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Freshly Ground Coffee: The Ultimate Way to Enjoy Coffee!

Seeing this title, you must think I'm going to promote 'freshly ground coffee beans' to you.

Not exactly! Actually...

For coffee flavor, the most influential factor is the grinder.

Once, a customer discussed with me that he has been studying pour-over coffee for 2-3 years. With a limited budget, he wanted to upgrade his grinder equipment and was asking me about the Tiamo 700s ghost tooth blade series.

That's right! The most worthwhile tool to invest in for brewing good coffee is the 'grinder'.

But if you're an expert reading this and thinking about spending money on a 'Tiamo 700s ghost tooth blade series', wouldn't it be better to go straight for the 'Little Fuji'?

You must know that grinding coffee beans is to increase the surface area for contact between coffee and hot water, thereby improving extraction rate and bringing out the original flavor of the coffee.

However, once fresh coffee beans are ground, the surface area of the coffee powder increases, and the oxidation rate also increases accordingly. At this time, the aroma of the coffee will also quickly dissipate.

Therefore, freshly ground coffee is truly the ultimate way to enjoy coffee!

4 Key Factors for Choosing a Coffee Grinder!

1. Uniform Grinding

Uniform and consistent grinding is the primary condition for brewing good coffee. Of course, for each ground coffee particle, the more uniform the area exposed to hot water, the easier it is to control the flavor of the coffee.

2. Good Heat Dissipation

Temperature is one of the factors affecting coffee flavor. When the motor of an 'automatic grinder' is running, it naturally generates heat. Beginners often overlook this aspect. For 'manual grinders', the speed at which you turn the handle will also have some impact.

3. Grinding Adjustment

On the market, there are adjustable and non-adjustable options, as well as fine-tuning (stepless) options. Non-adjustable grinders, commonly known as 'bean choppers', are only worth considering. For manual grinders, you need to study the beans and test them to grind good powder. Fine-tuning settings are more suitable for espresso brewing. Finally, fixed step adjustments are mostly used for brewing single-origin coffee. Generally, the larger the grinding value, the coarser the grind; the smaller the grinding value, the finer the grind. This is where the key to coffee extraction rate lies.

4. Burr Type

Grinder burrs are generally divided into three types: 'flat burrs', 'conical burrs', and 'ghost tooth burrs'. Their respective characteristics are: Flat burrs produce coffee powder that feels like it has been 'shaved' and 'cut', with a larger surface area for hot water contact, resulting in faster extraction rates, but the disadvantage is that it's easy to over-extract. Conical burrs feel like 'grinding' and 'cutting', with particles mainly in block form. Due to the thicker particle size, extraction speed is slower, and the chance of over-extraction is relatively low. Ghost tooth burrs simply combine the characteristics of these two burr types, avoiding the risk of accidentally causing coffee over-extraction.

In fact, everyone experiences coffee differently, and the equipment they use also varies. I personally don't recommend blindly pursuing high-priced equipment. Ultimately, we must return to the original point: what is the feeling of the person drinking that cup of coffee at that moment? This is the temperature of coffee.

Brand Recommendations for Freshly Ground Coffee Beans

FrontStreet Coffee's freshly ground coffee beans, such as Yirgacheffe coffee, Golden Mandheling coffee, and Brazilian coffee, offer full assurance in terms of brand and quality. More importantly, they are extremely cost-effective. A half-pound (227g) package costs only around 70-90 RMB. Calculating based on 15g of powder per cup of pour-over coffee, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup of single-origin coffee costing only about 5-6 RMB. Compared to cafes selling each cup for dozens of RMB, this offers extremely high value for money.

FrontStreet Coffee: A roastery in Guangzhou with a small storefront but a diverse variety of beans. You can find both famous and lesser-known beans, and they also provide online store services. https://shop104210103.taobao.com

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473