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Lavazza Crema e Aroma Coffee Beans, 2.2-Pound Bag | 
 enlarge | Brand: Lavazza
Category: Grocery
List Price: $27.51
Buy New: $21.15
You Save: $6.36 (23%)
Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 241
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7 x 4
Model: 2552
UPC: 041953025528
EAN: 0041953025528
ASIN: B0002E2GQU
Release Date: June 19, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | One 2.2-pound bag | | • | Blend of whole arabica and robusta coffee beans for making espresso | | • | Strong, full-flavored, dark-roast coffee with thick crema | | • | Central/South American arabicas; African robustas | | • | Roasted and packaged in Italy |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 excellent mass-market espresso October 28, 2007
G. Cianciulli (NJ - USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Lavazza makes excellent espresso which for a widely available "mass-market" espresso a huge step up from the American drek like "Starbucks" or anything found found in local supermarkets. A bit more robust & flavorful than the fine but delicate Illy without the burnt harshness of Starbucks or "Gloria Jeans" or chain beaneries. Espresso should be flavorful but not burnt. It is also worth noting that most specialty shops or restaurant depots in this area will not have this particular Lavazza bean from my experience.
Lavazza makes several espresso bean varieties (and some preground) and this particular one is very good and one I've used for years with other Lavazza espresso. Nice crema, smooth taste and you are probably more limited by your espresso machine and barista skills than you are this espresso roast :-)
Making 3-5 cups daily of espresso one thing i really like about Lavazza beans are consistent in taste, texture and oily-ness, so you don't have to constantly tweak your grinder. I've tried many different brands & roasts but always seem to come back to Lavazza.
The Lavazza beans also stays "fresh" quite long after opening the bag. They taste the same the first day you open the bag as they do a few weeks later. This is very handy if you do not go through a few pounds every few days so you neither have to throw out beans nor go espresso shopping every few days. Who knows how long the Lavazza bags sit in storage, but I have never encountered a stale bag which speaks well for the consistency of this product.
I have used local roasters espresso beans and have found they typically do not hold it their flavor long. It seems the immediate "fresh" taste is great but in a few DAYS the local roasters beans fall off quickly in terms of being much drier (need to play with grinder every use) as well as become less flavorful and more bitter over time. Lavazza beans do not suffer from that problem which is another benefit.
Lavazza is probably not the beans for tweak-and-geekers who like home-roast (ie. char-broiled beans) and prepare espresso more than they actually like to drink and enjoy it's taste. For real-life espresso drinkers who appreciate fine Italian espresso, Lavazza is a good place to start.
Lavazza Coffee October 27, 2007
Leonard J. Kulik (Detroit)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Just made the first pot this Saturday morning for the wife and myself. Used a burr type coffee grinder and used my drip type coffee maker.
Used (3) scoops for 10-cups of coffee.
The aroma was great, the brew was dark and rich and the taste was superb.
So good as a matter of fact that we made an additional pot.
If you like a hearty and fulfilling cup of coffee I highly recommend this coffee.
The real thing!!!! February 19, 2007
Maria Teresa (United States)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
If you want the best espresso coffee used in Italy ,,and i know ,i was born and raised there,,,then Lavazza espresso is the one...Richer than Lavazza oro and coffee bar quality,,,,I mean Italian coffee bar quality ..The very best you can put your hands on but you have to know how to make it right !!!!!!!
Fantastic, awesome taste and texture... February 7, 2007
f.b. (Chicago, IL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great taste! very creamy espresso with a natural sweet aroma, does not need any other cream or sugar to ruin such a rich taste.
The reason why your(to the previous reviewer) coffee tasted sour is because you failed to use a decent and suitable home espresso machine.
If you had used the right method and machine it would have been nearly impossible for you not to enjoy the great taste this coffee can offer.
These are very high quality espresso beans with a taste so full and rich that you would want to keep going back to it after tasting other coffees.
Best Coffee ever!!!!!! June 26, 2007
B. Wilson
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have a saeco coffee maker and these coffee beans are great for this kind of coffeemaker. I have friends that had this coffee at my house and now won't buy any other brand anymore.
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