Sunday, August 2, 2009

Which Type of Coffee Bean Grinder Should You Buy?


Most coffee expert will inform you that to make your coffee taste better, you have to have a dedicated coffee bean grinder.

Why? Because coffee grounds that is sold at the supermarket or groceries store have been oxidize as they have been exposed to air. This will ruin the coffee taste even before you prepare your coffee.

The practical way to avoid the oxidization is to grind the coffee bean by yourself. By doing this you will have a great tasting coffee. The coffee bean shell protects the inner part of the bean from air, which causes oxidization, right until you grind them.

Grinding your coffee bean is the most excellent way to make the perfect coffee. With so many types of coffee bean grinder in the market, which type should you buy? Here is a few tips about the type of coffee bean grinder.

1. The cheapest coffee bean grinder is the one with a blade grinder. The principal of this grinder is, it cuts the beans with the blade many times over. This way you will have various size of beans which is unsuitable if you want a consistent ground or making espresso. The blades also rotate at a very high speed. This in return produce heat which most likely will make your coffee taste bitter and kill the taste.

2. The crusher grinder crushes the coffee bean to make a consistent grind. However the crushing does not work all the time creating an inconsistent grind. Nevertheless, using a crusher grinder will give better tasting coffee ground compared to the ones bought from your local supermarket.

3. The better coffee grinder and the most expensive is the burr coffee grinder. There are two types of burr coffee grinders. They are the conical burr and the flat base burr. The conical burr is better compared to the flat base burr as it is able to make a slower rotation and produces very much less heat which will not kill the coffee bean flavor.

For those of you who are crazy about drinking coffee, then it is extremely suggested that your invest in a burr coffee bean grinder which will provide you with many years of coffee drinking enjoyment.

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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Burr Coffee Grinder


If you are crazy about coffee and love making your own coffee, then you should have your own burr coffee grinder.

After the process of roasting coffee beans is completed, the next process is to grind the beans to powder form. For some, they like to grind the beans fine, and some like it coarse. How fine the coffee bean is ground shall have a tremendous impact on the flavor on your coffee. Just like most the process of making coffee, grinding the coffee beans is fine distinction art that gives the coffee the flavor and softness of your coffee drink.

To grind your coffee, you can either do it using a burr coffee grinder or a blade coffee grinder. In this write up, we will take a look on how burr coffee grinder works.

The burr coffee grinder grind or crush coffee beans between a grinding wheel which moves near a static plate. The location of the burr control the size of the coffee ground and also gives a constant grind. There are 2 kinds of burr, the Wheel Burr and the Conical Burr.

The Wheel Burr is cheaper than the Conical Burr. The grinding wheel in this kind of burr spins at a very fast rate and makes it become noisy. The fast spin also makes the grinder messy.

The best grinder is the conical burr grinders. It has a lower spin speed which makes these types of grinders quieter and less messy. The conical burr grinders can be used to grind flavored or oily coffee beans and it is very hard to clog like regular grinders. However it does not come cheap.

So whatever your choice for a burr coffee grinder is, it will be very dependent on your budget.

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