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Old Oct 28, 2009 | 10:37 am
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Originally Posted by Baze
I found the Via to have a gritty texture. And when you get to the bottom of the cup it is just a bunch of grounds. Did not like it. Glad I got free packets to try. I would not buy it.
Sounds like something I'll have to try. I grew up on the sort of sludge my grandfather brewed in one of those stovetop double-percolator thingees. You got quite a bit of grind at the bottom of your cup, and very, very strong coffee. That's how I grew up thinking coffee was supposed to taste.
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