I like cheap coffee, I prefer to have to chew it, like mud.

Most higher grade coffee sits on shelves for months before purchase, no different than cheap stuff. The exception would be small scale roast to order coffee which is sold directly to customer.

Good coffee is in a bag because it's supposed to be stored in your freezer. A can would suck for this. Keeping it in the freezer will extend life for months. If beans, many more months.

And obvi buy beans and grind your own coffee

I typically only get fresh whole bean stuff and grind at home. You can get away with freezing beans as well which even coffee snobs says is a viable option that doesn't affect the flavor negatively. I only make enough for me and the wife so a good hand grinder is all I need (I like the classic look as well) and generally I'm using a French press but if I'm feeling extra hip I'll break out the chemex and do pour over.

From roast date it needs a day to a week to rest and outgas, then it’s good for maybe a month as whole beans at room temp. If you grind it, it’s good for minutes, not hours.

Try it, get good fresh roasted beans from local roastery enthusiasts, grind and drink. Yum.

Now after drinking it like that a couple days , grind two days worth. Brew one immediately and the next day brew two cups, one fresh ground and one day old.

It s deadness will be readily apparent.

I'm poor

It's ok. I have been there, too. Once the money isn't an issue you will probably buy good coffee and stop making excuses for not doing so.

Well I am totally with you and drink freeze-dried myself because I just don't care anymore having a nice cup of coffee can be enjoyable when you can taste floral or a fruity profile for example, the kind that doesn't stick to your tongue. It's worth doing every once in awhile, and by that I mean once a year

I somewhat disagree. But the fact Starbucks exists strongly bolsters your position.

Some people can tell the difference, some people can't. It matters less the more sugar you use. If you are drinking it black, it matters much more. I'm drinking it black, so it makes a big difference for me.

That's because you're a victim of marketing and what you thought was supposed to be good coffee was just more shit marked up and marketed as good coffee. . DO NOT BUY PEET'S FROM THE GROCERY STORE. That shit is months old. Peets.com ships it the same day it's roasted. Try that shit and tell me it tastes the same. Just beware that it will turn you into a coffee snob and there's no going back from that shit.

Complicated? That's easy.

Buy whole beans from a company that puts the roast date on the package. Only buy beans within two weeks of roasting. Use a vacuum sealer and oxygen absorbers to seal all coffee between uses. Pain in the ass, but fresh coffee all the time.

I do grind my own beans, but there is still no logical reason why expensive whole beans come in a bag and dirt cheap coffee comes in a nice expensive can.

That's what I do. Buy quality coffee beans and store in a sealed container. Grind as you go. The lighter the roast the better caffeine.

This is the answer.

Don't apologize. Anybody who can't understand the science behind why ground coffee turns to shit faster than whole beans or thinks operating a countertop appliance is "complicated" has a nigger-tier IQ.

At one time, perhaps. But these days that isn't the case.

Skip the hot water and eat a spoon of instant coffee. Wash down with milk.

Right. My local roaster is a very small business, just a little coffee shop with a big ass stone oven right where you can see it! They're not big enough to be able to afford anything but simple paper bags for beans. They make excellent coffee though, so you just take it home and put it in your own container.

Great ideas!

I do buy shitty coffee now and then, mainly for the cans. Some of the "shitty" stuff is better than others. I am working on a can of no-brand stuff right now that is drinkable. Today I am drinking some nice fresh grind coffee though.