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  • Rocky
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    My favourite local Cafe uses and sells Campos beans and I think they are branded "Campos Superior". Whether they are the same as those sold in Woolworths I couldn't say but the Cafe coffee is consistently good and a pack I bought from them tasted like the coffee they serve. When I bought it I asked what the most recent roast date they had was. It was about a fortnight old. I think the 'Roast Date' was written on the bag in felt pen!
    I wouldn't buy anything with a "Best by" on the pack. Buy the Campos bean instead - at least you know it is a good bean, then all you have to worry about is the Roast Date.

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  • Barry O'Speedwagon
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    In Woolies / Coles maybe. But Cosmorex and some other local roasters beans are sold in several IGAs across the ACT and region. I would imagine that IGA's in some other regions might do the same.

  • SanderP
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    Haha that's gold.

    Well not the virus wrecking everything bit!

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  • Andy
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    ...bags on offer at Woolworths... explain to me why a roast date was almost always absent from all these bags?
    Because with supermarket coffee, they are only interested in when the packaging and contents will deteriorate enough to make you sick hence "best before" date (even on bottled water for the same reason, eventually the packaging will leech into the product)

    Roasters who do "fresh roasted to order" will always put the roast date because we roast it and ship it same day, and it's important to us that you get it fresh.

    ...originally from San Piero, 500 metres from La Marzocco factory in Mugello...
    Sigh... Paula and I were going to be camping in Mugello for the MotoGP last May. When the virus cancelled the trip we were hoping to do May 2021 but that's not going to happen either.

    I was looking forward to trying canned spaghetti from the supermarket in Italy



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  • Budgiesmuggler
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    Campos sells its superior blend in Woolworths. Roast dates on the bags. Typically all bags are within two weeks of the roast dates.

    this is the only “specialty” grade coffee sold in supermarkets afaik

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  • SanderP
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    It's a case of caveat emptor with all supermarket beans.

    Everyone's circumstances are different but if you love good coffee you really must buy it fresh from a roaster.

    There is nowhere to hide if your drinking espresso so you'll be confronted by some pretty ordinary flavours and experiences.

    Life too short to drink bad coffee!

    Cheers

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  • Davidcoffee
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    On 'supermarket' beans...

    I usually buy my beans from local roasters in my area. However, last week I had a look at the bags on offer at Woolworths.
    Maybe this is a naive question, but can anyone explain to me why a roast date was almost always absent from all these bags? Apart from a DC bag called 'The Darkness' which I have not tried yet, Soulful Sip, and Campos, all the others were only bearing a 'best by' date.

    Given that I only drink espresso, where freshness is of great importance, I question how is this possible. Especially when some brands allure to the Italian espresso one will be able to obtain with their beans, on the back of these bags. As an Italian living in Melbourne, and originally from San Piero, 500 metres from La Marzocco factory in Mugello, I cannot stand these practices.

    Also, can anyone help in interpreting these dates? I have tried looking around but they seem pretty shady, as some roasters take a 1 year period (so, if BB date states DEC 2021, it should have been roasted in DEC 2020), others 2 years. With others the roast date does not equal to the packing date etc.

    Cheers,
    David
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