How to Grind The Perfect Coffee Bean.

Air is the enemy of all coffee drinkers. As soon as air reaches the coffee grinds it immediately starts to lose their flavor. Coffee manufacturers vacuum seal their grinds to keep them fresh while they sit on the shelves at the supermarket but once you break that seal, it’s all downhill from there. Buying whole coffee beans and grinding them yourself is a great way to ensure that your coffee remains as flavorful as possible.

The freshest cup of coffee always grind your coffee bean just before you brew up your coffee. Fresh ground coffee equals a fresh great tasting cup. But do you know how to grind your coffee beans properly? Knowing how to grind your coffee is an important step in making fantastic coffee.

Different types of ground coffee are needed for different types of coffee. So for the freshest tasting coffee the coffee beans need to be freshly ground.

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. Simply tap the grind button a couple of times,.

The aim is that the beans should be broken up into tiny pieces. 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. Medium grinds are best in this situation. The grinds look like brown sand. 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. Once again your coffee beans should not be over ground. Grinding your coffee to fine is a mistake if you are using an autoatic coffee machine.

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. The finer the better so grind away until your heart is content. One of the best espresso coffee makers that we recommend is the Delonghi EC710