Cafe Bustelo Espresso Ground Coffee HONEST Review [Full Breakdown]
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- Café Bustelo. I review the taste of this bold and smooth Latin inspired dark espresso ground coffee. Created in the 1920s by Gregorio Bustelo in NYC, this drink has been enjoyed by the Cuban community for almost a full century.
Now, I get the privilege of trying it and sharing my thoughts on it.
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--Links to Items Shown or Mentioned in the Video--
Café Bustelo K Cups (Amazon): geni.us/BusteloKCups
Café Bustelo Nespresso Pods (Amazon): geni.us/BusteloNespresso
Café Bustelo Brick (Amazon): geni.us/BusteloBrick
Moka Pot (Amazon): geni.us/TopMokaPot
Keurig I’m using - K Classic (Amazon): geni.us/KeurigKClassic
Full written review of Cafe Bustelo: joepicksjoe.com/cafe-bustelo-...
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I'm an oldie from The Bronx where they used to have Bustelo grinding machines in the supermarket. Mi abuela would buy the beans, grind them in the supermarket. At home she'd put the grinds in a coffee sock, stick the sock in a jar and pour boiling water in the sock. She'd do this more than once per sock-ful. In the jar would be this thick, rich absolutely black brew. As a treat, she'd boil me some milk, put a dash of coffee in the milk and then I'd drown it is sugar. Such sweet memories!
Wow that is precious! Beautiful memory
Aww. This comment made my day.
So true very sweet us❤
I'm Puerto Rican so i know this story all too well
Wow, brought back memories 😂
I've been drinking this brand for years and everytime someone tells me they never had this coffee before, they end up loving it a lot.
Wow now I want to try it....I am just a light weight..too strong coffee makes me nauseous 😫
I just tryed it for the first time this morning. Best coffee ive drank. Always been just grabbing some foldgers or maxwell house, def buying this until i find something else i like
So true I soared up like wings of eagles afterr having some🇱🇾
@@heistruth2865 Try the decaf. Still a solid 7.5/10
@@neuroplasticity wow can't believe I commented a year ago...so I've actually been drinking it since I commented. It isn't as strong as I thought. 😁
For the price Cafe Bustelo is one of the best coffees out there, even as good as more expensive coffees..........................
La Llave is the best for price, even cheaper than Bustelo
@@theherbpuffer - I like the taste of Cafe Bustelo better though so I don't mind paying a little more for that.
It's just as good as more expensive coffees. Why pay more?
Cinnamon...my cuban buddy taught me to sprinkle a dash of cinnamon in the bustelo...amazing!!
Being Puerto Rican, and drinking bustelo for many years, I can only share why I prefer it; it’s strength, and flavor. My husband is from Columbia, and it’s all his family ever drank as well. Thank you for featuring it.
Been drinking this since elementary and I’m 57 now Love it.
I had to walk 10 miles to get a cup of joe back in elementary.
I’m a second generation bustelo drinker and I’ve been drinking it since I was a baby, literally. My birth place is a coffee town where we grow coffee beans our coffee is called Yaucono. Very famous.
ESO ES ASI! Yaucanos know good coffee. It's in there blood.
Don't underestimate it's quality!!
Dark espresso! Delicious! Can't beat the price!
Made mine in a “mocha pot” yesterday and sipped it straight. I was high most of the day. Whoa!!!
Yum! Awesome!
Agree! Moca Pot, 2nd best to the cloth strainer (Colador) old school!💃💃💃
Lol!
Is it really that strong lol
@@rebel8440no lol you’ve drank more caffeine through the day more than likely. It’s just a higher caffeine concentrate than most normal coffees and has an amazing flavor to balance it
When I was a kid in the Bronx, my parents took my brother and me down to PR to visit our grandmother. At the time, the water in her area was not potable, so my mother would have to boil it (on my grandmother's kerosene stove) in order to brew up some powdered milk (KLIM - milk spelled backwards) for us to drink. To make it tolerable for us, she would add a few spoonfuls of my grandmother's boiled Bustelo coffee and some sugar. Ah! nostalgia.
