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- Best supermarket coffee Eight O'Clock Coffee 100% Colombian *Est. $6
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- Dark-roast coffee Peet's Coffee Major Dickason's Blend *Est. $14
- Supermarket decaf coffee Maxwell House Decaf Original Roast *Est. $6
- Fair Trade coffee Caffe Ibis Organic Café Femenino *Est. $10
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Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend
- Smooth, classic taste and texture
- Inexpensive
- Inconsistent from batch to batch
- Some find it too thin
Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend coffee gets good scores from some coffee drinkers for its smooth, "classic" taste, but others find it be bitter, thin and weak. Some tasters report that the coffee tastes rich and pleasant, but others say it is inconsistent from batch to batch, so a good cup of coffee can be followed by a bad one. This Dunkin' Donuts roast is available in pre-ground or whole-bean varieties. We found better reviews for Eight O'Clock Coffee's 100% Colombian (*Est. $6 for 12 oz.), which tops some taste tests of supermarket coffee.
We found the best review at Cook's Illustrated, where Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend is tested along with eight other whole-bean supermarket coffees. ConsumerReports.org included Dunkin' Donuts Classic in an older coffee review, but it's no longer available online. We also found helpful reviews from CoffeeReview.com, the San Francisco Chronicle and NBC's "Today" show.
Eight O'Clock Coffee, 100% Colombian Decaf Whole Bean, 12-Ounce Bags (Pack of 4)
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Our Sources
1. Cook's Illustrated MagazineDetails/Subscribe
Editors test eight whole-bean supermarket coffees, and the magazine also sends the coffees to a lab for testing (including a measurement of immature beans, so-called "quakers" that get past the sorter and spoil a brew). Full details are available to subscribers.
Review: Supermarket Whole Bean Coffee, Editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine, Nov. 2005
Staffers at the San Francisco Chronicle conduct an informal taste test of five supermarket coffees, including Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend. Of the five, tasters liked Dunkin' Donuts' brew the least.
Review: What's New: Putting Dunkin' Donuts Coffee to the Test, Stacy Finz, March 19, 2008
Kenneth Davids reviews coffees continually; he prefaces this somewhat dated review by saying the quality of Dunkin' Donuts' basic coffee has slipped since he reviewed it in 2002. In this review he says, "Not a single cup appeared on the table without some taint or other."
Review: Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend, Kenneth Davids, May 2004
4. Today
"Today" show food editor Phil Lempert evaluates seven coffees, but doesn't describe his testing methods. His advice is to avoid robusta beans in favor of arabica, the latter used by winner Illy and runner-up Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend, which he describes as "smooth" and "mellow."
Review: How to Perk Up Your Morning Cup of Coffee, Phil Lempert, Jan. 2004
More than 400 consumers have given various Dunkin' Donuts coffee varieties an average rating of 3.3 out of 5. Comments are all over the map; some like it, while others say it tastes stale or bitter.
Review: Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Reviews, Contributors to RateItAll.com
Chowhound is a message board that attracts foodies. Dunkin' Donuts coffee elicits a mixed response.
Review: Best Inexpensive Coffee, Contributors to Chowhound.com, Nov. 2007
7. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org tests 25 caffeinated and 17 decaf coffees, including Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend, in an older report, but it's no longer available online.
Review: Coffee: In Search of Great Grounds, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Dec. 2004
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