That sounds low, only plausible if you're drinking very small amounts or if you're getting a really good deal on your ingredients.
Where I live, the local and regional roasters generally charge about $15 for 12 oz/340g. I like black drip/pourover coffee at a 17:1 ratio, so a 20 fl oz cup is 590g of water and 34g of coffee, or exactly 1/10 of a 12 oz bag.
So for me, each 20 oz cup of black coffee costs me $1.50 in beans.
Espresso based drinks use something like 8g of coffee per shot, and 3 shots per 20 oz cup is pretty standard, so we're still talking about 24g of coffee bean, or 7% of a 12oz bag, or over $1 per drink in coffee alone.
If each shot is about 1 fl oz, you've got 3 oz of espresso and 17 oz of other stuff, milk I assume, which also costs money. Regular milk is like $4/gallon, so we're talking about another $0.50 or so of milk alone filling up that 20 oz cup.
One local roaster sells a 1 kilo bag at my Costco for $22. One shot of espresso on my machine is 22g, so that’s $0.48 of coffee.
The milk I buy is $12 for three half gallons. A latte has 6 oz of milk, so $0.38.
Grand total is $0.86, a little bit more than the last time I calculated it. This spring when I got the espresso machine, the coffee was $18 and the milk was $9, so the latte was closer to $0.70. Not quite the $0.50 I remembered, that number may have been just the coffee without the milk.
My espresso machine has already paid for itself, although I'll grant that it was a pretty huge initial investment. Coffee shop coffee is just so fucking expensive...
Not only is it cheaper, it tastes better than 90% of what’s out there. The only thing I’m lacking is latte art, I have yet to get that figured out and have kinda given up.
AU$7 for a large latte is a pretty expensive but not beyond imagination if you start adding extras. For reference, a large caramel latte is $6.50 at my preferred cafe, but it's a speciality coffee roasters cafe and the quality of the coffee is very good.
Assuming that's US dollars I think a large latte (455ml apparently or just over 15oz) at the Costa (about Starbucks level) by me is about £5 (which is about the same as $7). Would probably be an extra quid from a fancier place, probably for a smaller coffee too.
How much is a similar sized latte where you are? It's been a minute since I've checked how much we're comparatively getting ripped off over here
It's about the same in Arizona, USA. Starbucks 16oz Pumpkin Spice latte is $6.76. A local specialty coffee shop currently has a White Pumpkin latte for about $7.83 after tax. I think it's a 16oz. The regular lattes are maybe a dollar cheaper.
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Pulptastic@midwest.social · 15 pts · 320d
It’s about $0.50 at home using fresh local beans and organic A2 milk. The machine has already paid for itself.
exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 320d
That sounds low, only plausible if you're drinking very small amounts or if you're getting a really good deal on your ingredients.
Where I live, the local and regional roasters generally charge about $15 for 12 oz/340g. I like black drip/pourover coffee at a 17:1 ratio, so a 20 fl oz cup is 590g of water and 34g of coffee, or exactly 1/10 of a 12 oz bag.
So for me, each 20 oz cup of black coffee costs me $1.50 in beans.
Espresso based drinks use something like 8g of coffee per shot, and 3 shots per 20 oz cup is pretty standard, so we're still talking about 24g of coffee bean, or 7% of a 12oz bag, or over $1 per drink in coffee alone.
If each shot is about 1 fl oz, you've got 3 oz of espresso and 17 oz of other stuff, milk I assume, which also costs money. Regular milk is like $4/gallon, so we're talking about another $0.50 or so of milk alone filling up that 20 oz cup.
Pulptastic@midwest.social · 6 pts · 320d
One local roaster sells a 1 kilo bag at my Costco for $22. One shot of espresso on my machine is 22g, so that’s $0.48 of coffee.
The milk I buy is $12 for three half gallons. A latte has 6 oz of milk, so $0.38.
Grand total is $0.86, a little bit more than the last time I calculated it. This spring when I got the espresso machine, the coffee was $18 and the milk was $9, so the latte was closer to $0.70. Not quite the $0.50 I remembered, that number may have been just the coffee without the milk.
Inflation is a bitch. Thanks Trump.
TerranFenrir@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 316d
Coffee roasted less than 48 hours ago from a local roaster costs me around 1CAD per cup (16g shot)
Mac@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 319d
Did you read the text in the image
Johnmannesca@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 319d
The other $6.50 is gas money for the generator, I see no issues here
howrar@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 319d
That just sounds like greater incentive to stay home.
Badabinski@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 320d
My espresso machine has already paid for itself, although I'll grant that it was a pretty huge initial investment. Coffee shop coffee is just so fucking expensive...
Pulptastic@midwest.social · 1 pts · 320d
Not only is it cheaper, it tastes better than 90% of what’s out there. The only thing I’m lacking is latte art, I have yet to get that figured out and have kinda given up.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 7 pts · 320d
That only motivates me even more to just stay at home.
Geodad@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 319d
TrippaSnippa@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 320d
AU$7 for a large latte is a pretty expensive but not beyond imagination if you start adding extras. For reference, a large caramel latte is $6.50 at my preferred cafe, but it's a speciality coffee roasters cafe and the quality of the coffee is very good.
9point6@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 320d
Assuming that's US dollars I think a large latte (455ml apparently or just over 15oz) at the Costa (about Starbucks level) by me is about £5 (which is about the same as $7). Would probably be an extra quid from a fancier place, probably for a smaller coffee too.
How much is a similar sized latte where you are? It's been a minute since I've checked how much we're comparatively getting ripped off over here
Klordok@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 319d
It's about the same in Arizona, USA. Starbucks 16oz Pumpkin Spice latte is $6.76. A local specialty coffee shop currently has a White Pumpkin latte for about $7.83 after tax. I think it's a 16oz. The regular lattes are maybe a dollar cheaper.