LavazzaDek Filtro Whole Bean Coffee Medium Roast 1.1LB Bag ,Authentic Italian, Blended and roasted in Italy, Roasted cereals and barrique aromatic note, Nut Free

Very tasty coffee. Never guess it’s decaf. Dark and robust just the way I like it. A little pricy, but all coffee is right now

This is an amazing tasting espresso blend considering the fact that it is decaf. I try to limit my caffeine use to a few times a week and this coffee is a great option for those who like espresso, but can’t have caffeine.Taste is a very subjective thing. This is why I never take reviews at their face value when it comes to product involving ‘taste’ we are all different in that prospective.I’ve used up 1/3 of a bag in the process of dialing this coffee to yield a perfect shot of espresso. I bought myself breville barista espress, bare in mind I’m new to this so it took me 3 days and hours of watching youtube videos in the process of getting a perfect shot from this coffee. Be patient and you will eventually get it! Below I’m going to outline the basics of getting a drinkable shot from which you can fine tune and extrapolate to a shot that suits your pallet.First and foremost I’ve got to mention that I don’t drink starbucks, period. I think it is worth mentioning because it will give you idea about my palette. All starbucks taste to me like burnt, tasteless goo. If I do buy espresso, then it is usually from mom and pop shop.I’ve tried to pull a decent double shot from this, but no matter what I did it was either bitter or sour. In terms of yield (1:2) , and time (25+sec) it was supposed to taste more or less ok, but it did not. This is was the result of 2 days trial and error. I was on a verge of packing my espresso machine and returning it!On day three I had an epiphany! I’ve got to increase my output ratio. I wanted to stay in 20-30 sec range. And from my previous trials that would mean my double would have to extend beyond 30 sec mark. I decided to scale back to a single shot. Increase ratio to 1:2.5 within 25-30 time frame. The result was completely different, I finally got a decently tasting shot. Here’s my recipe:- 10g of coffee as measured in portafilter.- 5/3 i set my grinder to 5 on the inside (bore) and 3 as dialed on the outside wheel- firm tamp- run a single shot through empty portafilter to warm it up clean and load with 10g of grounded coffee- set your machine into manual mode (press program button on your BBE)- get your scale / shotglass set up under portafilter, get your timer ready- hit double shot button wait until first drops and start the timer.- observe scales. You’ve got to wait until scale reads 21-22g and then hit double shot button and stop the timer simultaneously. You should get about 2-4g as an afterflow. Your timer should read about 25sec +/- 2 sec. from here you can adjust to make a delicious shot that suits your taste. I’m going to eventually tune machine to get a double shot, but personally, i’m just fine with singles.

Fresh roasted beans. Wonderful in our Latte machine!

If you are a fan of Robusta beans you might like this. Not particularly bitter but the flavor is oddly different. No problems with the CO2 decaffination, similar to water process, clean, with no chemical taste.Nicely roasted, not burnt but visually a mix of different beans with different roast levels. Maybe they have to roast the Arabica differently than the Robusta.I'll stick with 100% Arabica beans in the future. This would work in a pinch if I couldn't get that.

Lavazza Decaf coffee is EXCELLENT. The taste is wonderful. We mix it with Lavazza regular coffee and the taste is full bodied and very rich.

Lavazza espresso beans never disappoint. The flavor is rich, full-bodied, and balanced, with just the right amount of crema. Whether I’m pulling a shot for my morning latte or sipping it straight, it’s always smooth with no bitterness. Easily one of the best beans for home espresso machines!

We like Lavazza decaf, but it tastes stale when it’s six months old and they keep sending us six month old decaf. I wish there was an easier way to get fresher Lavazza decaf from Amazon. It also gives me major indigestion, but we keep buying it because it tastes so great but I am on the lookout for a low acid good tasting strong decaf.

I did my own taste test, of the top five packaged decaf beans (per on-line reviews) and six varieties of decaf green beans that I roasted myself. I am amazed that a packaged decaf was better than any of my home roasted beans, what with my decades of experience at roasting. The LAVAZZA Dek decaf was the clear winner. There was no close second from the prepackaged beans, and only one fresh roast bean (but rested for a few days, as must be done) from East Africa was even close. I then thought perhaps 1/3 of the best fresh roasted mixed with 2/3 LAVAZZA might be best, but no, straight LAVAZZA was still a bit better. So I'm a happy guy! I have been super into coffee for a half century, roasting my own beans for decades, with a unique roasting procedure, and with my own special brewing method ... BUT my cardiologist did a tap dance on my head about no more caffeine. So it was time to wake up and smell the decaf. BTW, the also-rans of prepackaged are (using only one word from their title, lest this review be yanked) - blue, horse, trapper, and motion. My green beans were from my fave source, always right from the farms, and only the best of the world's offerings. So no more roasting (which is arduous but worth it, so far as regular beans) and yet I get a coffee that is worth the effort of my brewing method, which is also a little arduous - I call my invention ExpressoSanDiego, and if I had room, I'd write the procedure.