How to make sensationally fresh coffee at home- Besides the wonderful aroma produced in your kitchen when you grind your own coffee, what other reasons are there for taking the trouble to do it? Well coffee loses flavour quickly, especially after being ground and one of the secrets of making a great brew is to grind freshly roasted beans just before you make your coffee. Even if you seal ground coffee in an airtight container it still deteriorates and will produce an inferior brew compared to that made with freshly ground beans. If you want to make the best coffee at home then buy small quantities of freshly roasted beans regularly and grind them just before brewing. This is one of the secrets of making great coffee.
Which type of machine should you choose? Well cost certainly comes into the equation as burr grinders are more expensive than the blade type, but there are other important points to consider. The major consideration is what method you are using to brew your coffee. If you are making coffee with a cafetiere (French Press) or a filter machine (drip coffee maker) then you may find a blade grinder adequate even though it may produce uneven sized grounds which may result in inconsistent quality coffee. However keen espresso makers, who may have invested in a very expensive machine to make their brew, will probably regard a burr grinder essential. The reasons for this include those outlined earlier but there is an even more important one. To produce the fine grind required for espresso making blade grinders have to left running for longer than when producing a coarse grind. There is a danger that the blades may "burn" the coffee and taint its flavour, whereas a burr grinder just has to be adjusted to produce the fine espresso grind with no danger of spoiling the coffee.
You will need to experiment to find the perfect grind for your coffee brewing method and for the flavour that you prefer. Cafetieres or French Presses require a coarse grind, and this is the grind required if you use a percolator. A medium to fine grind is needed to bring out the best in Filter Machines or Drip Coffee Makers. A fine to super fine grind is needed if you are brewing using an Espresso Machine or a simple stove top or Moka Pot.
To a non-coffee drinker all this must seem like a lot of fuss just to produce a beverage which on the surface seems simple to make. However the surge in interest in making fine coffee at home, possibly influenced by the massive growth in coffee shop chains over the last few decades with many people experiencing good ( if expensive!) coffee for the first time, has driven coffee lovers to search for the secrets of making a superb brew at home.
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David Callow has been a coffee lover for many years. After enjoying wonderful cups whist on continental holidays he was determined to reproduce that experience at home and has spent a great deal of time in researching the equipment and techniques needed to achieve that goal. Further information can be found his website http://www.coffeezone.co.uk