Fine or Coarse Ground Coffee what to use  

It is much better then Nabobs. i also like Maxwell House as well, but I think Tim Horton's is the best. At least many Canadians think so by the way that the Tim HOrton's is always full and we are building a new one near where I live. I also hate the store brands. They say that they are special, but not to me. I will try the coarse grind, but I will only get a small can to see if it works.

I will get the coarse grind the next time. The reason we used the fine was because we used to use the electric coffee maker, but my husband figured it clogged up everything. It will take a while to get through the present can though because I am the only coffee drinker in the house.

Is it possible to buy a can of the course grind and just mix the 2 cans together? Double the coffee and just might solve your current problem of slow water/new can of fine ground coffee.

I was wondering whether I could just grind the coarse grind until it becomes medium. That would make it just the right grind, and allow the water to go through a little faster, but not that fast.

Not sure if that will work or not. I've never tried it. I don't even own a coffee grinder. Just buy them already ground. Oh, and thank you for the BR.

You're welcome. On second thought I do not know if it will work. Anyway I think Tim Horton's' coffee is a trade secret and the probably have armed guards and pit bulls protecting the secret formula and I do not feel like buying separate beans and grinding them and trying them out.

I am a great coffee lover, that one cup of instance coffee would not do anything for me. I need at least four cups a day as I sort of think I have a slight case of narcolepsy.

I will see about letting the water sit for a while. I usually do that anyway not out of choice but because my husband calls me all the time. He is disabled. I do not know if Tim Horton offers a medium coarse grind or not. I know that they have coarse and fine, but not about the inbetween grind.

Have you considered investing in a burr grinder and grinding your own?

http://www.walmart.com/ca...

This one is very reasonably priced at 32.00...I have been grinding my own for 10 years and I couldn't go back to buying already ground. I get my beans from Costco--I don't know if you have Costco's where you are but the coffee alone is worth the membership dues.

I do have a coffee grinder, but unfortunately Tim Horton's brand is a trade secret and they will not let us buy their particular of beans. All I know is it is Arabica beans that only say it is from Arabia. I have tried grinding the store brand that they say is the best - but it was not the same.

That's strange. I've never heard of a coffee place that only sells ground as opposed to whole bean. It makes no sense. I can buy both ground and whole bean at Tullys or Starbucks or any of the dozens of espresso places here. I'm sure their roasting process is a trade secret, but all coffee makers get their beans from the same sources.

Arabica is a type of bean, not a place of origin. Most Arabica beans come from South America. Robusto beans, which is what Folgers and Maxwell House are made from, come from Vietnam and are an inferior bean. My personal favorite is Kirkland brand Guatamalan Arabica French Roast whole bean.

It seems that Tim Horton's coffee is so successful, that if everyone had the blend of beans they had, they would run out of business. As for the other coffees, Starbucks is so strong that I dare not put a spoon in it, but I did not know about Maxwell House. I do know the latter has different types though and I know I did not like its regular brand, although it was not as bad as Nabisco's. That is horrible.

I have only had the brand from Second Cup once and I do not know what mixture of beans are the same as what they have as Tim Horton's. I have seen house brands that say like the coffee shop coffee but do not know whether they are referring to Second Cup, Tim Horton's, Starburst, or another kind. So in order to find out, I would have to buy a sample of each.