Anonymous wrote:IME Trader Joe’s coffee is terrible.

Not sure where you are but I like Swings which is available at Whole Foods in Alexandria.

I actually quite like Trader Joe's. We've had several people give us bags of nice seeming bags of beans as gifts from coffee making places but I still prefer TJ.

Lavazza whole beans via Amazon.

We get ours online from wholelattalove. Great service and coffee club discount

Anonymous wrote:What grinders do you all recommend? I've been wanting to switch to whole beans but I don't have a grinder and I hate the mini ones.

We have had the Rancilio Rocky for many years now:

https://www.wholelattelove.com/products/rancilio-rocky-doserless-coffee-grinder?currency=USD&variant=14409527197755&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwtuOlBhBREiwA7agf1lJbDPPRLnC2LN6SmPcmZ9KoUcZUSb_78WXgy7Py7sgkUQWMWCjj4RoCiHEQAvD_BwE

Anonymous wrote:What grinders do you all recommend? I've been wanting to switch to whole beans but I don't have a grinder and I hate the mini ones.

The mini ones are fine. This is what I have.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005EPRFKO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What grinders do you all recommend? I've been wanting to switch to whole beans but I don't have a grinder and I hate the mini ones.

I normally buy from local roasters, but sometimes I’ll get Peet’s or Counter Culture at Target. Wegmans organic whole bean is good for the price too.

Another nod to Costco. Price is right, and their high volume of quantity sales means supplies are usually relatively fresh. Plenty of varieties and roast levels to choose from.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe’s or Mayorga. I also like Chesapeake Coffee Roasters found in grocery stores. We prefer medium-dark and dark roast.
We used to buy the Peet’s Major Dickason whole beans from Costco but they suddenly became weird.

Do you go to Mayorga or ship? I drove 20 minutes to go there once and there was a sign on the door that they all had Covid.

I buy from Costco.

IME Trader Joe’s coffee is terrible.

Not sure where you are but I like Swings which is available at Whole Foods in Alexandria.

Anonymous wrote:Trader Joe’s or Mayorga. I also like Chesapeake Coffee Roasters found in grocery stores. We prefer medium-dark and dark roast.
We used to buy the Peet’s Major Dickason whole beans from Costco but they suddenly became weird.

Do you go to Mayorga or ship? I drove 20 minutes to go there once and there was a sign on the door that they all had Covid.

Costco- Mayorga, DD, Starbucks brands have whole bean options.

We get ours shipped from Coava in Portland. They roast twice a week and ship the next day.

Trader Joe’s or Mayorga. I also like Chesapeake Coffee Roasters found in grocery stores. We prefer medium-dark and dark roast.
We used to buy the Peet’s Major Dickason whole beans from Costco but they suddenly became weird.

Where do you buy your beans? I can go to the roaster and spend $20 on a 12 oz bag, but I have been having good luck buying local beans at Whole Foods. however they are about $17 a bag. I went to Harris Teeter to look and the beans are SO old. They don't even work in an espresso machine because the freshest I could find was from April. Some even had sell by dates of May. I used to do a subscription but I don't like switching beans.

I am in moco.