Born and raised in NYC, been drinking bustelo since I was a baby. Pan con bustelo was my everyday breakfast before heading to school every morning 🙏
I get my bricks at Aldi. Have a cup every morning. Your review is spot on.
I just picked some the other day at Aldi (local grocery store). It was $2.99 USD for a 10oz brick!
And tastes like it.
@@michaelcap9550 do you like lighter flavored coffee?
Cafe Bustelo is not for light weights
Yup the taste is on point most Spanish people grew up on it with bread in the morning, that is why it's something no one can take away. The early mornings with grandma and the coffee/milk with the bread. that's culture baby.
I think most people refuse to realize how good Bustello is because of the cheap price. Price be damned, it’s an excellent coffee. And it’s consistent from batch to batch. In fact it’s the only pre-ground coffee I have ever found that I liked. I brew it in espresso machines. But have had good results in drip and French press as well. I buy mine mostly in Costco, which used to be $10US for four 10 oz bricks (recently up to $14US), and cost me just .10 cents per cup!
Thanks for doing the math for us who r looking into this
I wanted to love Bustello because the price is so low. I use Italian pre-ground espressos in my Moka pot: The bestsellers are illy Classico Espresso, illy Intenso Espresso, Lavazza Crema e Gusto, Lavazza Qualita Rosa, Lavazza Espresso Italiano, Bialetti Perfetto Moka, Kimbo, etc.
I'm sad to say that by comparison the Bustello was very bitter and stale. I'll try it again in case I got a bad batch.
@@photina78 I recently moved a self powered speaker from my desk (where is sounds fairly bad) to use as the audio for a TV, where - SURPRISE! - it is sounding amazing! Go figure. But the same is true of coffee and the coffee maker you put it in. It can make a huge difference in the taste. Moka pots are fine, I use mine occasionally, and when camping. But if you can upgrade to a halfway decent pump machine (~$200), you may find it tastes different. Also, by using pre-ground you save another chuck by not buying a pricey grinder.
@@lanceevans1689 That's true. Do you recommend any particular machine?
Excuse me while I rant about poor Moka technique for a minute here 😂
Most people don't know how to use a Moka because they follow the Specialty Coffee influencers' hacks that don't make the best flavor.
But I do it the authentic Bialetti way that's always been based on current scientific testing and taste testing for the best flavor, so my Moka coffee is consistently good.
And the vast majority of Bustello lovers make it in a Moka - although the Hispanic Moka technique is also wrong, but at least it's better than the Specialty Coffee Influencers' hacks. 😂
Everyone leaves the Moka on the stove too long! It's supposed to come off the stove the instant it starts to gurgle, or even a couple of seconds before it starts to gurgle, and finish brewing on your countertop from residual heat inside the pot, then stir and pour. Then the coffee isn't bitter or over-extracted, if all the other Bialetti instructions are followed to the letter.
@@photina78 Yes, your method is best. But there will still be a difference between it, and a pressurized brew. So skip the "steam" espresso machines, which are generally no better than a moka (with the added frothing). My suggestions will be a bit dated, but still available. I bought a Breville Cafe Roma like 13 years ago, for about $180 ($216 on amazon today). After about 18 months it died on me. Breville replaced it with a new one, even though it was out of warranty. That 12 year old espresso maker is still rocking wonderful cups all these years later. The water cover flap hinges broke and it is now hinged with a piece of duct tape, etc. But it still pairs wonderfully with Bustello right out of the brick. So, fully recommended. I also have a pricier Gaggia, which is wonderful. But doesn't make quite as good a cup from the Bustello as the Breville. As I say, you never know. And maybe the experimenting is a wee part of the fun? ;-)
Thanks Joe. Great job. Good info. Will check out more of your videos.
Very nice review Joe. Yes, that coffee is delicious and strong.
Fill a K cup with it, just like the video. Put it in the Keurig and brew it with the smallest cup setting. Add a heavy shot of whole cream. Enjoy the wonderful brew and you've had your coffee for the day!
