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| #207690 - 09/10/10 06:05 PM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: Susan] |  
|   Journeyman
 
 Registered:  02/28/04
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SB Via is the way to go.
 PM sent.
 
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| #207733 - 09/11/10 01:27 AM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: Susan] |  
|   Pooh-Bah
 
 Registered:  09/01/07
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You can make your own portion packs by cutting the toes off a pair of pantyhose. Pour suitable amount of ground coffee in and tie in a knot. Store it in a zip-lock bag. Drop in a pot, add water, boil. With a  little luck and care you can reuse the 'filter'. Fine grounds make the coffee a little chunky. I don't mind my coffee a little chunky. 
 People with delicate dispositions can run the brew through a standard coffee filter to take out the fine grounds.
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| #207734 - 09/11/10 01:31 AM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: Art_in_FL] |  
|   Geezer
 
 Registered:  06/02/06
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 Loc:  SOCAL
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My French Press leaves the coffee a tad chunky too, but the solids settle to the bottom, not really noticeable until that last swallow. 
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| #207788 - 09/11/10 11:46 PM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: Susan] |  
|   Geezer
 
 Registered:  01/21/04
 Posts: 5163
 Loc:  W. WA
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Thanks a lot for the reviews, guys!
 Sue
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| #207797 - 09/12/10 11:57 AM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: LED] |  
|   Carpal Tunnel
 
   Registered:  05/05/07
 Posts: 3601
 Loc:  Ontario, Canada
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Agreed on Starbucks.  Best instant out there.   starbucks is really good!  not sure about the cost factor but it's the best tasting single-serving coffee i've tried.    starbucks makes an insulated travel mug thing, that hold a half-dozen ind. packs of coffee but i wouldn't recommend buying that. the lid isn't very secure and it doesn't look very durable. |  
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| #207800 - 09/12/10 12:24 PM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: Susan] |  
|   Veteran
 
 Registered:  12/12/04
 Posts: 1204
 Loc:  Nottingham, UK
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Different people have different tastes. I think you should find out what he likes to drink at home, and then see if the same brand comes in individual sachets.
 I personally like Nescafe Instant (which some would say means I have no taste at all). Nescafe also do various sachets, which to me seem like the best option. I keep their Cappuccino sachets in the house for when the milk runs out.
 
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| #207817 - 09/12/10 06:07 PM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: Brangdon] |  
|   Carpal Tunnel
 
   Registered:  05/05/07
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 Loc:  Ontario, Canada
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Different people have different tastes. I think you should find out what he likes to drink at home, and then see if the same brand comes in individual sachets.  now that makes sense! |  
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| #207868 - 09/13/10 05:18 AM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: Susan] |  
|   Geezer
 
 Registered:  01/21/04
 Posts: 5163
 Loc:  W. WA
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"I think you should find out what he likes to drink at home..."
 He doesn't seem to be THAT particular... after all he drinks RR coffee, and how good can company-provided coffee that's been sitting for 4 or 5 hours on the burner BE?  I just know he doesn't like expresso, etc.
 
 I wanted something decent, as I think it would be more comforting if it came right down to NEEDING it.
 
 Even with chocolate and lots of sugar, to me it tastes like puddle water with a lot of old rotting bark soaking in it.
 
 Sue
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| #207904 - 09/13/10 03:39 PM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: Susan] |  
|   Enthusiast
 
   Registered:  01/06/08
 Posts: 319
 Loc:  Canada
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Starbucks VIA 
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| #207936 - 09/13/10 09:18 PM  Re: Best individually-packaged coffee?
[Re: NightHiker] |  
|   Crazy Canuck
 Carpal Tunnel
 
 Registered:  02/03/07
 Posts: 3266
 Loc:  Alberta, Canada
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"RR coffee, and how good can company-provided coffee that's been sitting for 4 or 5 hours on the burner BE?"That's the best stuff on earth - military grade coffee, once you let some of the water content steam off  it'll keep you going 'till the jobs done. Plus it keeps gastroenterologists in business. Ah yes, I know it well. Highly effective degreaser for engine parts. Kills foot fungus. Resembles the settling pond at the local Esso refinery. Mmm-mmm-good.     |  
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