Glad I found this thread! I looked up coffee reviews and found one by consumer reports that said 8 o'clock columbian coffee beats all the big guys hands down. This is not the Maxwell House I drank years ago, I'm going back to Melitta. I had originallythought there was something wrong with the water filtration, so the next day I tried using bottled water, but same result. Usually I use 8 o clock beans. Millions of Americans enjoy the aroma of Folgers or Maxwell House coffee brewing each morning. The only common demoninator was the Maxwell House coffee. But the last 2 cans I bought had a oily film on it. Folgers Coffee Company. I am further inclined to suggest that the corporate "bean counters" are implicated in making some bad decisions. Thank you to my fellow Mountaineer for this site! Been drinking Master Blend by Maxwell House for years. Thought the large container MH in my Mr. Coffee should be just as good. I thought maybe it was a bad batch from the store I usually shop at, so I went to a different store. It even left a smell in the kitchen while brewing of a sour aroma. Have you changed anything. Yesterday was the worse and I started thinking maybe it is the coffee. It lands flat. I'd say avoid this flavor for a while. I found out they served Folgers. I don't think it tastes all that great. Over the course of 16 ounces of coffee, you may lose 10 milligrams of caffeine. Here's my 2: it tastes just like the $1 a bag Vietnamese coffee I picked up at the dollar store, and that isn't much of a complement. When I drink Folgers, I find that I prefer Maxwell House over the taste of Folgers. Definitely the coffee from Maxwell House. The taste was bad. If youre cutting back on caffeine, you can be confident that mixing in a bit of Maxwell House decaf will still result in phenomenal flavor. real coffee ( mocha java) non flavored taste like coffee. +1 to all the folks talking about gas, burping, abdominal pain, and headaches. BUT.Don't false advertise. I noticed that maxwell house original has tasted bitter lately, not good at all like dirt. Very bitter also. I can't get over how good tasting it is. Wish I knew one, but a chemist would be able to analyze these coffees and tell us what is in them that is making us sick. Buy fresh roasted beans & let the roaster grind for you depending on how you brew, unless you want to grind yourself what you'll drink just prior to brewing. I have had problems from drinking the Maxwell House iced coffee packets. Since opening this can, the flavor is horrific (chemically- not a rich cup of jo. I am assuming that coffee brands are just like dog food brands in a sense. I can't even enjoy that stuff anymore. I've been so disappointed with the strength. folgers taste has changed, nasty, Tasters choice i had tried was full of wood splinters. this seems new, had loved Maxwell house for years , no more, no reply from call to customer service , surprise surprise. What do they think? i have used m h for over 40 years my mother used it .NO MORE MH,I throwed the last 8 plastic con.away they stink,taste ,and smell awful I wasted over $100.00,I will never buy MH again. Maxwell House is a popular coffee brand across the country. Good bye Maxwell House. I havent tried Eight O clock yet, thanks. These findings inspired Joel to partner with Roger Nolley Smith to create a new and better blend. I don't believe parent companies of either of these coffees can depend on their past reputations for damage control---their damage is sitting on store shelves for sale. It does not say chickory on the label, but if it has this, it would explain it. So much has changed in the coffee industry. I now mostly drink Kava instant. For over 100 years, we at Maxwell House have been dedicated to quality. We also have to take into consideration human bodies change over time and certain physical problems occur that we are not aware of. Me, my friends, and family have been discussing how Maxwell House coffee taste has changed. Maxwell House Filter Packs Original Decaffeinated Coffee. Drank only tea (used to do either, as it suited me). Double check where it comes from and where it was packed. Maxwell House Original Medium Roast Ground Coffee (30.6 oz Canister) . I have been having health problems for over six years off and on including extreme fatigue/weakness, dizziness/vertigo, brain-fog and dissociative identity disorder type issues like feeling lost in my head, etc. Customers have mentioned that the coffee comes in proper packaging that protects it from losing its aroma and taste. Sorry i wasted my money. Maxwell house coffee has been on sale for awhile now. I'm wondering if the coffees are being harvested differently or is it something else. I drank MH for years with no problem. Got the same 'yada-yada' from both. Neither brands have made me ill. I bought 2 new containers and it sucks. I have recently been using Folgers coffee and been receiving bad migraines. Maxwell House Rep The woman that answered wasnt interested in what was wrong could answer no questions And had to be prompted to answer anything. I am a 20 yr drinker of MH breakfast blend or ground roast. Flavor smooths out a bit in the finish, with a little more cacao and raisin and a little less raw nut and wood. Good to the last drop. A container of 1 Lb 13.3 oz? Folgers has held the title of America's number one budget coffee brand ever since. A once great coffee now so nasty i want my money back. I'd be nuts to buy Chock Full any more. Why do they always have to try to fix what isn't broke? Normally drink Dunkin, but in todays times, because of Covid, switched to MH. I am now in search of a better tasting coffee. In summary, I've found the Arabica experience a turn-off. About 6 months ago, I couldn't find it at any supermarket or mass merchandise chain. For the money i think the Aldi coffes are the best.. Last week I thought I had the stomach flu coffee was making me