Douwe Egberts Ground Coffee - Medium Roast (8.8 ounce) by igourmet.com

by Douwe Egberts

Product Features

• Traditionally served before a main course of grilled steaks
• Rubbed with sweet pepper, oregano, and olive oil
• Excellent served with sundried tomatoes over pita bread
• Imported from Argentina

Product Description

The history of Douwe Egberts starts in 1753, when a husband and wife opened The White Ox, a gourmet shop, in the North of Holland. Their offerings focused on coffee, tea and tobacco-- products that were imported from the Far East and traded in Amsterdam. Sales grew rapidly and soon Douwe Egberts started a wholesaling and distribution business. They built their first coffee roasting plant in 1919 and began exporting their premium quality coffee in 1930. By 1960, Douwe Egberts accounted for more than half of Dutch coffee exports. Few coffees can match the heady power and richness of this popular blend.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• ASIN: B0000TU98E
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,888 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST THERE IS. . .hands down!, September 15, 2006

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TheaterPopcorn (Ski Utah!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Douwe Egberts Ground Coffee - Medium Roast (8.8 ounce) by igourmet.com (Misc.)

Do you remember that old commercial from the 1970's that was later spoofed in the movie "Airplane?" A couple has just finished dinner when their host offers the visiting husband a second cup of coffee. When he happily accepts, his wife gets a concerned look on her face and thinks, "Jim never has a second cup at home," suggesting that the coffee she makes in her own kitchen must taste like swamp water.

Well, Jim and I had that in common. I NEVER had a second cup of coffee. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE coffee, but unless I was cramming for a mid-term at 3:00am in college, I'd never found a cup that was good enough to warrant more. But that all changed when I discovered Douwe Egberts.

I'm probably the only person here who isn't Dutch and hasn't had this coffee in the Netherlands. In fact, my first experience with Douwe Egberts was in Las Vegas - I just didn't know what it was called.

I LOVE Las Vegas and make the trek 3-4 times a year. For the past few years I've stayed at the Paris Hotel and had breakfast/lunch in their buffet (Lunch is served at 11, so if you get there at 10:30, you can have their amazing breakfast AND lunch for the price of breakfast!) The coffee was the best I'd ever had - no kidding. I'd have cup after cup and couldn't get enough! I'd be more hyped-up and jittery than a washer on spin-cyle, but I didn't care - the coffee was THAT good! After several trips and regardless of the hotel, it got to be that I'd HAVE to make it over to the Paris - JUST FOR THEIR COFFEE. But every time I'd ask the server what kind it was, they'd never tell me. Then one trip I found a server who was from my home town. After schmoozing her for a while, I finally got her to give it up. She went in the back and returned with the name scrawled out on a meal ticket. Yes, it was this nectar from the gods, Douwe Egberts! Perfectly blended and roasted, I promise you won't find a better cup of coffee - even in Seattle. It is a bit pricey (I get this same package at a local Dutch store for $6.20), but if you think about what you pay for a "gourmet" cup of coffee at the corner Starbucks, this is a bargain.

Take my word for it. Splurge a little and see if you don't agree with me. Or if you want to just try a single cup before you blow the whole $8 on a half pound, you can always fly to Vegas and get some from the Paris buffet which I also highly recommend, but we'll save that for another review.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best there is, January 18, 2004

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peter thijssen (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Douwe Egberts Ground Coffee - Medium Roast (8.8 ounce) by igourmet.com (Misc.)

As a resident of the Netherlands, it was funny to find 'our' national drink on an american site. How wonderful for you people that you have been given the oppertunity to tast Hollands Best Coffee. It let you see that there is more to Holland than Cheeses, wooden shoes, tullips and windmills. Yes, there is also coffee. Try dunkin'a bisquit in it preferably a 'speculaasje'

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Flavor for pre-ground coffee., January 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Douwe Egberts Ground Coffee - Medium Roast (8.8 ounce) by igourmet.com (Misc.)

After traveling to the Netherlands and drinking Douwe Egberts coffee in just about every restaurant I decided to try to get some DE Coffee in the US. It's not very easy to find! I prefer a whole bean coffee for the freshest taste, but this pre-ground is hard to beat. Distinct flavor and the medium blend is the perfect match of a smooth drink and a bold flavor.