. EXpresso eh?
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Oct 6, 2020 04:31
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No cougar coffee at my store. Ended up getting this. Reviews online seem favorable. Will report results. 
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Oct 6, 2020 04:35
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That is probably my favorite of the non-regional stuff
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Oct 6, 2020 04:41
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sexy tiger boobs posted:EXpresso eh? Someone isn't into xtreme coffee it seems.
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Oct 6, 2020 04:42
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Going to church tomorrow. Will have a 13 hour drive in about 2 weeks. Any suggestions for newish road snacks (haven’t been doing 1 hour, every-aisle trips since Covid)? Wife doesn’t eat jerky.
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Oct 6, 2020 06:46
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Some of the keto snacks are alright. Basically balls of almond flour and peanured Ulla. Jumbo pork rinds but you'll need water or something to wash them down with. Peanut health bars or Kirkland protein bars? Though too much protein might make the rest stops pretty bad. I'd grab a box of the croissants and a pack of redbulls.
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Oct 6, 2020 06:59
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Last time I was there, they had these little soft pretzel balls at the end of the bread aisle. I didn't get them because I could see them getting polished off in traffic on the short, 2.5 mile trip home. They're in like a little plastic salad bowl with a clear film cover. Our road trips get Kirkland trail mix 100% of the time, and usually some jerky. The one thing we pick up on the road are Combos. As far as I'm concerned, they only sell Combos along interstate highways.
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Oct 6, 2020 07:28
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Went to church yesterday; the combination pizza has been eliminated from the menu at the food court in exchange for a 50% price increased 불고기 pizza (12,500￦ vs 19,000￦) and they have a new seasonal milk flavored ice cream for 2500￦. My wife likes both, I'm disappointed in the slow regionalization occuring. Also they only had blueberry bagels in stock and they raised the price of the 900g block of sharp chedder from 9,900￦ to 11,900￦. Sad times.
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Oct 6, 2020 07:45
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The bulgogi pizza sounds pretty legit though, any pics?
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Oct 6, 2020 07:48
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Cyrano4747 posted:And the in-store grinders are nice Grinding your coffee at the store is ruining it. Buy a whirlybird at least. They are like 10 bucks and grinding right before brewing is one of the biggest steps up in quality you can take. Buying from a local roaster is the next.
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Oct 6, 2020 08:20
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therobit posted:Grinding your coffee at the store is ruining it. Buy a whirlybird at least. They are like 10 bucks and grinding right before brewing is one of the biggest steps up in quality you can take. Buying from a local roaster is the next. Grinding right before you brew, controlling grind size, THEN freshness of roast. A whirlybird grinder makes a really uneven grind that you will struggle to make consistent. A burr grinder makes a huge difference and cheap (manual) models are out there.
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Oct 6, 2020 08:52
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Bought the kirkland 5ply cookware set. Feels really solid so far, a huge jump up from the Ikea ones I had with plastic handles. Not sure how much I'll use the stainless skillets since stuff of course sticks to them like glue. Less than ideal oven safe temps (380 f) but I can probably just extend the cooking time of a recipe that calls for a stovetop to oven move.
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Oct 6, 2020 13:35
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FilthyImp posted:Some of the keto snacks are alright. Basically balls of almond flour and peanured Ulla. What are these called? FilthyImp posted:Jumbo pork rinds but you'll need water or something to wash them down with. If these are the 4505 ones my store said they stopped carrying them. Might just be my store though.
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Oct 6, 2020 13:40
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The parmesan cheese chips are extremely good and also extremely dangerous. You'll devour the whole bag before you realize it. Always a smash hit when I bring them to parties though
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Oct 6, 2020 14:03
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Original_Z posted:The bulgogi pizza sounds pretty legit though, any pics? Here's a pic of it. That gold paste around the edge is Korean fav topping mashed sweet potato. In all of Korea costco has the best quantity to price ratio for a western style pizza (a pepperoni pizza from dominoes is half the size and twice the price), and the best quality outside of major cities. But now the only option is a cheese pizza.
