do you grind your own coffee?

[ridemybeard69]

Two foods in life I demand excellence from: tomatoes and coffee. And no, I don’t settle for pre-ground—only freshly ground will do.

100% agreed with you!

 

[discjockey74]

I always grind my own!

 

[EmmAgain]

I said what the heck and bought a Delonghi Maestosa last year. It does everything but drink the coffee for you. You just load up the beans and milk (water is piped in).

Two grand well spent - which isn’t something you get to say every day.

 

[grifin]

On the weekends I grind my coffee during the week use a keurig

 

[discjockey74]

Love fresh ground coffee.

 

[old_hippy_46]

the whole bean at Costco is cheaper, and more choices.
I've just been buying the ground.
I had a grinder one time, but I didn't know how much to do it, they said I was burning my coffee etc.
I guess a burr grinder is what is best - you guys use it?

ok, I'm a coffee snob. I buy green beans, roast them in my Hot Top coffee roaster, grind them for my espresso machine

 

[hulmule]

ok, I'm a coffee snob. I buy green beans, roast them in my Hot Top coffee roaster, grind them for my espresso machine

Would like to try it myself. Any tips ? Coffee prices are crazy.

 

[old_hippy_46]

Would like to try it myself. Any tips ? Coffee prices are crazy.

The initial start-up costs are expensive, but you have complete control of the process. Check out Sweet Maria's to learn about buying and roasting green coffee

 

[UnquietDreams]

ok, I'm a coffee snob. I buy green beans, roast them in my Hot Top coffee roaster, grind them for my espresso machine

I think that is wonderful. I get accused of being a coffee snob, and I love coffee, but I don't roast my own beans. (I used to think I was a snob, but Reddit let me know that I was just a hapless rube and I should just as well be eating Folgers Crystals from a spoon as I just use a French press...)

 

[hulmule]

The initial start-up costs are expensive, but you have complete control of the process. Check out Sweet Maria's to learn about buying and roasting green coffee

Thanks for the information !!

 

[DHerbert]

I assumed that the thread title must be some sort of euphemism and came to see what I'd been missing...

 

[Wishingbox]

I assumed that the thread title must be some sort of euphemism and came to see what I'd been missing...

hahhahaha some people do like the feeling of small beans.

But in a more serious note, yes, grinding coffee is definitely much better.

 

[ClockworkCourtesan]

Grinding is best when you have the time, burr grinder if you are a snob like me, but any grinder will work, it'll take time to get consistent at it. Each bean is different. Each batch is different. I'll do 3 different grinds for a 50-80 mL cup and see which one I fancy and I'll stick to that grind for the batch. Also depends on which method I use: pour over, aeropress, french press, drip, iced, belgian, etc, I switch it up week after week. I prefer a light roast bean if I don't roast myself. Use those creamers and flavoring, it's your cup, make it how you want, except for pumpkin spice, it works better in tea. Also, and I will forever stand behind it, don't be afraid of instant coffees. Some of the best cups of coffee I have made came from instant coffee, it's all in how it's prepared, and they are more consistent in flavor than any whole or preground bean.

 

[hulmule]

Grinding is best when you have the time, burr grinder if you are a snob like me, but any grinder will work, it'll take time to get consistent at it. Each bean is different. Each batch is different. I'll do 3 different grinds for a 50-80 mL cup and see which one I fancy and I'll stick to that grind for the batch. Also depends on which method I use: pour over, aeropress, french press, drip, iced, belgian, etc, I switch it up week after week. I prefer a light roast bean if I don't roast myself. Use those creamers and flavoring, it's your cup, make it how you want, except for pumpkin spice, it works better in tea. Also, and I will forever stand behind it, don't be afraid of instant coffees. Some of the best cups of coffee I have made came from instant coffee, it's all in how it's prepared, and they are more consistent in flavor than any whole or preground bean.

