Air is the enemy of all coffee drinkers. As soon as air reaches the coffee grinds it immediately starts to lose their flavor. Coffee makers vacuum pack the coffee grinds to keep it fresh but as soon as it is opened immediately starts to go downhill. For great tasting coffee you simply need to grind your own coffee beans.
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. How should coffee beans be ground in order to get the best taste? Grinding your coffee is an important part of the coffee making process and as it is important it needs to be done well.
Different types of coffee calls for different types of grinds. If you want the freshest tasting coffee you need to be shown how to use your coffee grinder in the best manner possible.
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. Place the coffee beans in your coffee grinder and tap the grind button a few times as you would use the pulse feature on your food processor.
If the coffee beans have been broken up into small pieces then you have acheived your aim. If they look like a powder, then you need to slowly back away from the coffee grinder and start again. A short tap on the button is all it takes do not keep it held down.
Automatic drip coffee makers
Automatic drip coffee makers work best with medium grinds. Picture in your mind (or look at if you have some in your cupboard) the coffee grinds that you would buy from the supermarket. Those are medium ground coffee beans. 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. Do not get carried away and over grind you coffee beans. You do not want a fine powder if you’re going to use an automatic coffee maker.
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
