Thursday, May 19, 2011

Coffee Grinders and other tips

If you like coffee like I do, then you most likely grind your coffee fresh everyday. There are two kinds of grinders - blade or burr.  For me the only choice is the burr grinder.  The blade grinder makes a great spice grinder - which makes it unusable for coffee.  There are many reasons that I say the burr grinder is best. The tow main reasons are heat and adjusting the grind. 

On a blade grinder the only way to adjust the grind is to run it longer.  This also increases the heat the coffee beans are exposed to during the grinding process.  This does affect the flavor and can cause problems with the brewing.

The burr grinder can be adjusted so that the grind is coarse to fine. Since the beans only come in contact with the burr on the way through, they are not heated.  Better grinding = better coffee.

The other factor is the water.  If you truly want to taste what the coffee should taste like use filtered water. Softened water, hard water or mineral heavy water all affect how the coffee tastes.

Well I need another cup!!  See you tomorrow!