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Oct 6, 2020 15:15
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therobit posted:Grinding your coffee at the store is ruining it. Buy a whirlybird at least. They are like 10 bucks and grinding right before brewing is one of the biggest steps up in quality you can take. Buying from a local roaster is the next. The Covid actually pushed me into that. The local costco took out their grinder for a bit (I dunno if it's back, a lot of their other stuff is though so maybe?) so I ended up grabbing a cheap little grinder off amazon. I'm sure it's awful. I grew up around enough coffee snobs to understand that the grind is probably hosed up and that it's all kinds of sub optimal. But yeah, still better than having it ground in the store. Good enough to put in my drip pot and enjoy in the morning.
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Oct 6, 2020 15:31
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The North Tower posted:Going to church tomorrow. Will have a 13 hour drive in about 2 weeks. Any suggestions for newish road snacks (haven’t been doing 1 hour, every-aisle trips since Covid)? Wife doesn’t eat jerky. Perfect. Jerky it is.
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Oct 6, 2020 15:32
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Chinatown posted:Anyone got coffee bean recommendations for Costco? How's the grinders?  This is my go-to for drip coffee. It's excellent.
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Oct 6, 2020 15:38
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Cyrano4747 posted:The Covid actually pushed me into that. The local costco took out their grinder for a bit (I dunno if it's back, a lot of their other stuff is though so maybe?) so I ended up grabbing a cheap little grinder off amazon. If I have to use a blade grinder I shake it while grinding, as it's the poor man's way to even out the grind.
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Oct 6, 2020 15:39
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norp posted:Grinding right before you brew, controlling grind size, THEN freshness of roast. Well yeah but if you want a consistent grind you actually need a rather expensive burr grinder and most people balk at that. Cyrano is buying Kirkland coffee so I don't think he's spending a hundred bucks or whatever on a remanufactured Baratza. Also I'd suggest that since Starbucks for instance considers the coffee fresh enough to sell until the 6 month mark, buying from a roastery is probably still a bigger step up un quality when you are talking this week vs 6 months old from a large commercial operation.
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Oct 6, 2020 16:24
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I buy the giant tubs of Foldgers from Costco and drink that instead.
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Oct 6, 2020 16:26
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FCKGW posted:I buy the giant tubs of Foldgers from Costco and drink that instead. This is a Maxwell House house thank you very much.
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I'm old.enough to remember the old "Choc Full o Nuts" jingle, and internalize that it must be serious gourmet poo poo. When I bought it as an adult, I spit-taked the swill.
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GORDON posted:I'm old.enough to remember the old "Choc Full o Nuts" jingle, and internalize that it must be serious gourmet poo poo. When I bought it as an adult, I spit-taked the swill. So what you're saying is that the nut content made you spit instead of swallow?
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Oct 6, 2020 16:48
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Cyrano4747 posted:So what you're saying is that the nut content made you spit instead of swallow? That is exactly right. You don't say much, but when you do it's insightful and to the point, and i salute you for it.
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i tried to stick to folgers for a long time to save cash but now I've fully transitioned to grocery store bulk bins and it's always delicious. i tried to go back to folgers and I've altered my tastes enough that I don't like it anymore
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Oct 6, 2020 17:22
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Cheap coffee brewed wicked strong in a percolator has its charms. But brewed regularly, it sucks.
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My Cuisinart coffee maker has a built in burr grinder that works pretty dang great, and my sis-in-law works for a large regional coffee roaster so we get premium stuff for $4/lb. Welp thanks for reading!
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Cyrano4747 posted:The Covid actually pushed me into that. The local costco took out their grinder for a bit (I dunno if it's back, a lot of their other stuff is though so maybe?) so I ended up grabbing a cheap little grinder off amazon. I usually splurge on local roaster stuff, but I saw this at Costco and I couldn't pass it up for the price. 
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Oct 6, 2020 18:05
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Chinatown posted:No cougar coffee at my store. Ended up getting this. Reviews online seem favorable. Will report results. This has been my coffee of choice for years and I wholeheartedly recommend it. I actually have to get back to church to pick up more while it's on sale.
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Oct 6, 2020 18:30
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Enos Cabell posted:My Cuisinart coffee maker has a built in burr grinder that works pretty dang great, and my sis-in-law works for a large regional coffee roaster so we get premium stuff for $4/lb. Welp thanks for reading! Yah I have a breville with the grinder and it owns. I probably do need to give it a good clean out tho 
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The Midniter posted:
Funny, I thought this was hot garbage. At this point I pretty much only get Kicking Horse Coffee, but alas, it is not at the 'co.
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