Equal Exchange Organic Coffee
Equal Exchange Organic Mind, Body and Soul Coffee is a Fair Trade organic coffee that is smooth with a medium strength. You can taste a slight hint of Chocolate in the coffee but not enough to make it mocha. Available in an assortment of sizes, you can purchase the coffee right on Equal Exhange‘s website. Being 100% fair trade organic it is a little more expensive than your typical coffees.
I tried this in a couple different machines. In each machine the coffee had the same taste and strength. In each machine some grinds managed to get through the filter and into my mug.
The true test of coffee, for me at least, is to use the My K-Cup for my Keurig machine. This allows for a perfect cup of any coffee every time. With this test the coffee had the same results. So as for consistency the coffee does very well. Personally, the coffee is too bland for me, however everyone has his/her own hence I asked a co-worker for his humble opinion. His reaction is different whereas he thought it wasn’t strong enough.
Overall the coffee is good but if you are very specific as to what coffee you like then try a small bag first.
2 Comments
Rodney North
February 9, 2009 at 10:54 am
Latrice
August 20, 2009 at 10:12 am
Scott,
Thank you for the kind words.
Re: K-cups and the Keurig machines
The K-cups are manufactured by Green Mt. Coffee Roasters (who own the Keurig Co.) & who deserve credit for some admirable efforts to minimize the eco-impact of their manufacturing (their website & annual report detail these efforts) BUT environmentally the K-cups themselves are not green at all, even if its a K-cup of organic coffee.
The K-cups, and Nespresso pods, etc, appear to me as the bottled water of the coffee industry. The packaging waste generated with each serving is just hard to justify.
What?
I’ve used equal exchange for years now. The Mind, Body and Soul mix is one of my favorite coffees. Very smooth with well balanced acidity. This is one of the few coffees i would drink black. This coffee generally retails for 9.99- 10.99 per pound which is in the standard range of type of product. You can also buy in bulk via their website at even better savings. The article above also does not mention that equal exchange coffees and products are 100% fair trade. They were one of the pioneers in this important effort for fair prices for farmer growers.
They also use worker grower programs, co-ops and other efforts to bring positive change to farmer grower communities. Please checkout their website and try their products at the many cafes and restaurants that serve them.
I’m not sure about someone who can’t pour water into a french press and brew a cup of coffee, i think the review was more of an endorsement for K-crap I meant cup [of nonsense]. ‘Perfect cup’ are you joking me? A perfect cup is one that tastes good to you!