Who else grinds coffee?

[DeaconKC]

Okay, who else here enjoys the results of a fresh ground cuppa java? Just too nice a way to start the morning for me to pass up.

 

[Nick D]

I grind my own coffee, but not every morning. Making it less than before since my wife usually helps me finish off the pot and she's mostly gone off caffeine due to pregnancy.

 

[celtic]

i do once in awhile.
i mostly buy ground, though.

 

[KittyT]

I will only buy whole beans and grind them - even if I'm just buying inexpensive coffee. The taste and aroma are far superior, and I don't make coffee enough at home to be able to go through a bag of grounds before they go stale.

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

We grind it occasionally, but it's so messy...

 

[zetwal]

I drink coffee very infrequently. But whenever I do make coffee , I grind it myself. Tastes better that way -

 

[Cricket]

My husband and I drink a whole pot every morning before work. We are coffeeaholics. I have never actually tried fresh ground coffee. I have always just bought a bag of ground. I don't own a grinder either. As far as costs, is it cheaper to buy whole beans? I have never made a purchase so I am totally unaware of costs. I am sure the fresh taste is hard to beat but in these days and times, cost is usually top priority for our house.

 

[Slim Portly]

I only had my first cup of coffee about ten years ago, but since I have become hooked I have found that grinding whole beans at home is the way to go. As it was I was giving far too much of my paycheck to Starbucks every morning. A dear friend bought me an espresso machine as a house warming gift when I moved to Las Vegas, and the addition of a good grinder makes the coffee ritual complete. A bit of a mess is a good thing, I think. It keeps me (wait for it)... grounded.

 

[Spitfire]

Is there any other way?

And then in one of these:

 

[Wil Tam]

yup

Is there any other way?

And then in one of these:

I grind & french .... ooo that sounded so dirty

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[KittyT]

I grind & french .... ooo that sounded so dirty

Same here. French presses absolutely make the best coffee.

I don't find coffee grinders messy at all. Not any more so than the few grounds you'd get on your counter spooning ground coffee into your coffee maker.

 

[Doctor Strange]

I grind beans on most weekends.

Weekday mornings, I find that good old preground A&P Eight'o'clock French Roast is just fine.

 

[skyvue]

Same here. French presses absolutely make the best coffee.

My wife, a coffee professional (she was a barista for years and now works for a top roastery, with the training of baristas among her responsibilities), swears by coffee made via Chemex over French presses.

The methods are very similar, but there's less grit in Chemex coffee.

 

[Tomasso]

French presses absolutely make the best coffee.

Right after Clover and drip.

 

[skyvue]

No Clover for me, thanks. Too watery.

The wife doesn't like it, either.

 

[vitanola]

I've noticed virtually no difference between coffee brewed in a french press and that brewed in a vacuum pot.

Both methods expose the grounds to water of the proper temperature, about 205 degrees unlike the automatic drip machines, which generally heat the water to only about 165 degrees.

The old-time Drip-O-Lators This includes the Melita and Chemex models) can make excellent coffee, too, if the water is poured into them at a rolling boil.

I find that the coffee produced by the Silex or Corey, or other all-glass vacuum pots to be just a trice better than that made in the stainless steel Sunbeam Coffee Master, but the quick-heating and fuly automatic Sunbeam units are so very convenient. They give the French pres a real run for its money, and are self-heating, automatic, and easier to clean to boot.

It is a pity that they are no longer made.

 

[Tomasso]

No Clover for me, thanks. Too watery.

They're adjustable.

The wife doesn't like it, either.

I'm guessing her shop hasn't popped for one.

 

[Tomasso]

can make excellent coffee, too, if the water is poured into them at a rolling boil.

 

[skyvue]

They're adjustable.

I'm guessing her shop hasn't popped for one.

No, she's worked with them a bit. She's no longer associated with a single shop, but some of the shops she works with have them. But she's very knowledgeable and experienced. She trains baristas, teaches classes, holds public cuppings, is on the editorial staff of Barista magazine -- she knows her stuff.

She's not sold on Clovers at all (neither am I, but I'm no expert) but for more on her reasons, I'd have to ask her to explain in greater detail. She's no snob, though, and knows it's all a matter of taste, though. She's of the "whatever makes one happy" school (though she does have her own opinions, of course).

 

[BellyTank]

Me too-

Freshly ground is best but it needs to be the good stuff.
And Caffetiere juice definitely tastes better than filter machine.

It's quite amazing- almost unbelievable, that using the same amount of coffee and water can taste so much better when pressed, rather than out of a filter machine. It's also amazing that so many people don't seem to agree...

Drink on.


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