How to Grind The Perfect Coffee Bean.
The worst thing for coffee, either ground or beans, is air. As soon as air reaches the coffee grinds it immediately starts to lose their flavor. Ground coffee is vacuum packed to retain freshness, but once the seal is broken it starts to lose its taste. The best manner to ensure that your coffee is as tasty as possible is to buy whole coffee beans and grind then yourself as you need them.
Grinding your own coffee beans right before you brew your coffee is a great way to make sure that you’re getting the freshest cup of coffee possible. But do you know how to grind your coffee beans properly? Knowing how to grind your coffee is an important step in making fantastic coffee.
Different types of ground coffee are needed for different types of coffee. So for the freshest tasting coffee the coffee beans need to be freshly ground.
Of course for the real coffee fanatics and connesieurs you may want to invest in a complete bean to cup coffee machine such as the delonghi ESAM5400
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Percolator/ French Press Coffee
If you plan on brewing your coffee with a percolator or a French Press coffee maker then you’ll need a coarser grind. Simply tap the grind button a couple of times,.
The coffee beans should now have been broken up into smal pieces. If they look like a powder, then you need to slowly back away from the coffee grinder and start again. Remember to tap the button and not hold it down.
Automatic drip coffee makers
Automatic drip coffee makers work best with medium grinds. Picture the grinds that you’d find in a can of supermarket coffee. Medium grinds are best in this situation. The ground coffee looks like the brown sand from a beach made of coffee. So remember the last time you went to the beach but instead of seeing the sand in between your toes, imagine seeing sand in your coffee maker. Once again your coffee beans should not be over ground. For an automatic coffee maker the coffee must not be ground to fine.
Espresso maker
Finally if your using an espresso maker, you want those fine powdery grinds that you’ve been trying to avoid when making coarse and medium grinds. So grind away until your heart is content. One of the best espresso coffee makers that we recommend is the Delonghi EC710
