The first day of this hell vomiting as well I have ruled out every other single thing in my diet to the coffee. I switched from McCafe coffee to Maxwell House.. for about 2 weeks now I've been feeling so nauseated and my stomach feels crampy in the mornings after I drink it and I often get a headache and body aches like the flu!!. Maxwell House Master Blend Ground Coffee 26.8 oz Jug. I'm not looking for anything to benefit from but they need to solve the problem. I actually thought I was crazy having headache if I missed a cup. I even wrote to Kraft, much to no avail. The last post on here I read suggested doing that---great idea! Have you changed anything. I went through several tests to try to get to the bottom of my problems. I even stopped making it at home and waiting until I get to work to have it. Folgers Coffee actually makes me sick to my stomach, I really hope you do not take it off the shelf for the ones that do love it and do not have a problem with it. What I call Diner coffees just don.t make it any more. But I'm definitely not surprised.. MAYBE IT IS THE ADDITIVE ROBUSTA BEANS. I bought some Maxwell coffee, Since I opened it I noticed a strong but unusual aroma, I've read some comments that describe it like "if melted plastic mixed with the coffee", but I would say It's more like a smell of GASOLINE. ". I will go back to the little instant Folgers stick packs. I'll never trust Maxwell House again, hope the folks that work there rot in a soft bog full of their own drippings. (PS: I don't know that I ever tried MH but I wouldn't be surprised if they were owned or produced by the same company or processes). It Depends! I have tried lots of different brands of coffee over the last 35 yrs and I allways go back to folgers it just seems to be the best my parents allways drink hills brothers wich is ok but I like folgers better anyway that's my 2 cents hope this helps someone have a good cup of coffee. What has happened to this absolutely delicious coffee? 20 plus years no problem. They don't care what we think. My husband has been an instant maxwell house coffee drinker for years. the last container original roast Maxell house that I bought after brewing I noticed white flakes in the grounds which were not there originally.I've had a few issues with this brand for several years and keep forgetting about it.almost flu litwo to threeit took about two to three weeks before I notice the symptoms but they always come on the same way just start with inflamed lips and other mucous membranes.something in it is triggering allergic reactions. As of 10/21, all coffee in a can is garbage. Haven't heard results of testing yet, but my local store pulled that batch from shelves just to be safe. I've used Yuban for many years and never gotten a stale can , until maxwell house bought the brand and started packaging in paper can with foil tops. We have tried every brand available in the grocery stores. I'm pretty sure I found a hunk of wood. I have been buying Maxwell House for years. There HAS to be additives in this they do not tell you about. . I compared the flavor of the can vs the kcup - the difference is day and night! The Bunn system we use has 64-ounce pots similar to the decent-sized pots you'd see at any diner or perhaps even in your own kitchen. One of the main reasons why Maxwell House coffee isn't as fine as regular brewed coffee is because of the beans and the roasting process. Check the date on the bottom of the can. I don't have that problem any more. I only buy what I will use within 2 wks, as fresh coffee is perishable. In November 2015 the flavor of the columbian to me has changed. Quit drinking the coffee and I have had no problems since. I've been getting headaches to, I thought it was because I was having caffeine withdrawals. I had to re-vamp my morning coffee---takes a bit more effort but well worth it! Can't get through a cup. Because I like nothing other than their Columbian. We switched to Folgers medium and I had no issues. The last can i bought before the maxwell house was folgers and was glad to finish it and try a different brand because it wasn't great either. If it makes you sick then now you know why. I hadn't bought it in a while but did so recently; it's not the same! Sickening. I think i'll go back to the aldi specialty coffees in the future. I will social media all my friends warning them to not drink it. It just wasn't going away, so I started wondering if it was the coffee, because that was the one thing that was consistent in my every day life. I've been buying only whole bean coffee for some time now if for no other reason but to have "fresh" ground coffee right at the time of brewing. I used Maxwell house for years then suddenly I started getting stomach aches and upset stomach when I drink it. All rights reserved. My colleagues are very divided over this brew. I was on my normal routine driving to work and started to drink my Maxwell House coffee. It absolutely undrinkable. The effects are fading. I am so glad I found this forum. It actually was very unpleasant and sorta scary. Nirvana has returned. Since starting the Maxwell house, after my morning cup of coffee, i become naseous and vomit..EVERY MORNING!!! I have bought other brands lately, but I miss my Maxwell. It would be so bad, stomach ache, nausea and then vomiting. Coffee