/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.17509364]

This says blonde roast but it tastes just like a dark roasted coffee.
Does blonde not mean light roast?
Where are the fruity notes?
I don't think I understand about light roast coffee yet

[Anonymous No.17509368]

>>17509364
the roast is blond but it's 100% arabica coffee. hope that clears things up

[Anonymous No.17509372]

>>17509364
Your first mistake was buying charbucks coffee.

[Anonymous No.17509404]

>>17509372
Ok, for a nice light roast coffee that I can buy at the supermarket do you have any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.17509423]

just order from a roaster online instead

[Anonymous No.17509427]

>>17509404
>supermarket
Enjoy your black dust floor sweepings

[Anonymous No.17509482]

>>17509404
Not gonna really find a decent coffee at the supermarket. Try finding a local caffee that roasts their own coffee.

[Anonymous No.17509496]

>>17509427
>>17509482
Is this actually true though?
People say things like this about produce and beer but I can't taste the difference between organic veg and conventional and Sierra Nevada tastes fine to me.
Is coffee somehow different?

[Anonymous No.17509531]

>>17509496
you have to fallate a local roaster twice a month and spend $5000 on equipment if you want an even half-way decent cup of joe

[Anonymous No.17509566]

>>17509531
I just use my aeropress
And no one wants mouth favors from me

[Anonymous No.17509604]

>>17509566
you'll never make it in the coffee world if you're not willing to suck off a few hipsters for the best beans

[Anonymous No.17509639]

>>17509604
It is they who are unwilling anon

[Anonymous No.17509644]

>>17509364
starbucks over roast their beans so even traditionally lighter coffee's have a darker flavor.

[Anonymous No.17509664]

>>17509364
Starbucks burns the shit out of their coffee, desu.

[Anonymous No.17509676]

>>17509364
i don't think your taste buds work very well.

[Anonymous No.17509700]

>>17509496
To an extent, yes. I mean, I depends on if the local roster knows what their doing. Could actually taste like shit if they don't know how to roast. I can taste the difference between Starbucks and what the local place is turning out. Also depends on what kind of water you use to brew with. Coffee connoisseurs are idiots. Drink what tastes good to you.

[Anonymous No.17509707]

>>17509639
take HRT and laser your facial hair

[Anonymous No.17509742]

>>17509676
What makes you think that?
Also how can a light roast be also an espresso roast?

[Anonymous No.17509782]

have you considered purchasing online? lots of coffee subscriptions will send you relatively freshly roasted beans and most of them have questionnaires so you're not buying blind

[Anonymous No.17509987]

>>17509782
That sounds pretty expensive
Not sure I am convinced yet that supermarkets cant have a nice light roasted coffee but you might well be right since I am new to all this

[Anonymous No.17510087]

>>17509987
if you're not spending $100 a month on coffee don't even post here

[Anonymous No.17510096]

>>17510087
What?
Thats not a rule of this thread anon

[Anonymous No.17510119]

>>17510096
don't listen to him it's one stupid fucking retard shitting up the thread to be edgy
>>17510087
I'm sorry /qa/ got shut down anon but kindly walk into traffic

[Anonymous No.17510156]

>>17510096
>>17510119
sorry anons. huggies?

[Anonymous No.17510206]

>>17510156
Sure thing anon
Bring it in


Youre vaccinated right?

[Anonymous No.17510224]

>I'm sorry /qa/ got shut down anon but kindly walk into traffic

[Anonymous No.17510389]

>>17510119
/qa/ got shut down?

[Anonymous No.17510429]

>>17510206
Yes
No boosters tho, I've had my fill

[Anonymous No.17510526]

>>17510429
Good enough anon

[Anonymous No.17510719]

Starbucks started out as house that specialized in dark roasts. It's why all of their shit is dark roasted and their Italian Roast is basically ash.

To their credit, dark roasts provide a consistent flavor to lattes and other drinks.

But you need to buy from a credible roaster to get real light roast. Even Happy Mug does a decent job.

[Anonymous No.17510725]

>>17510389
it was basically a blue /b/

[Anonymous No.17510728]

>>17510725
I thought it was the one place we could protest and report mod overreach

[Anonymous No.17511275]

>>17510429
Anon you need to get the boosters

[Anonymous No.17511433]

>>17509496
Coffee oxidizes extremely quickly after it's been ground. After 24 hours, most of the chemicals that give it the "sweet" coffee flavor have oxidized. The oxidized forms of those chemicals are what provide the "bad" bitter coffee flavor

[Anonymous No.17511563]

>>17509364
>Where are the fruity notes?
in your gaping semen infested asshole you fruit

[Anonymous No.17512197]

>>17509364
Starbucks roast conversion chart:
Blonde: Full City (medium/medium dark roast)
Medium: Vienna (light dark roast)
Dark: French-Italian (dark-literal charcoal roast)

Toasty/malt/chocolate: dark roasts
No standout flavors: Cheap Brazilian/South American blends
Earthy, dank flavors: cheap, low-altitude SE Asian blends

[Anonymous No.17512210]

>>17511563
you would know faggot

[Anonymous No.17512216]

>>17512197
Starbucks Reserve single-origin coffees: technically specialy-grade, but only just. Average SCA score: 86. Similar to the worst coffees you may be able to find at a small roaster.

[Anonymous No.17512292]

>>17512197
pretty much this. Starbucks basically does not make light roasts. They may say it, but their settings are so skewed it might as well be false advertising.

[Anonymous No.17512299]

>>17509496
What the average person accepts as coffee is a travesty

[Anonymous No.17512378]

>>17509496
Depends on the supermarket, really. In metropolitan areas you can get lucky. Small bags of coffee are under 20 bucks a pop, just try your luck.

[Anonymous No.17512396]

What about all the supermarkets that sell whole beans or you grind them on site

[Anonymous No.17512418]

>>17512396
see directly above.

[Anonymous No.17512729]

Yeah if you want any tasting notes

Grind your own coffee with a proper grinder
Use a moka pot/drip/Aeropress/French Press

Grinded coffee will remain tasty about 2-3 days after that it will become bland and tastes like dirt.

Buy your freshly roasted coffee beans from your local roaster. You will have a much better selection than Starbucks also.

Also you will likely save a bit of money if you're buying coffee drinks everyday.

[Anonymous No.17512759]

>>17512418
I guess this is why I should read the whole thread before replying

[Anonymous No.17513015]

Your first mistake was buying ground coffee and expecting any hint of quality. It's going to go stale, even inside the packaging, long before you can ever use it.
Your next mistake was expecting to get a proper light roast without either buying fresh roasted or just roasting your own beans. Especially from a brand like Starbucks, who are known for using burnt beans even in their own shops.

The best thing you can do, and I am being 100% genuine here, is just stop caring. Get a $20 coffee maker and find a brand of canned grounds you don't hate. The alternative is spending hundreds to turn coffee into a hobby, at which point your life is over.

[Anonymous No.17513302]

>>17513015
Interesting take.
The reason I am looking into coffee more deeply these days is because I am trying to transition to black coffee instead of adding half and half.
Maybe I should have asked a different question altogether

[Anonymous No.17513318]

>>17509404
if you have a nice grocery store with whole beans, get some of those and a grinder (can get a basic cheap blade grinder to start off with for like 20 or 30 bucks) and try that, you'll notice an immediate difference without having to invest in expensive equipment and find your local artisan coffee master

otherwise just try different brands each time like another poster said, you'll probably find something you like, starbucks coffee is just kinda shit which is why their main draw is syrupy sugar bombs that taste nothing like coffee anymore

[Anonymous No.17514761]

>>17509364
French roast > everything else