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How much do y'all spend on coffee a month? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 months ago by mbp@lemmy.sdf.org to c/coffee@lemmy.world

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My wife and I go through about 4lbs a month using mainly Chemex and Areopress. Used to get (decent) crummy coffee at Aldi and Grocery Outlet, occasionally splurging for local roasts at the coffee shops. Still, I calculate that's about $35 or so a month on beans, Chemex filters should probably be calculated with how pricey they can be - napkin maths say $11 roughly for a months supply.

$46USD ain't bad compared to my other vices 😪

Curious to hear if I'm around the average spender or how it tracks! Maybe you have some tips on cheap but amazing coffee? I wouldn't know unless I asked y'all

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[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Do you have a Costco near you? I usually get Lavazza beans when it’s on offer for £10/$13 per kg (~2lbs) but Amazon sometimes have it cheaper delivered. One word of warning though, the Kirkland coffee beans are terrible, no idea how they make It so bitter.

Also have you tried a re-usable metal filter for your AeroPress?

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Good price. I spend over $20 for Lavazza organic on Amazon.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Kirkland beans really are bad, which is surprising. I like the Don Pablo beans they carry a lot though.

[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ooh not sure we have those in the UK, we do have San Francisco Bay coffee beans which are good but Lavazza is smoother. I did wonder if the San Fran was just for us in Europe so we had “Exotic American” coffee.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Lavazza is delicious too. I actually don't know if the American Costco stores carry Lavazza. I didn't think my local store does. I see in their website that they may only be available for delivery.

[–] mbp@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We do have Costco around here! I'll take a look for those Lavazza beans - they sound like a great deal.

Never tried the metal Aero filters but I found some off brand ones on Amazon that do the job really well. Got like fkn 800 filters for $10 on Amazon so that's WAY cheaper than the Chemex as it is. I worried about the metal filters resulting in oily coffee akin to a french press, did you experience that or are my fears unfounded?

[–] manualoverride@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well I’ve asked Santa for an AeroPress for Christmas, I take a French press camping but we broke it this year. Planning on getting the metal filter, and finding out myself.

[–] mbp@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

My first coffee maker is my AeroPress! Had it for about a decade now and it's still plungin'

Took it out camping a ton over the years! It's been banged up so much and still works perfectly. I usually just bring a stack of paper filters in a ziploc but a metal filter sounds pretty bulletproof now that you mention it...