I usually drink Peet's Coffee, but I always keep Cafe Bustelo on hand. It has a real caffeine kick and has a deep rich flavor. I never tried it until I moved to NYC 22 years ago. I always assumed it was bad coffee because it was cheap. Boy was I ever wrong. I do ad a sprinkle of salt to cut the acidity. It's an amazing product.
I'm so glad you tried it even though it's cheap! I've also been surprised now and then when I try out stuff that isn't so expensive! But living in NYC, you'll discover a lot of nice things. I've tried Chock Full of Nuts coffee (also started in NYC like Cafe Bustelo) and that's also a delicious but cheap coffee!
Never heard about the salt thing 🤔 🧐 that sounds like a nifty hack. Thank you for the advice. I’m gonna experiment when I get home
@@i-quankelley9191 Just a pinch of salt while brewing really cuts the bitterness, let's the other flavors come through
Love Pete’s!!
Trying if for the furst time with you Made with k cup but i added cream and sugar taste beautiful i highly recommend
Awesome video! I never understood the 'tones" and all that to describing coffee, I just wanna know if its good or bad so this video was perfect!
Recently tried it, love it!!!
Thanks for the review. I started using cafe Bustello backpacking prepared in my Aeropress since I was tired of instant in the back country. I now prepared it every morning in my Kurig reusable kcups. Great coffee for the money.
How much coffee grounds do you put in the k cup..
@@richluvsellie1 I fill the kcup just about to the top.
I love this coffee is the best .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
As a Cuban, I grew up having the traditional Hispanic breakfast--Bustelo with milk, and buttered toast to dip in it! Still drink it today because it's great, though I add sugar. Great review!
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I add this to my starbucks bold in the morning for a extra kick! Love it! Lol
😯
It's Ironic, but I buy this coffee and mix it with my Kroger Supreme Blend to give my coffee a Robust Flavor and a Strong Taste. I was born in the Bronx in 1960. I never knew that this coffee started in Cuba/Bronx. I lived in Miami in 2007 in Miramar (a Suburb of Miami) Me and my Brother and his family love Cuban Coffee and Collada's a shot of Cuban Espresso! Mmmmmm! Good! I moved back to Cincinnati in 2009, my little brother just bought a house an hours drive from Miami!
Hey, good review I have a ?, how would you make it in a reg, brew coffee machine? I knw you said Not a good idea, but thtz all I have..I do like med. favor, not BOLD STRONG, coments?? advise ty
My friend put me on this after a trip to Italy. This stuff is so damn good.
I'm a 3rd Generation drinker and Starbucks can't compete; not in price and not in flavor. To Latinos, this IS what coffee is suppose to taste like. I live in NY so a 10oz brick can go for $2.99 to $3.29/brick. 10oz cans go for $4.29.
Buy one 10oz. can and then you can just refill it with the 10oz bricks. Fits perfectly!
Is definitely my every day go to
It's @ the 99 cent store! Love it.
I’ve been buying this coffee for a couple years now, every mourning I make an ice mocha latte and it works great for that. You can’t beat the price as well when you compare it to Starbucks dark roast espressos.
Mourning 😂? Did you mean morning
@@jalee6587 yea😂, I sure did! But man I love drinking coffee when I mourn!
A great coffee for the price, and to my taste it’s a good as most higher price coffees. Great review, nicely done.
The most honest video thanks 😊
This is how Coffee should taste my friend no adds
I love your kitchen style.
I'm thinking of switching to this for My first mug of the day in the wintertime.
Once you go Bustelo, no coffee will ever satisfy you. It is the purest coffee I have ever had.
Well I’ve been drinking cafe la llava for awhile now and will try this coffee for the first time today. Really Interested to see what the difference will be! Awesome video!
I was actually drinking my 1st cup of Café Bustelo whilst watching your tasting. Totally agree with you. It’s very good with cream. However, I prefer it black, just to get that full deep luscious flavor without any bitterness or aftertaste. And just to note, I am drinking the instant coffee, which is just as good as the packed coffee beans.
I tried some today for the first time. I used a k cup type of machine. Being such a fine grind the machine labored to pump the water through it. But it tasted very good. Tomorrow I'll try it with a french press and with a GSI outdoor espresso maker. I'm going to get a pour over setup and try that too.
