Postage Rates
I use Priority mail for shipping, almost exclusively the fixed rate packages, which comes out to be the least expensive way per pound to ship kona coffee. Two pounds or less I use ultralight packaging which gets us in at … Continued
Don’t be fooled by “Estate Grade!”
Estate grade coffee means coffee from a single estate. It does not always mean best quality. It can be and is usually a mix of all Kona grades, including the defective beans that can ruin the taste. Officially, Estate grade … Continued
Brewing and Storing Coffee
Coffee Brewing Tips. Prepare your coffee beverage by using the best quality water available. Why? Because your coffee drink is mostly water and unfiltered or poorer quality water will degrade your cup. The water temperature should be in the 195-205 … Continued
Ken, Why is Kona Coffee So Expensive?
Because it is heavily pampered by proud farmers, carefully fertilized and pruned, hand picked by expensive talented labor, expertly processed to insure the highest quality product, inspected (with fees) by government officials, and grown on rich, fertile, high priced Hawaii … Continued
Ken, Why Don’t You Sell Ground Coffee?
If you are not grinding your coffee mere seconds from putting it in your espresso/coffee maker, then you really should consider buying a less expensive coffee. So many of the benefits of using Kona Ken’s coffee will be lost by … Continued
How do you know if coffee is stale?
A simple test: If it tastes bitter or flat, then it is too old. Coffee is actually known by connoisseurs as a sweet beverage. But shhh… you are not supposed to know that. And who doesn’t want you to know? … Continued
Why Buy Fresh Roasted
Believe it or not, 99% of the coffee out there is stale. The good news is that stale coffee is drinkable if you have never had truly fresh coffee. The bad news is that once you have tasted truly fresh … Continued