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bConsumer Reports recently taste-tested four widely available brands of coffee - McDonald's, Burger King, Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts - to see where you could find the best coffee in the country. They were treading old water with their report, as both AOL and USA Today have done identical taste offs in the past. Unlike the previous tests, however, CR picked McDonald's as offering the best coffee of the bunch, describing it as "decent and moderately strong. Although it lacked the subtle top notes needed to make it rise and shine." USA Today, in their test, picked Starbucks.
Needless to say, you can do a lot better than McDonald's - no matter what CR says. One option is to brew coffee at home. With a little practice, you can beat out any store bought coffee, and it's less expensive in the long run. Another option is to try different local coffee houses, where you will be able to find a real cup of coffee, not just fast food coffee that is better than the rest.
New Yorkers can get started with the recommendations in the NY Post, where they didn't look too kindly upon CR's taste in coffee. Their top picks include Amy's Bread, 71 Irving Place and the MUD Truck.
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2-15-2007 @10:42AM tandjhodder said... Never put down $3 to $4 for a cup of coffee simply because it has a certain logo plastered on the cardboard cup. Anyone insane enough to do otherwise, has issues that another comment board can probably decipher.
Serve it fresh, keep it hot, and not charge an arm and a leg for it, you'll have me purshasing it. As for the $3 to $4 per cup stuff? I'll let the yuppies with cell phones seemingly attached to their heads sip on those.
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2-15-2007 @9:39AM Jane said... Green Mountain coffee....best ever
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2-15-2007 @10:29AM Debralynn said... McDonald's coffee is awful. DD Turbo is still the best cup of coffee for me.
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2-15-2007 @7:13PM Kevin said... Here in the Northwest at least, McDonald's uses Seattle's Best. This coffee tastes as BAD as Starbucks. Definitely NOT good. Don't know where this survey was done but it must have been rigged if the McDonald's tehy picked as having the best coffee used Seattle's Best.
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2-15-2007 @5:39PM Phred said... Tim Hortons coffee...by FAR the BEST out there !!
If you get a chance...try it !
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2-15-2007 @9:50AM marshall said... I agree that McDonalds coffee is number one..If you want to keep awake during the morning this coffee will do the job.. This coffee is very strong tasting but after you let it cool down its not bad taste very smooth...I hope its not major brand coffee provides McDonalds coffee?
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2-15-2007 @10:20AM Penny said... We order our coffee from Gevalia - they have several great varieties to choose from, and we have never had a bitter or bland cup of coffee. We grind our beans each time we make coffe, ensuring we get the freshest flavor, and keep the unused beans in an airtight container in a cool storage area. It's worth it!
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2-15-2007 @9:52AM Kevin said... Seattle's Best, which McDonalds uses here in the Great North Wet, is tied with Starbuck's for the WORST coffee.
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2-15-2007 @9:54AM James said... Been drinking coffee for over 50 years. Until very recently, most americans preferred what can only be described as swill. Starbucks is to be credited for introducing a darker, full-bodied roast to the country of a kind typically found in Europe. Previous to Starbucks, the only place one could regularly find a rich, full-bodied coffee was in New Orleans and Louisiana. Judging by the negative comments directed at Starbucks, most Americans still prefer the taste of swill when it comes to coffee. You can't find a better value than Starbucks when it comes to premium roast in this country.
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2-15-2007 @10:02AM Debra Brewbaker said... McDonald's has improved their coffee, so for all those who haven't tried it recently, don't be afraid. It's not the same sludge they used to serve. They are now serving Green Mountain Coffee from Vermont. They've attached Paul Newman's brand to it to boost recognition for all those people who kept asking which state Vermont is in.
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2-15-2007 @1:42PM YouKnowWho18 said... Green Mountain makes a mean line of flavored decaf.