You should try it in a moka pot
It is my favorite coffee !! The flavor is unique.
Hi Joe! I'm Born & Bred in da Bronx. We lived near the Bustelo factory, closed in the 70s. Riding the downtown IRT #6, past Elder Ave Stop, you could smell that unmistakable aroma of beans roasting from the Bustelo Factory. Most Bodegas in NYC had the BUSTELO COFFEE grinders behind the counter.
On the 6!
Hola Rosa! Shout out to Castle Hill, Jerome, and Webster. I miss the Bronx soooo much. Love from DC.
@@lola2837 Yes! Castle Hill!!! The home of many famous & some even infamous people. But, thats ok, we are good in DaBronx. Webster, wow some memories there. Attended & Graduated from Monroe College.
I love cafe bustelo. My dad grew up on it, and I did too. It’s super common to find in homes here in Florida.
For a minute I thought you would choke when you sniffed Bustelo 😂
Will be trying this!
Great video 👌
Just picked some up today gonna try in the morning. If it's strong I will be satisfied. Try deathwish it's pretty strong too.
I like Death Wish too but it’s expensive at Publix. I’ve heard good things about Cafe Bustelo, so I may switch to it
Death wish coffee has a freaking amazing smooth taste. But guys don't drink but very little of it. Not good for you....but cafe bustelo will probably always be my Expresso pick. I've tried other Expresso's,but cafe bustelo has a certain taste, got a Wang to it,really wakes you up. lol ¡cheers!
Would you say it's bold and or smooth?
I drink it all the time and I love It. I buy it at dollar tree for a dollar.
Yes, it is everywhere now and some think too hipster/trendy. But it is what it is (the best) for a reason, and you cannot fight that. Use it out of 3 different Moka pots.
its my favorite coffee. I have try many and as a prepper, I have many in storage :)
How do you store them your prepper coffee? I did another video recently where I drank coffee from a tin that was 45 years old!
@@joepicksjoe2386 woah!
I have them in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers.
The oils go rancid. After roasted and ground, regardless of storage, the life is only a few weeks before the taste degrades. After a year the taste is very discernable. After two years you have to be nuts to even want to drink the stuff. Unroasted green beans however can be stored up to two years with no degrade in taste.
@@curtisstewart3179 interesting, thanks for that
How do you store the brick once it's open? I've only ever used the tin.
Keep one of your 10oz. tins and refill that with the 10z bricks. Fits just right.
You can get in walmart here. I been using thr k cup version for years to make espresso style drinks in my keurig k cafe. I recently bough a moka pot so i got brick, a metal can and the brick and found a huge plastic can when a friend took me to sams. I like Lavaza better, but quality you get for price you pay is unbeatable. Get one in the metal can and from then on you can save even more by getting the bricks and re using the can
One my ex-gf who was latina got me into Bustelo. It's cheap, robust, taste and the smell is 9/10 but I'm no coffee snob. Still this is my go to when I drink coffee at home now.
I love this review. Are you on IG or TikTok?
We got an espresso machine, and I just ordered this with some Starbucks creamer so.wish us luck!!!
Bustelo works great in a Brikka, be it the first generation Brikka from 2017 and definitely the new Brikkas with the upgraded valve. It produces a huge crema (really foam, as moka pot is not true espresso). The Robusta in Bustelo is the key to the magic. Bialetti recommends a 70/30 Robusta/Arabica mix and when I grind my own beans I follow that ratio. Cafe Bustelo is great stuff. Toss it in the moka pot, toss it in a drip/filter machine, and people have pulled espresso shots with it. Probably best to use a pressurized portafilter since it's pre-ground - though it's a fine grind.
I grew up with this next to the espresso machine. I now have my first espresso machine and to be honest i always just grab this.
I make this with a melita single cup cone and paper cone filter, put spoon of cafe bustelo in the cone and pour water over it. Perfect every time.
I’m New York you can find it everywhere amazing coffee!
