In a rush

Ok, I'll admit, I had the house to myself last weekend and ended up doing quite a bit of painting. The manual labor sapped my energy and made me very lazy. I also needed some groceries. So, did I make 2 stops or 1?

One of course. I went the easy way out and got pre-ground coffee from a grocery store (gasp, shock!).

Metcalfe's Market has a large coffee selection. I went with the Costa Rican Tarrazu blend. Costa Rican coffee blends are like Switzerland...very neutral, middle of the road in its taste qualities. It is very balanced, very mild, very clean, but not boring. To put it simply, it has coffee flavor that you'd expect. It's not blowing me away by its pure awesomeness (Kung Fu Panda pun intended), but it's not making me hurl my cup against the wall in frustration either.

Bean Rating: 3.5 beans

Sumatran

Review of the Sumatran blend from Steep and Brew:

Sumatran coffee beans are some of the heaviest, smoothest, and most complex coffees in the world. The majority of Sumatran coffee is marked Mandheling or Lintong. (Source: www.coffeeresearch.org). Regular Sumatran coffee is earthy and spicy. It is full bodied, light on acidity, and definitely tasty. I give the Sumatran 4 out of 5 coffee beans. Hey, I just came up with the bean rating.

pretty pleased with myself.