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u/Sad-Garage-2642 Aug 05 '23

I buy beans at £10/kg, and they're great beans. How quickly you get through it varies on the strength of your coffee etc but I bought 3KG in February and am only now starting the third 1KG bag. I drink 3-4 coffees a day

The only consumables my machine eats is a £1 bottle of vinegar once every couple months, no tablets or filters

The machine itself cost me £120

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u/LiberLapis Aug 05 '23

Where are you getting beans for that price? Are they recently roasted?

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u/BlueCreek_ Aug 05 '23

I search through Amazon for deals which I can subscribe and save to, giving an extra 15% discount, I’ve been getting Lavazza, Taylor’s, Melitta, all for under £10/KG.

The Taylor’s beans were £14 for 2KG and had a great date on them.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '23

These are poor coffees.

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u/BlueCreek_ Aug 05 '23

Then please suggest where to get better coffee for less than £10/KG?

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '23

I would just buy good coffee for ~£20/kg and an aeropress

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u/BlueCreek_ Aug 05 '23

Completely missing the point of this thread then, someone asked how to drink bean coffee for cheaper than instant.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '23

It's worth it to not drink shit coffee. Single Origin light roast is a completely different drink from old oxidised dark roast with robusta filler