PS: No their beans are not more affordable than imported ones
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PS: No their beans are not more affordable than imported ones
scud
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I've tried quite a few types, and use about 2kgs a month.
Woolies 1kg beans for me are best value, consistent quality.
If price wasn't an issue I'd go for "bean there"
Woolies 1kg beans for me are best value, consistent quality.
If price wasn't an issue I'd go for "bean there"
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So few people supporting local artisan roasters?
Getting freshly (hand) roasted beans is the only way to truly get the best out of whatever equipment you have at home for extracting coffee.
To get freshly roasted coffee that's literally sat for 48 hours after roasting and is in your grinder directly thereafter you need a local roaster with enough turnover to keep them roasting and not sitting with roasted beans on their shelves, you need to support them.
Also: your'e clueless if you think that Woolworths overpriced, month old beans are worth it when your local should be in the region of R40-60 per 250g of hand roasted freshness (you can only keep roasted coffee for 2 weeks, a typical household with 2 coffee drinking adults will use about that 250g in two weeks assuming moderate consumption.)
Seriously: seek out your local roasters and support them. You will be rewarded with very fine coffee.
Getting freshly (hand) roasted beans is the only way to truly get the best out of whatever equipment you have at home for extracting coffee.
To get freshly roasted coffee that's literally sat for 48 hours after roasting and is in your grinder directly thereafter you need a local roaster with enough turnover to keep them roasting and not sitting with roasted beans on their shelves, you need to support them.
Also: your'e clueless if you think that Woolworths overpriced, month old beans are worth it when your local should be in the region of R40-60 per 250g of hand roasted freshness (you can only keep roasted coffee for 2 weeks, a typical household with 2 coffee drinking adults will use about that 250g in two weeks assuming moderate consumption.)
Seriously: seek out your local roasters and support them. You will be rewarded with very fine coffee.
I use the red Kenna with my La San Marco espresso machine and it tastes great. It's fairly course ground out of the packet so I run it through a grinder again to make it finer so it's suitable for an espresso machine.
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Deluxe Coffeworks (I go to Roodehek St.)
I think their house blend just went up to R42 for 250g and it is unbeatable.
Really consistent, I have been buying it for years.
That's a good price, will give them a try once I've finished my current batch of beans
Fantastic, thanks for that. I will certainly try them. If you have more gems like this do share please.
Just checking .. you are buying in small quantities? I saw this on their website ...
"Can I order a small amount from a store and not online?
No, the stores only deal with orders larger than 5KG."
zeroc001
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Are there any places in Gauteng where I can get good beans (like Illy or Lavazza) at below store price?