Can you buy coffee bags?

Whoever | 13:00 Mon 26th Apr 2010 | Drinks

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I hate having to clear out coffee grains from our caffetiere and wonder whether it's possible to buy coffee bags in the same way that you can buy tea bags, which would make cleaning it and disposing of the coffee grounds a much easier business.
If yes, are they available in supermarkets and are there any good quality brands which make decaffinated coffee in bags?

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Old_Geezer

I have seen them, but not for ages.

heathfield

Lyons and some others do make coffee bags, and they might still be available in Tesco's. The problem is that they're universally described as tasting pretty awful. IHMO, the taste of cafetiere coffee with scalded milk is worth putting up with the chore of cleaning up afterwards.

4getmenot

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Mr Veritas

I have to agree with heathfield.
Coffeee bags contain the remains (after blending) of all other coffee blends.
Although I detest(and never drink) instant coffee,I would rather drink that than coffee bag coffee.
This may be why they are no longer (generally) available.
We have a glass caffetiere with a nylon filter,and you just wash it and drain,it's very easy to clean,as is the jug, a quick rinse and you are away.

BTW,decaff coffe is (apart from it's not tasting like coffee) made by removing the caffeine with a chemical, and THEN removing the first chemical with another!
Far better to drink less (or weaker) ordinary coffee than decaff.

rowanwitch

Compromise position... sainsbury fairtrade individual coffee filters not brilliant but still better than instant by miles

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Buenchico

Lyons produce decaffeinated coffee bags but I can't recall ever seeing them in supermarkets. (I used to have a card for a 'cash & carry' wholesaler, where I've seen them, but I assume that they were primarily for the catering trade). They're not as cheap as tea bags because each coffee bag is individually foil wrapped:
http://www.discountco...coffee-18-sachets-p93

I suspect that Premier Foods (who own the 'Lyons' brand) only produce them for export (with just a small quantity finding their way onto the UK market). Their website only links that brand name with cakes:
http://www.premierfoo...brands/grocery/lyons/
However it might be asking Premier Foods if they supply coffee bags to any UK retail outlets:
http://www.premierfoo.../about-us/contact-us/

Chris