vomit. Does anyone know how to find out if Kraft is buying beans from another country like Mexico, Indonesia, vietnam or brazil. Maxwell House original roast round instant coffee is available in a lightweight, easy-open jar. Whats going on. Some one here just commented they saw Maxwell House rated number one on CR (Consumer Reports). The consistency was all but extinct. Did I do something wrong?! We're going to have to switch brands because it's absolutely horrible. All my adult life I've drank Maxwell House original, I'm 59. Coffee tastes weak and old. My local shop and save had "wake up " roast on sale at $ 5 a large can, now after purchasing it I can not find any info about it, such as caffine content, is it an old product or an upcoming product. It has happened twice now and I have only drank two cups twice. very very bitter and hot. I don't ever remember it being thud bad growing up. I don't think it tastes all that great. For those of you having such difficulties finding a coffee that pleases I suggest the following: Thanks so much for this article and your website!!! UPC 043000029404. never blamed the coffee, only myself.what coffee,instant, is safe to drink. Nothing. New container, same lousy taste. Maxwell House The Original Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee Bonus Size, 36.8 oz Canister. Now its got me worried, what in the world is wrong with their coffee!! I drink gallons of coffee without issues (but never Nabob, Folgers nor Maxwell House). Did I accidentally buy the wrong blend?! Sure enough many are complaining the same. Something is WRONG with both of these coffee brands. I no longer buy MH (or Folgers)---I get my coffee from a local roaster, no turning back. The same thing happened. Since mAxwell house changed their method of sealing these cardboard containers,you must have noticed there's barely a proper seal as compared with the brands that still use cans---chock full of nuts has a loud whoooooosh when you peel back that foil seal and many times with mAxwell house there's none but due to the co$t of coffee,it gets used and mAxwell house gets called and complaints registered. Classic Complements having varying coffee strengths, Flavored Coffee (e.g. Brewed Max Boost 1.25X contains an average of 81mg caffeine, Max Boost 1.5X has an average . (NOTE) I have NEVER suffered with headachesless than a handful in a lifetime so far for methe big joke in our family is that if mom ever starts having headaches then something will be wrongnow on with the coffee problems Had several K-cups of MH and it was quite good. Not even the flavoring could mask the bad taste. CONSPIRACY THEOROIES? I told my boss that we deserve a better coffee. It was extremely bitter & very bad-tasting. Maxwell's . What could cause this? So why is America selling 100 percent Arabica? Maxwell House coffee has been horrible. Over the years, I've tried my own coffee brands and because of my love for coffee (my association to my dad when he was alive), and even becme a barista at one point. I feel awful after drinking this coffee. For the past year I am unable to make that purchase any longer. WE MUST DEMAND LABELING OF ALL GMO foods. I They took it of the shelve awile back . The problem started again. The only new product I purchased and used was the Maxwell House lite. I don't know what is up with that. Too bad for them, I am trying to find another good brand. Very quickly my nose became congested, throat a bit tight, palpitations, abdominal pain, and profound nausea and wretching. The reason I post my comments is that, I too have been feeling nauseous lately and the taste of the MH coffee is acrid and I have now switched to grinding my own beans and now drink tea on occasion instead of MH. Check the date on the bottom of the can. Good taste changed and had a horrible smell like sewage. I have to turn the table and say that I bought a container of Original recently. I had coffee at a nice country club buffet. ), I had laid off coffee, due to ulcerative colitis. We were all fine before we drank the coffee.. Can't say 100% for sure that MH is the reason for this but we are all starting to feel better as the day goes on. After a few hours I would be fine but the mornings were awful. I noticed in mid 2008 all MH coffee blends were all of sudden flavorless. Hot sweats, then the mouth watering feeling of about to vomit. Just realized this after losing 10 pounds in 2 weeks not being able to eat. No luck. I contacted Kraft and asked them for a yes or no answer as to whether they changed something. Took me a while before I figured out it was from the coffee. I never imagined that could have been the cause, yet within two days of not drinking the Half Caff, the rash was gone. It's been ground and put into a non-tight can to spoil. I then remembered, to try & save money I switched to Maxwell house last summer( I used to only drink Starbucks) I stopped Maxwell house, paid the extra cash for a bag of Starbucks, the rash completely went away in 1 weeks time! For over three weeks I had been horribly nauseous. I have experienced the same thing with instant maxwell house coffee. Drinkers of decaf can be comforted with the knowledge that neither of these chemicals will ultimately wind up in your coffee cup and both are USDA approved for this process. i am a truck driver and i drink one hell of a lot of coffee. I went to Kraft Foods site (ironically, they were just sold to Heinz yesterday) and filled out a 'product concern' form with date codes, UPC, etc. Yesterday our pot of Max House Medium began to taste salty. On my first sip, I noticed what I can only refer to as a 'fishy smell'. I used to love maxwell house master blend. The seal was not broken. Anyone? Stumbled across this site and found I wasn't the only person. now the taste sucks. Used to be my favourite. this is not coffee by any sense of the word. Has anyone else had these symptoms? Not that