Yes i feel grinding the day of is the best. feel the floavor is so much better. Have to try some of your stuff.

 

[NippleMuncher]

I love the aroma of coffee, have yet to have a cup that tastes even remotely as good as it smells, no matter how it's ground or brewed.

Yes! Love a bit of whipped cream and a glug of baileys.

If you like Bailey's, try International coffee, equal parts Bailey's, Kahlua, brandy, and Amareto. We prefer it without the Amareto. We premix a jar and keep it in the fridge, then dispense to taste (1-3 tsp per mug) when we're in the mood.

Any tomato tips you'd like to share?

The problem with store bought tomatoes is that they're picked green so that they will survive packing and shipping, then gassed to turn them red, more pink really. If you let them ripen on the counter for a few days before putting them in the fridge, they are much better. The best tomatoes are "on the vine", they're still treated the same as the other tomatoes, but they are riper when picked, they're handled more gently to keep them attached to the stems, and they will ripen on the counter better. The absolute best fruit and veg will be home grown and/or vine ripened, this is where they develop their flavor and sugars the best. The downside is that they don't have the shelf life of the green picked tomatoes.

 

[kieranhalcyon01]

The initial start-up costs are expensive, but you have complete control of the process. Check out Sweet Maria's to learn about buying and roasting green coffee

That's where I get my beans. The freshroast 850 is easy to use. Half hour and I've roasted a pound for the week.

 

[Taster2]

The Mayorga coffee from Costco is excellent! I just got into LA Colombe Coffee (online and several coffee shops in major cities) the Corsica bean is real nice but I haven,t gotten through all their different roasts and varieties yet.

Whole bean and grind daily is my go to.

If i wake you up grinding the morning coffee, no worries the coffee is on and you are welcome to a cup or you are also welcome to get your own place.

 

[Scareltt]

Yes I do!

 

[ashbb]

I had a grinder one time, but I didn't know how much to do it, they said I was burning my coffee etc.

Too fine of a grind won't make coffee burn, but it causes the beans to get over-extracted. When you over-extract coffee, you release bitter compounds which makes people think it's burned. You actually just let water flow over too large of a surface so it released more of the bean than you should.

A burr versus spinner grinder will make very little difference unless the beans are fresh roasted. With Costco beans, the difference will be negligible - even with a very fresh roast, the difference between burned and over-extracted coffee is more pronounced than the difference between burr and spinner.

The best way I know of to learn to grind and brew coffee is to find a good coffee shop that sells its beans. Have a cup there, take it home and try to replicate that. That will get you to one correct grind. Afterwards you can optimize a lot of things, but your palette may not be sensitive enough to tell the difference.

 

[edi_ready]

It depends on time. If i’m in a hurry, it’s a pod. I know.

But if I want to enjoy it more and take some time, I grind in a hand grinder and usually make in an AeroPress. I buy my beans from a local roaster who imports beans from small farms all over the World. Fancy, eh?

 

[grifin]

I have a chemex and get beans from a local coffee shop, grind and enjoy

 

[cadman7777]

Every morning.....vanilla hazlenut right now

 

[SkyBubble]

I have a grinder. I use it every day. I prefer it. They're making it harder and harder to find whole bean coffee.

 

[NoFigLeaf]

Two foods in life I demand excellence from: tomatoes and coffee. And no, I don’t settle for pre-ground—only freshly ground will do.

Same - about the coffee I mean. I always grind fresh each morning. I gotta have my coffee!

 

[Sissy_Clit_Rob]

I told the wife that I would like to get a coffee grinder and she reaches up on the top shelf of the cupboards and said, "Try this!" She had bought it from Goodwill or Salvation Army store a few months earlier for $3. Spinner type blades. A couple, maybe three years ago, I saw on Amazon some coffee beans I wanted to try (Rwanda) and ordered them.
Oh, baby! I haven't seen it since on Amazon and haven't found anything like it since, even tho some are close.
I drink my coffee black.