prices definitely went up---companies look into futures as needed to plan marketing and sales. I think there is something bad in it. If that wasn't bad enough, we find out that the brand/roast that we have loved for so long has now been discontinued. For lack of a better description "chemical cat pee". I have narrowed it to the MH coffee. Stumbled across this site and found I wasn't the only person. It is gross and no longer good to the last drop. Does anyone know if Kraft, Maxwell House has recently changed the recipe? In recent years it's gone downhill, but now, OMG, I just opened a fresh can of the hazelnut coffee that I had bought on sale. The next morning when we made our coffee, it was so bitter and it had a very odd after taste for several minutes. I have been buying maxwell instant coffee for over 20 years and I just recently bought 2 jars. As a long time coffee drinker, and being a person with a sensitive palate I've noticed that every so often that coffee flavor changes. Sale. I went to the store yesterday and bought a canister of their French Roast which I have always liked. For 8 grams of ground coffee, you will only need to pay 68 cents to a dollar! pesticides or something . it sounds ridiculous that someone would go to great lengths as we have trying to adjust the amounts, add more grounds, reduce grounds, filter water, we even purchased a new coffee maker. With a bit of creamer or just a touch of sweetener, it will bloom. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who noticed!! I normally drink Taster's Choice instant coffee. One 8 oz. Really, I thinks some of these comments about people getting ill might be over the top. I would love for someone to run atest of maxwell and folgers to find out if there is poop in it mixed with strong chemicals. We used to love the Maxwell house house blend, but lately it has been tasting different, not good like it used to be. Properly made fresh coffee, in most cases, will be medium roast or dark roast which gives it a nice . Maxwell House Mocha Indulge Prepared w/ water. Do you work for MH or their parent company? Try it with Maxwell House International Cafe as creamer. I bought the Maxwell House International Vanilla Carmel Latte. I am a senior citizen. I have been drinking Maxwell House Instant Coffee for years. I feel fine before drinking it. Maxwell house coffee is absolutely awful it tastes like old socks. I dissolved more and poured it through a paper towel and found lots of pieces of the material. Saturday night sick all night throwing up for hours. These K cup coffee pods are single serve coffee pods made from 100% pure arabica coffee beans. I am new to coffee drinking, and used to drink Maxwell houses instant coffee with no issues. It has today 80% powder and possibly 20 or less granules when it supposed to have a 100% granules. Best coffee I've had is Peet's Major Dickason's beans. I have been having severe "tennis elbow" for over a month and a half. I kept thinking it must be something else truly couldn't be the coffee. When I heard a few years ago that Maxwell House was going "100% Arabica" I gave it a shot. Anyway, Keurig hasn't made coffee bad. I grew up with those coffees & will somehow miss them. WOW!! Might as well just drink hot water. I'm wondering every day when I'm feeling like this and then realized it's about an hour after I've had my breakfast coffee and breakfast bar. I honestly didn't think it was the coffee, I thought maybe I ate something bad or I was not drinking enough water, basically I thought it was something I was doing. Folgers has held the title of America's number one budget coffee brand ever since. I phoned Kraft and gave them a detailed report. what is the method used to decaffeinate Maxwell coffee? I can not add anything new to what has been said but sadly they have done something to the coffee. I knew it could be too good to be true why i loved this product until i looked at the ingredients. I will not have any M.H tomorrow and see what the result is. I have been wondering what happened to my coffee also. My experience varies from can to can. Almost instant diarrhea. I had left a can of the instant coffee at my boyfriend's house for when I stay there on the weekend. It makes me sick to my stomach. I can't get over how good tasting it is. They can even grind a pound of fresh roast for you. Smelled and tasted like it went through the pot twice. It tasted great. I have been drinking Maxwell House coffee since I got married--almost 54 years ago.Believe me, something has changed! One day I felt very lightheaded. Is Maxwell House really good to the last drop? I couldn't find the kind of beans they use on their label, so I didn't buy it. At first, Folgers Coffee was a small operation, but the company grew very quickly. I wonder what has been done to the recipe? I noticed my throat seemed tighter. We now cannot stomach the smell or taste of the perked coffee. I've been using Maxwell House Lite for as long as they have been making it and before that it was Maxwell House original. I lie not when I say thisone of those brands, while dripping, smelled like hot urine. This stuff should be renamed Turbo Laxative ! I used to love coffee. Maybe MH could team up with someone and get back to the good old coffee smell in the morning. What the hell ius kraft doing to maxwell House it