I am a coffee snob. I don't know if they've gone stale, the seals were intact. I was getting sick from it . Awful. Seems fine to me. Thanks. So the past several weeks, we've been feeling ill in the morning with nausea, heartburn and headache on a daily basis for about 2-3 hours after drinking the coffee where the symptoms begin almost immediately. When President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the coffee, Good to the last drop! Maxwell House coffee had a slogan. For the past few weeks, my coffee has been tasting just awful. Back in 2006 my Mom said that she was feeling sick to her stomach after drinking Folgers coffee. With all that in mind, when other options are not available, I drink the Maxwell House Regular 1.50 ounce. This led in a few hours to vomiting, this got me feeling a bit better. I'm glad I'm not the only one noticing our Folgers coffee not tasting near as good as it used to. My Maxwell House is going in the garbage. It came in a blue can with white and yellow old script lettering. When I asked him what coffee he was drinking he said the Folgers Country Roast! Then I woke up only to find that it was a terrible dream. After a few incidents I stopped drinking Folgers, until recently. Every morning I have 1 single cup of coffee. According to research paper published in October 2014 in Nutrition Reviews, the Food and Drug Administration does not require the amount of caffeine to be listed on nutrition labels, because it is not a nutrient. This is frighting as other foods are not tasting right either. There may be a few beans in the blend that were grown in the mountains, but to call Folgers coffee mountain grown is laughable, based on what we know about the brand today. So, I am trying a decaf ground brand (non-MH) which is Arabica, but just the aroma is making me nauseous, and I'm aware that drinking Arabica from Starbucks, MH, and those wonderful coffee-a-month clubs is main bean. Cannot seem to find a delicious cup of coffee--have tried ALL kinds of brands and they have a terrible smell and taste. It seems that in the recent past it has become slmost undrinkable. I Am in utter shock!!! Hydrated with cola, no problem. I know one thing for sure.not ever drinking it again. We thought it might be the pot so we changed pots,,,several times. Been drinking Folgers Classsic Decaf coffee crystals and developed early morning runs to the bathroom as a result. $6.99. I will be looking for other options! coffee. 3. But in the future you might want to give others thoughts, some consideration it just might save you. Last week my husband and I bought a new can of McDanials special roast coffee in a tin from Save a lot grocery store in florida. Like the smell of a charbroiled steak, when you open a great container of dark roast coffee, you know that something special is locked inside that grind. Desperate for my morning coffee, I make a cup. Three heaping tbs a time get the job done. Now I noticed they pulled it from the shelves in the stores we shop in. As well as some "natural" flavoring. I for one will no longer buy this swill, they will only do better if their sales go way down. I'm sensitive to artificial flavoring and sweeteners. Maxwell house was exactly the same. In a small country town in Kentucky in 1873, a traveling salesman by the name Joel Cheek was asked by a grocer what was the best coffee that he sold. Few days ago, I finally finished up the long-ago-opened (plastic) jar of M.H. It made no difference. Maxwell House Lite is just not like it used to be. Best before date on bottom. More acid leading to a more bitter taste and volatile gastric reaction. It probably has mostly to do with the ratio of Robusta to Arabica beans having gone up. Sorry, it's just that BAD! This coffee is the only thing new in my diet, I cook and prepare ALL my own food to avoid illness. Hopefully it is not made in China now. No brainer just pour 1 pot in for 1 bag. . Followed by dry heaves. There has to be some sort of contamination in their processing and they should put the cross contamination on the label. Maxwell House Decaffeinated Instant Bags Coffee. I did not make the connection since I drank coffee for 50 years. In addition to helping readers discover their next brew, he intends to educate them about espresso and coffee. Even when you first open it, it does not have the same great "fresh coffee" smell in the container. I would stay away from this stuff! And it is all the same for Dunkin doughnuts and starbucks "coffee" and all the other brands that only list 100% arabica grains as the only ingredients contained in their bags or cans. Just in the past year it has started tasting horrible! Store and it tastes pretty bad. Today is a holiday but I will be calling Maxwell House tomorrow and find out if they have made a change in their coffee which can be causing me problems after all these years of drinking it. Our original medium roast coffee is exceptionally smooth and . I was disappointed that both jars tasted and smelled bad. I called the company and they sent me a $3.00 off coupon/voucher. This coffee is strong, aromatic, and balanced. That said, I do drink this brand quite regularly and also get feedback from others I know who drink it too. I have been drinking the Cafe Francais for over 20 years, 2 cups each morning. I could not get a good brew. I remember growing up that earlier Maxwell House never tasting like this before. THE TASTE EVEN ALIKE AWFULLY. While many coffee fans prefer an intensely dark coffee and may even enjoy a shot of espresso, it should be noted that intense coffee flavor and the extra burst of caffeine provided by espresso may not be pleasant or healthy for all drinkers. I knew it could be too good to be true why i loved this product until i looked at the ingredients. No more. I've got tons but refuse to drink it!! My cups are clean. 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