If you are a coffee lover, you may think you have to buy gourmet coffee beans from an upscale coffee shop to drink great coffee. But you don’t!
In my 20s when I hosted friends for dinners in my Manhattan apartment, I’d buy coffee beans from Fairway or Zabar, and I enjoyed cups of coffee at Veniero’s or Ferrara’s Bakery down in Little Italy. Back in the day, there were also a handful of independent coffee shops on the Upper East Side before Starbucks became popular.
However nowadays I only stock supermarket coffee, namely my fav, Clock full o’ Nuts at home, as well as, to serve to houseguests. IMHO it’s as delicious as the more expensive coffee beans I’ve tried and liked earlier around town. Frankly I think it’s tastier than the $21/pound a friend of mine now pays for her gourmet coffee. Moreover these smaller-ticker costs on food or every day consumer goods really add up over a year’s time. Personally I don’t think $21/pound is worth spending on coffee for daily consumption.
With Clock full o’ Nuts, you’re not settling for inferior tastes either. I buy the Original, which is a medium roast. It’s bold and flavorful, well-rounded without bitterness. But the brand's coffee is also available in a lighter or darker roast to satisfy a variety of palates.
Coffee isn’t a crop the USA grows or can manufacture in the near future, so unfortunately the Trump tariffs (taxes on goods imported into the country and passed onto consumers) have increased the price of all coffee, but at least supermarkets run sales to slightly lower costs. On sale, a 26 oz can of Clock full o’ Nuts ranges from $11.60 - $12.89 (up from $9).