Yeah, unfortunately here just over the border in Ontario, we have to special order it in :-(
exactly, you spend 3X money on other espresso-type coffee and this one is better.
I recently bought a super automatic espresso machine, the terra kaffe, which has a ground coffee bypass...so I wanted to try the bustelo...compared to the espresso shots I pull from medium ground whole beans I put in my machine...this stuff is beyond bitter and no way can I drink it straight.
I drink it black and I get this from keurig because my Starbucks wasn't available. It tastes a little bit weak. ☕
I love this coffee. My girl friend likes it too.
Very good
Thought you was gona say something negative...lol...but yes...it's awsome...I use it all the time...it wakes up the dead...
Also wanted to add: En mi casa toman Bustelo! En mi casa toman Bustelo!
En mi casa son embusteros!
I remember that commercial, too 😅❤
Where I live at Puerto Rico it sell anny supermarket. Cheap too. Same with Pilon coffee too
Mi humilde opinión, Pilon tiene mas ácido.
I switched to espresso shots from large mugs of coffee every day. I feel the water I drink actually hydrates me and you can get a tub of this for 7-10 bucks. The retired Cuban rancher homie suggested it 🤣
Good coffee!
Bro I feel high off of bustelo is that normal??😢
I run cafe Bustello in a Mr Coffee espresso machine. I have tried everything under the sun as far as dark roasts go and for the money you can’t beat it. It’s right at 5 dollars at my local Walmart for a 10 ounce can. A 10 ounce can goes pretty fast around my house as we drink a lot of espresso. So it’s inexpensive enough to keep a spare can handy. As a matter of fact it’s 12:06 December 26 and I’m enjoying a piping hot cup of espresso right now. Along with my pipe with a nice light mint flavored tobacco. Well it’s life’s little pleasures that we got to take advantage of every day. As far as Cafe Bustello. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better espresso for the money. We go through a lot of French vanilla flavored coffee creamer also. Plus pure cane sugar. I’m not sure of the brand name. I buy it by the pound box on Amazon. It’s called sugar in the raw. It adds a chocolaty aftertaste to my espresso and it is just a pure pleasure to drink. I guess I’m going to have to upgrade my espresso machine the next time I buy one though. I keep wearing the Mr Coffee’s out. I have been through 3 in the past 2 years. Sorry this review is so long. I just can’t say enough good about Cafe Bustello.
Have you tried Lavazza or Illy?
No I have not tried those brands. I am always up to trying new coffees though. Thanks for the suggestion. I will go on amazon and look them up.
Hey Doug i started to brew bustello in my mr coffee espresso machine i find it a lit bitter and acidic tho comparing to my classic paper filtered machine, what ratio do you use on your mr coffee?
Great coffee for espresso machine.
Can you use this in a Mr Coffee maker?
You sure can.
I cannot afford a bunch of them on amazon. Even the kcups are expensive. There must be some way of getting this in canada
I agree! It's crazy how limited our options are up here.
@@joepicksjoe2386 tbh. It's hard to find single packs of stuff from outside canada. I'd rather buy one item that way if I don't like it it's no biggy. Of course I now have a general idea because of you. Still best to play it safe 🙂
K Cups are so nasty. I have tried Cafe Bustelo even in K cups and it's nasty. I think people need to go back to percolators and espresso machines and throw the K Machine out.
@@pistachiosandpopcorn7146 I mostly use an automatic drip machine
@@kirkoneill1387 - I was about to suggest getting a moka pot which is what a lot of people use to prepare their Cafe Bustelo coffee, but then I looked at the prices in Amazon (Canadian website) and the prices there are too exorbitant!!! Do you have something like a Walmart in Canada? You might find one that's reasonably priced there. I bought my 6-cup moka pot from Amazon (US website) for only USD$7.00. (Maybe you can buy the moka pot from the US website instead if you consider buying one.)
I almost got hired at the Bustelo plant in Miami around 1995, changed my life because I moved to Hawaii after that 🤷🏽♂️😅☕
Good pre workout drink
Been drinking Bustelo for almost a decade. Just tried La Llave and i may just be switching to that now instead. It's less bitter and more flavorful, not to mention cheaper.