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2-15-2007 @11:22AM Jason said... Starbucks is the most overpriced hot cup of crap that is out there. A true American Cup of Coffee is Dunkin Donuts. Only posh coffee drinkers waste their money at Starbucks to give the idea that they are important.
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2-15-2007 @10:03AM Janet said... What it comes down to is it's what you're use to...if you drink arabica beans (highest quality beans), Folgers and Maxwell House aren't going to cut it for you.
As for Arabica bean drinkers, it depends on taste, what kind of roast you like, etc. I prefer Columbian coffee, but have a hard time drinking a dark roast. There are some vendors who's roasts I don't like. But I definitely like Gloria Jeans Condesa Costa Rica roast, Starbucks Mexican Shade Grown and Columbian roasts, and Caribou (sp?) Coffee Espresso lattes (as I have not tried Caribou coffee at home).
I sort of drink coffee like wine, if it doesn't taste good, I'd rather not drink it...so McDonalds and Dunkin donuts I have tried, but can honestly say did not find myself ever craving another cup. People who drink coffee for the fix with taste a second priority...again, if your goal is to get a buzz cheaply, you can drink "okay" wine and be completely satisfied, and think everyone who spends more than $6 on a bottle of wine is crazy, but if you drink wine to appreciate it, it's a lot harder to drink the $5 bottle of wine because you expect more from it than just the buzz. I think it comes down to what you want and expect from your coffee.
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2-15-2007 @10:29AM roma said... I just dont know why America has in general a BAD
Coffee all around. I go to Europe a lot, mostly
Germany and their Coffee is pure Heaven. I bring it back with me at all times, Now my neighbours have tasted it and bugg me all the time oh please bring me some grinds from there. sorry i opend my mouth
about it. Why is America always behind the A Ball
with mostly everything except material stuff and
criminal's. give me better coffee and bread its the pitts overhere.
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2-15-2007 @11:08AM Carole said... I too had a recent "Great" surprise : cup of coffee at a McDonald's on the North shore in Oahu...I believe it was a Kona blend.. does Mcdonald's serve different coffe in different locations?
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2-15-2007 @10:34AM Eric said... Who did this survey? People wih no tastebuds?
McDonalds is about the worst coffee next to Starbucks, Stale never fresh just like all of the Food "By Products" that they serve.
Caribou is by far the best out there
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2-15-2007 @12:14PM ARIS SHERWOOD said... Starbuck's is terrible. So.Cal coffee lovers(we drink it black) enjoy the new roast from McDonald's that you can buy in the super...it's "Gavina". Even the decaf is brilliant when fresh.
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2-15-2007 @11:26AM Bj said... I drink nonfat lattes every day to get my calcium. I prefer them from Starbucks but that gets expensive so I brew their espresso at home and make my own most of the time.
However, THE BEST coffee I have ever tasted is one called Douwe-Egberts. It's used at BJ's Restaurants here in Southern California, and I'm telling you...I crave this coffee. I found out it's produced by the Sara Lee company, and haven't found out yet if it's available for home use, but in the restaurant, they use a special brewing system. The coffee comes in liquid form, but frozen. They thaw it in the refrigerator then place it in the Douwe-Egberts brewing system. Each cup is dispensed individually, so there's no coffee to throw out, no waiting for a fresh pot to be brewed, and it's always the perfect temperature. But the taste is what sets it apart. It is out of this world.
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2-15-2007 @10:44AM Tim Duncan said... McDonalds does have a great cup of coffee if it is freshly brewed. Many times I have asked how fresh it is and most times they will volunteer to brew a fresh pot. I love it!
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2-15-2007 @11:27AM Elaine said... Does anyone in the NW know what happened to Torre Fazioni Coffee? I heard that Starbuks bought them, yet they don't seem to know about it in ther stores.
This was the best ever, even their decaf was as good as the high test!
I would love to buy it again. I believe it came from Seattle, but we bought it in Portland, Oregon/
Thanks for any help you can send,
Elaine
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