FolgersClassic Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee (25.9 oz Canister)6.6
Peet's CoffeeBig Bang Medium Roast Ground Coffee (1 lb)7.5vsPeet's Coffee Big Bang Medium Roast Ground Coffee (1 lb) edges out Folgers Classic Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee (25.9 oz Canister), 7.5 to 6.6. It wins on flavor & cup quality, quality & freshness, sourcing & transparency, while the Classic Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee (25.9 oz Canister) is stronger on value.
Flavor
How they taste.
Folgers Classic Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee (25.9 oz Canister)
Peet's Coffee Big Bang Medium Roast Ground Coffee (1 lb)
Side by side
Every detail, compared.
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- Roasty
- Milk Chocolate
- Graham Cracker
- • Budget big-batch drip coffee
- • Offices, churches and households that want a familiar cup
- • Coffee with lots of milk, creamer or sugar
- • Drinkers who find Starbucks too dark
- • Drip and pour-over brewers who like some brightness
- • An everyday upgrade from canister coffee
- Very low cost per cup
- Consistent, familiar taste that works in any drip machine
- Sold everywhere in sizes from 9.6 to 43.5 oz
- Livelier, fruit-toned medium roast with chocolate sweetness
- Roast and brightness levels published on the product page
- Sold direct as whole bean or ground for drip, press pot or espresso
- Flat, simple flavor with little sweetness or complexity
- No disclosure of bean species, origins or roast date
- Costs more per cup than most supermarket medium roasts
- Some drinkers find it too light, others too roasty
FAQ
Quick answers.
Which is better, Classic Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee (25.9 oz Canister) or Big Bang Medium Roast Ground Coffee (1 lb)?
Peet's Coffee Big Bang Medium Roast Ground Coffee (1 lb) edges out Folgers Classic Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee (25.9 oz Canister), 7.5 to 6.6. It wins on flavor & cup quality, quality & freshness, sourcing & transparency, while the Classic Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee (25.9 oz Canister) is stronger on value.
Which costs less per cup?
Folgers Classic Roast Medium Roast Ground Coffee (25.9 oz Canister) works out to about $0.34 / cup and Peet's Coffee Big Bang Medium Roast Ground Coffee (1 lb) to about $0.72 / cup, based on typical retail prices when we last checked.
How do you score them?
Both are scored on the same five-factor rubric — weighted for flavor or performance, quality, value, sourcing or build, and community sentiment — using public specs, verified creator reviews and community consensus.