Lavazza Dek Decaffeinated Coffee Beans (1 Pack of 500g)

This is about the best decaf you can buy as beans, at a sane price at least. But it can be improved.If you don't mind a dash of caffein in the mix -- just a little, not enough to cause problems, then try mixing one 500g pack of Lavazza DEK decaffeinated Coffee Espresso Beans with one 250g tin of illy Espresso Classic Roast Coffee Beans (so two decaf to one caffeinated).So one of these: Lavazza DEK decaffeinated decaffeinated Coffee Espresso 500g Beans, and one of these: illy Espresso Classic Roast Coffee Beans 250gPour the pack and the tin into a large bowl, mix more than you would have thought (takes quite a bit of mixing), then pour back into the tins (you'll have enough tins once you've done this a couple of times).Makes for a superb, really low caffein coffee that tastes as good as the illy caffeinated (which is saying something), but is light enough in caffein that you can drink it when you'd normally have a decaf.

One has very little or no choice of decaffeinated coffee beans in retail stores and supermarkets, so one has to buy from a specialist. I find the Lavazza DEK beans very flavourful and they make a coffee with good body which is suitable for breakfast and all day drinking.For cardiac reasons I have to cut down on my daily caffeine intake and these DEK beans fulfil the purpose admirably. I still drink Lavazza's Qualita Rosso if I need some caffeine during the dayIn fact, at evening committee meetings, when I serve this DEK coffee made in a cafetiere, none of my colleagues realises that the coffee is decaf.These beans are decaffeinated using the water process which accounts for their premium price. Cheaper decaf beans are solvent decaffeinated. A process that I am not comfortable with.Overall a good product and recommended. In my cafetiere I always use a medium grind setting using a burr grinder and infuse for 4 minutes before depressing the plunger. Don't ram the plunger hard down against the coffee grounds or you will extract the bitterness.

Great value for money. Smell nice as well, taste is good not bitter.

At last, a decaffeinated coffee bean that has flavour - a rarity I've found. A couple of months ago having had a horrible medical where my blood pressure was a bit grim I cut out - among other things - caffeine. Problem is of course that I do like a coffee first thing in the morning with the brekkie. And they have to be beans because I have a bean to cup machine.So over the last two months I've tried about twenty different brands starting off with the trendy - and bloody expensive ones. Which were frankly a con. Watery rubbish with a high price tag that tasted little better than (yuk) instant. Eventually I decided that maybe the big brands became the big brands because they knew what they were doing. Starbucks was pretty decent, Douwe Egberts good. But this. This is the best. Full bodied, flavoursome and even being decaff a properly good cup of coffee.So far the best I've had and certainly the one I'd currently recommend.

Reasonable decaffeinated coffee but not as good as some. Flavour 5/10 strength 5/10

Excellent coffee with a creamy smooth taste.

How this product is of use to me:I use it in my Saeco superautomatic to make my daily cappuccino. I love decaf and this offers a fantastic taste. Not bitter, smooth and flavoursome. The beans are a light colour and the crema is decent. I'd rate it 6/10.The pack size at Amazon offers the best VFM I could find. I've ordered a few times from here!What I feel potential buyers should consider before buying this:It's certainly VFM and the taste is consistently superior to supermarket own label brands. All for not much more money.Would I buy it again, or recommend it to my friends /family:Most certainly!Hope you found my review useful? : - )

I like to drink coffee more than one time, and the decaf is perfect for that