Coffee Fraction Packs vs Filter Packs: Which Is Best for the Office?
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Quick answer: a fraction pack is a pouch of pre-measured ground coffee that you pour into a paper filter, one pack per pot. A filter pack has the coffee sealed inside its own filter, so you drop it straight into the brew basket. Filter packs are the least messy; fraction packs give you more filter choices and bolder pots.
What is a coffee fraction pack?
A fraction pack holds exactly enough ground coffee for one pot. You tear it open, pour it into a filter and brew. Folgers Black Silk fraction packs come 42 to a carton, 1.4 oz each, and the carton notes that one pack makes one full pot.
What is a coffee filter pack?
A filter pack is ground coffee already sealed inside a filter. There is nothing to measure or pour, and cleanup is just throwing the pack away. Folgers Classic Roast filter packs come 40 to a carton (4 packs of 10), 0.9 oz each.
Fraction packs vs filter packs at a glance
| Fraction packs | Filter packs | |
|---|---|---|
| Filter needed | Yes | No, built in |
| Mess | Low | Lowest |
| Best for | Busy offices that want full, bold pots | Self-serve breakrooms and hotels |
| Example | Folgers Black Silk, 1.4 oz x 42 | Folgers Classic Roast, 0.9 oz x 40 |
How much coffee does an office need?
A simple rule: count how many pots your office brews on a normal day and multiply by the number of workdays you want to cover. For example, 2 pots a day for a month (about 21 workdays) is roughly 42 packs, which is one carton of Folgers Black Silk fraction packs. Check the brewing directions on the pack for your machine.
Don't forget the creamer
Powdered creamer is shelf-stable and needs no fridge. Pair your coffee with Coffee mate Original Lite or Coffee mate French Vanilla.
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