re: #415 lawhawk

I’ve got to disagree on starbucks - their ground coffee is good, if you drip it yourself. Most of their stores do not clean out their machines frequently enough and it burns the coffee ruining the taste. One of the ways to get consistent flavor is to burn the coffee beyond all recognition - taking the taste with ‘em. I’ve found most local coffee shops do a better job than Starbucks but people like consistency - especially if they’re away from home (which is why fast food joints/chains are successful).

Best place to get Starbucks though is in Seattle - where they know how to brew a good cup of coffee.

Oddly enough, our local McDonalds has decent coffee now. it used to be strong enough to climb out of the cup, but now you can club it with a liberal helping of cream and sugar and it’s quite nice.