tastes like a chemical dump absolutely awful. It seems like these days most top brands have turned to crap trying to ride on the reputations they established last century, brand recognition means nothing these days. Both tasted horrible. Very odd taste, like chemicals. Boycott these coffee companies and do not buy their poison coffee. Kraft has cheapened it somehow and I have had to throw the can out that I recently purchased. After hitting the road, my pain increased dramatically, I almost had to pull off the road to vomit. Expecting something that approached what I remembered, I just spit stout. Like the smell of a charbroiled steak, when you open a great container of dark roast coffee, you know that something special is locked inside that grind. i would have to lay in bed for quite awhile before i would be even a little bit alright. I decided to do a search and see if I could find any bad reports on Maxwell House Coffee. I h it. Cannot seem to find a delicious cup of coffee--have tried ALL kinds of brands and they have a terrible smell and taste. Done drinking coffee:(. Last year I discovered that maxwell house coffee was making me sick. We swear by it. What is up with the oily film? I purchased it just to see if fresh is bad, and Yes its bad. Will NOT drink this. Still I kept buying Columbian. When I was living in Rchester New York Maxwell House came out with a coffee labeled Italian Roast. I wish they (maxwell house) can figure out the problem, because i really hated to give it up. It didn't mix well with the boiling water, and was a total disappointment. I now mostly drink Kava instant. Apparently, one of the most famous guests at the Maxwell Hotel who had the pleasure of drinking Maxwell House coffee was president Theodore Roosevelt. I noticed that maxwell house original has tasted bitter lately, not good at all like dirt. I had a similar incident with Stop & Shop generic coffee and can't drink that either. The two companies in the Comment Title own MH and Folgers. Try the smaller can first, but I found it the best I've tried since MH lost it's way, equal to Starbuck's or 8 o'clock. I feel normal again. Maybe this explains some of the problems people have been having. After much research I starting buying only fresh roasted beans with a "Roasted on" date (NOT stuff marked with Best By dates OR Exp dates), grinding fresh just prior to brewing and brewing at 195-205 degrees for proper extraction. Been suffering with stomach issues for yrs. It just doesn't give me much pleasure to drink it. I finally figured out it was these 2 coffees and not whatever else I may have been eating. It is so bitter, and doesn't smell fresh from the get-go! The doc couldnt figure it out! We thought we had colds and sinus infections, but now wonder if the Reduced Caffeine Maxwell House and Folgers coffees do contain a fungus or insecticides, since we tried new containers of both. We've been trying to get through the can and just CANT. Day 1 I felt awful after drinking it, getting both a stomach and headache. Not every Nose knows the same. ago when you opened up a can of coffee, it would go pfffff and out came the most delicious coffee odor. It seems that Wal Mart and Tim Horton are making good coffee but I did not buy them yet. Good to the Last Drop Every Time: Our original roast was first served to the guests of the Maxwell House Hotel in 1892. . Allida is tongue-tied with An Impossible Thing to Say by Arya Shahi, in which an Iranian American teen in Arizonafalls in love with the new girl at school, Shakespeare, and rap music while . It smells great in the can but as you brew it kind of smells like burnt oranges and hair? 100% Pure Ground Coffee. What is the company going to do? Don't worry if your coffee has all Arabica beans or has some Robusto thrown in. I had determine tonight it was time to visit my Doctor. Too bad! Our coffee we brew at home is 100 times better than when MH & Folgers were still good. Now through process of elimination, we know that it is the coffee. This led in a few hours to vomiting, this got me feeling a bit better. This is the worst coffee i've ever made! Funny you should mention Kraft singles. Our office just replaced our coffee with the maxwell housei thought oh great now we have gone cheaper, turns out, it tastes just like Postum which is a coffee like substance made with wheat, bran and molasses. Have you stop making it. Had to throw it away, got some Maxwell House Master Blend, that was barely drinkable. But nothing is good anymore. Both Hazelnut and Vanilla ground coffee are available in a medium roast for a smooth cup of coffee with a hint of sweetness. Loved smooth bold and cant find it locally. I've been having terrible morning runs since starting a can of Dark Roast MH coffee. Please take the plastic taste and odor away. Within the past 2 months I have noticed that the smell when it is brewing has a sickening smell, kinda like burning hair. Best I ever had. Hopefully, in your eyes, that qualifies me to review this coffee. Perhaps Maxwell House is now making its coffee in China. My Maxwell House is going in the garbage. Green Mountain or Eight O'Clock, my bottom lip is eaten away from the acid. Either way, if youre looking for an affordable brand of coffee to enjoy, either of the two will do great! 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