Seattle Coffee

Is Seattle’s Best Coffee Any Better than Starbucks?
Executive Summary about Seattle Coffee by Muhammad Hazman Mohamed Noor

Seattle Coffee. Whenever people talk about coffee, it seems that they like to make some kind of comparison between their favorite brands or blends with what Starbucks offers. Perhaps it is because Starbucks is such an easy brand to compare to since practically everyone worth their weight in coffee beans has had a piping hot cup of coffee at Starbucks at some point in time. Whatever the case, here is yet another comparison of a brand of coffee versus the current coffee champion – Starbucks.

While Starbucks is the reigning king of the hill in Seattle, there is actually another, slightly lesser known coffee company that has come from the same northwestern coffee capital of America. Known as Seattle’s Best Coffee, they have been around for nearly forty years and have been making an amazing cup of coffee ever since. Although Seattle’s Best Coffee has gone through a variety of name changes, including brands like Stewart Brothers Coffee, it has keep the same amazing blends on its menu throughout – so they must be pretty darn amazing.

In 1998, Seattle’s Best Coffee became one of the first coffee retailers to actually sell a blend that was specifically made up of organically grown beans – a major selling point for many people. This blend became so successful that it propelled Seattle’s Best Coffee to a position as the third most prominent coffee retailer in America for a time, competing with the ever present Starbucks and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.

So, despite the extensive history behind Seattle’s Best Coffee, is it really the better bang for your hard earned buck? Well, that really depends on taste. Sure, it costs quite a bit less when you buy it in their stores and even when you purchase a bag of beans at the grocery – but ultimately the taste really has nothing to do with the price. Give it a try, see how you like it, and then make your own decision about whether or not Seattle’s Best Coffee is really Seattle’s best coffee.

Whole Coffee

Whole Bean Coffee
By Devilito

Whole Coffee. Whole bean coffee stays fresh much longer, and you get a flavor you simply can’t get from pre-ground coffee that’s been sitting around for a short time if you brew the bean coffee right after grinding it.

The best whole bean coffee, one can find some of in Costa Rica. I was keen to try some genuine Costa Rican brews during my visit there last year and I was totally blown away when I did, As an area well-known for its coffee. I obviously carried as much coffee back with me as I could fit in my suit case, Despite the fact that I wanted to make the experience last as long as possible. Knowing for a fact that when the beans are yet to be ground, the freshness is much better preserved.

I was in a coffee-drinkers haven for the next couple of months, and I crushed that whole bean coffee it transported me right back to Costa Rica. You need to buy a coffee grinder, At the same time the problem with whole bean coffee is that you have to grind it. Whole bean coffee probably won’t appeal to you that much, If the flavor isn’t really that important to you, and/or you are running out of time or patience.

Of course, there is something nice about just being able to add some already ground coffee in a machine and having a pot brewed in just a couple of minutes with not much effort. For this reason, I usually keep both whole bean coffee and already ground coffee on hand.