To me it's just meh. It's worthy paying a little more for Cafe Bustelo - that's why it's priced a little higher and can withstand the competition.
Cafe Bustelo has more of a KICK to it as well.
@@Buttercup-vw2zo I get same caffeine kick from both. Bustelo may be a little more in your face as far as taste goes but LLave is smoother and more balanced
I love this coffee. Call me a savage or unrefined or whatever, but I literally just make it in a normal $20 coffee pot
Good coffee will still taste good no matter how you prepare it. Bustelo is the GOAT.
I don't give a pretentious review at all.... subscribed.
The hell with all those machines, I'm drinking it right now. Percolate it for ten minutes every morning on the stove top, drink it black, great coffee. Find it cheap in just about any supermarket in the five boroughs of NYC.
Bustelo is the best coffee I've ever had and it's fantastic from a K-cup!
WAY WAY better than Starbucks or Gevalia. It's comparable to Illy or Lavazza.
Hold up Hold up
You got a stainless steel k cup 😳😳😳😳🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Do you know how much beautiful the coffee can come out the way your having it❗❗❗❗❗❗❗
That's awesome man, ultimate subscribe vibes 🙇🏾♂️🙇🏾♂️🙇🏾♂️🙇🏾♂️🙇🏾♂️
Some sales in jersey still 3 for 10 dollars 10oz
Find @ Dollar Tree! I add to boost regular coffee brew
Big fan of the brick
Theres nothing more bronx than brewing bustelo in the moka pot
The best way to taste a coffee is a french press (IMO)... I am drinking now a Bustelo, made this way and is great.
I have know idea why its popular with the Latins except its good coffee.
Its popular in fl. With alot of older farm/ ranch families.
You all can laugh, as I live Cafe Bastelo, but McDonalds coffee is the most flavorful coffee I’ve ever drank. Me and my family all drink it. But wait there is a twist. I’m not talking about McDonald’s fast food coffee but the brand they sell in the grocery stores. If you thought it would be the same, well you would be wrong. They taste nothing alike, and it’s a very robust amazing flavorful coffee that you could dream of.
When I first saw it at a relatives house and made fun of them and that’s when they made fun of me as if the joke was on me? So I then tried it and I could not believe my taste buds take this advice go to the store get McDonald’s coffee regular McDonald’s coffee from the grocery store and you will be blown away it’s not cheap probably why most people have not drink it because they think they’re paying a premium for dog shit coffee that you would get from the fast food chain but that’s not the case this would give Bolivia‘s best to run for it to money
McDonalds sources its beans from the same purveyor as Tim Hortons thats why
McDonald's coffee is insanely good, but it used to be cheap. Then inflation happened. I was able to get the 32 ounce can for $6.00 all the time, but now it's 13.00 dollars or 10.00 at the dollar store. 😢
Spoiler.
He is going to like it ☺️❤️
If you like Cafe Bustelo, you might like La Llave. Cubans make their Cuban coffee with it 👍
It’s the best you don’t even have to go to Starbucks it’s that strong . Taste so fresh and aroma everytime . It should be more expensive 🤫
Try reviewing lavazza crema e gusto. Or even rampage coffee co. Rcc is based in Saskatoon saskatchewan.
lavazza crema e gusto is on my list :-)
Where would I find rampage coffee co? Do they do online orders?
@@joepicksjoe2386 hey I tried replying but it seems my comment was deleted it failed to post. Can I email you any info you need for the rampage coffee co?
@@kirkoneill1387 For sure man. It's hello@joepicksjoe.com
@@joepicksjoe2386 I'll send it right away
I like tea
Since 2014 its not the same you would open a brick snd the Aroma filled the kitchen not no more and the taste is bitter lije if they cut it with something,if its ground they can cut it its best to buy whole beans,now Im drinking el Morro the best.
The pre-filled Bustelo K-cups are not as good as making is with a reusable K-cup.
Just for your information. Gregorio was born in Asturias Spain. Best coffee in the world.
Love Cafe Bustelo but a keurig isn’t the way to go
target has the brick for 2.99 for 10oz