Hi ****everyone ***my question is where can I get good espresso beans , After visting Italy many times I am hooked on espresso so I purchased a machine and grinder , getting beans from differant web sights in the US....but they seem to be over roasted , bitter, etc ..... If anyone has any insight please steer me in the right direction ****

Thanks Fred ******:(

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I would just buy Lavazza or similar brand - However the Lavazza that you buy at the Supermarket here in the US is NOT the same as Italian espresso. I tried both and I cannot use the US Lavazza. I still wonder why the heck they would try to sell coffee in the US and change the mixture. Whoever goes to the Supermarket and expressly looks for Lavazza is not expecting a US mixture but he is looking for real Italian espresso. I have both here and I made a direct comparison: the US can produced a much lighter coffee.
Also most US sold espresso taste like burned coffee -

paolo/ Villa **** Thanks for the reply **** Yes what I am finding out is the espresso beans roasted here for the states are dark and bitter because americans like milk drinks , so they are roasted for that market / yes the lavazza is not the same I have tried it ****Villa thanks for the websites I will check them out****

Thanks Fred

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MY advice as a small roaster myself is to buy some roasted beans from Sweet Maria's. (sweetmarias.com). I don't know of anyone in the business more knowledgeable and the quality is always top notch. You might want to think about roasting at home yourself. The same web site has tons of info on how to do that as well.
James

Forget all this home roasting and searching the world for the perfect bean stuff. The perfect coffee for excellent espresso is a brand called "Kimbo". They have many different blends but the very best are - black label "Espresso Napoletano" and the slightly smoother blue and white label "Aroma di Napoli". Kimbo is widely available online.

You cant beat it - no matter what Lavazza lovers say! :D

I have Kimbo , but once beans are roasted they tend to get stale quickly ***I have checked out sweet marias , it might be the way to go ***

thanks for the input / Fred ********

While I have never been to Italy to taste "true" Italian espresso, I really enjoy Illy! You can find them in supermarkets also. I buy it in Publix if you are from Florida
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