Maxwell House (French Roast)

When the economy headed south, I began to cut back in a number of ways. One major area of cost-shaving was at the grocery store, where I began to buy more store brands and fewer premium and national ones. Recently back from a stint in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, you'd have thought I needed to dress in black, cut my hair, and write an obituary to even consider not purchasing my usual snobby coffees (whole bean, of course!). It took me a few tries, but I found Maxwell House French Roast coffee and well, the rest is history.

I love this stuff! It's a full-bodied, smooth blend that's never bitter or acidic. Not only do I enjoy a wonderful cup of coffee, I'm not spending 20% of my weekly grocery tab on just this item. I'm not sure when I became erroneously convinced that only cleverly-named, very expensive whole beans coffee carefully self-ground in a Swedish-named grinder using Japanese tempered steel blades and served in a artisan mug commissioned from an organic, vegan potter constituted a fine cup of coffee, but I've learned my lesson, and fully appreciate this product.

Maxwell French Roast is available almost everywhere. It is reasonably priced but often goes on very, very significant sales (somewhere around 60% off) when one can easily stock-up the pantry. Even as my economic situation improves, I'll happily and contentedly remain a customer of Maxwell House. I can get a "latte" bang for my buck buying this brand and don't even have to speak a second language to order it publically.