CoffeeFool

I stumbled across CoffeeFool the other day. I don’t remember where exactly I found out about it. I was intrigued by the front page, which made me think it was a website that would give me more information about home coffee roasting. Imagine my surprise when I found out this was a web retailer of roasted coffee.

Now I have no doubt that their coffee is fresher than the crap they serve at work, or the average stuff you get in a grocery store. Even fresher than the best stuff you can get in a grocery store. In fact, it’s quite possible fresher than what you’d get at Starbucks.

I also have no doubt that the coffee is nice and fresh when it’s put into the box to ship. The fact is, however, that by the time you wait for the coffee to ship (unless you’re willing to pony up more than the cost of the coffee for next-day shipping) the coffee isn’t going to be any more fresh than what you get at Starbucks. And it’s going to be more expensive, or at least very close in price.

Also, to be truly fresh, you’re going to have to order 12 oz at a time, and pay next day shipping every time. That adds up to over $35 per 12oz shipment. For that price you could buy unroasted Kona coffee or similar.

There are really only two ways to get super fresh coffee.

1. Buy it from a local, small batch roaster.


2. Roast it yourself.

The first option is much more expensive, but the second option takes some time, depending on the method you use. But if you truly want fresh coffee, don’t order roasted coffee online. Your taste buds will thank you.

I’ve added a couple of links to coffee roasting resources on the links page.