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Interesting. How good is the coffee? I was about to come at you for being too lazy to fill up a coffee pot with some water and grounds and hit "Brew" but then I read again and you're talking about _good_ coffee. Yeah, that takes effort. Need a scale, fancy setup, etc.

I've had coffee concentrate before and it's been mixed results for me. What makes Cometeer great?

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Cometeer is much, much better than any home brewed coffee I've ever made (I've used drip machines, pour overs, french presses, fancy grinders, hand crank grinders, etc.). Will it beat a cup of coffee from a local fancy brewer? Probably not. But I can confidently say that their variety ranges from decent to really freaking good (e.g. Onyx Southern Weather, George Howell Alchemy, to name a couple of favorites).

If I remember correctly, they brew and freeze the coffee quickly with liquid nitrogen to keep everything incredibly fresh. I believe James Hoffman took a tour of their facility and has a good video on what makes them different. I was a subscriber for a bit, but it personally is bit more expensive if you do have the equipment and the time.

Why freeze it? It needs a few days to off gas after roasting.

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