What are the best brands of "supermarket" coffee in Canada. By supermarket I mean everyday ground coffee in cans etc. Not high end specialty brands. Is it the same as the US? Folgers, Maxwell House and Chock Full of Nuts?
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anonymous
Hi Manch!
Yup, pretty much the same... Folgers, Maxwell House, Edwards etc. Many of the big cross country supermarkets have their own brands too (Safeway has theirs, Superstore/Loblaw's has President's Choice and No Name (bleck!), Sobey's)
One coffee brand (and it's probably the best for pre-ground) is Nabob... I think this is a Canadian brand (?)
Have never heard of "Chock Full of Nuts"... Sounds kind of intriguing though! :)
Did Monique get you on some Canuck coffee thing? I thought she didn't like coffee? At any rate, I hope to God it wasn't Timmy Ho's!
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omni4
Chock full of nuts? Surely that is a joke. I'd go Presidents Choice before any of those others mentioned.
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northamerican
If I'm not mistaken, Chock full o' Nuts (they don't spell out the "of") used to be strictly a New York regional brand; at least that's where I first saw it in 1960. The brand is probably distributed throughout the United States now, and the company is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.
Here's a link to their Web site:
Chock full o' Nuts Coffee
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truenic
the only time I've ever seen Chock Full O' Nuts was on the Garbage Pail Kids trading cards. It was re-named Chock Full O' Guts.
I'm no coffee connoiseur so I just buy President's Choice No Name (foudn at Superstores's here in Vancouver).
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manchvegas
Hey, I just got back from Montreal. Had a blast, but I didn't have internet access, so I just now got to see your recommendations. I ended up buying Vanhuite (sp?).......I think that was it. It's for a friend at work that loves coffee and drinks it in massive quanities, so by her own admission, buying expensive gourmet brands is a waste. I also bought her a case.......(yes, a case!) of ketchup, she says it's got a sweeter flavor than the US variety.
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northamerican
If you Google "Vanhuite" you get one of those "Did you mean...?" lines, and here's what comes up when you click on that:
Van Houtte coffee
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