The coffee grinder is the workhorse of any home brewing station and coffee house. You can have the best coffee in the world but if you have a bad grinder then your cup of coffee will be severely lacking. If you want to make the best coffee possible then you need to spend a bit on a good… Read More »
As you surely know not all coffee grinders are worth their weight and not all of them deserve to grind your coffee. The best coffee grinders use burrs to actually grind your coffee beans into usable grounds. The cheap blade grinders simply shred beans apart leaving many irregularly shaped bits including larger grind as well as powder. Even… Read More »
It’s been more than three months now since I first posted about my desire to buy a good manual coffee grinder. You would have thought I’d have bought it by now but you would be wrong, I’ve been slacking off. In any event I haven’t bought one yet because I haven’t really decided which one to get. A… Read More »
It’s taken me longer that I originally thought it would take to decide which burr coffee grinder to buy. Last month around this time I outlined my thoughts on getting a manual burr grinder vs an electric burr grinder. Since that time it’s become clear to me that I want to spend my money on something that is… Read More »
As I continue my research on manual coffee grinders it occurred to me that I typically make one of three different types of coffees these days. I make coffee in my french press, my Moka Express, and I make large batches of coffee in my drip coffee maker. In all cases the coffee grind should be different sizes.… Read More »
If you want to scale up and complete your home brewing skills, you will need to add a coffee burr grinder in your arsenal of coffee brewing equipment. Having a burr grinder will help you make freshly brewed coffee anytime. However, many people still think that a burr grinder is out-of-budget. It may be true for some brands… Read More »
If money is not an object, the Baratza Sette line will definitely be the choice of coffee lovers. Baratza brought espresso home grinding and specialty coffee preparations to a whole new level. We have Baratza to thank for the Vario grinder, the decade-old burr grinder that set the bar for high-end home grinding for espresso and gourmet coffee.… Read More »
The very first coffee grinder I ever owned was a super cheap electric blade grinder that cost me somewhere around $15 or so. I bought the thing somewhere around 2002 when I moved into my first apartment. I knew nothing about grinders at the time but I was buying whole bean coffee every now and then and this… Read More »