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Can anyone recommend some decent coffee on the cheaper end of the spectrum for the homeless shelter I volunteer at? We make 3 1L french press at a time and that lasts the evening, and then another batch of 3 1L in the morning with breakfast. Now I'm done improving and optimising the dinner and breakfast process (buzzwords thread>>>>>>) I can focus on the coffee.
It's all about trying to keep the costs the same or even get them lower, but provide a better service.
Step 1 definitely was getting people to follow a good coffee recipe. As much as people were reluctant to do that, "I've been drinking coffee for years, you don't need to tell me how to make it", I did manage to convince the majority of volunteers to give it a try.
Step 2 is getting beans ground specifically for french press rather than just generic "ground coffee". I'm not too worried about buying expensive, speciality coffee, but without access to a pro size grinder, I can't even buy 1kg of cheap beans and grind them for french press.
So where should I go? Who does coffee at not too much more than supermarket prices?