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Air is the enemy of all coffee drinkers. As soon as air reaches the coffee grinds it immediately starts to lose their flavor. Coffee makers vacuum pack the coffee grinds to keep it fresh but as soon as it is opened immediately starts to go downhill. The best manner to ensure that your coffee is as tasty as possible is to buy whole coffee beans and grind then yourself as you need them.

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. How should coffee beans be ground in order to get the best taste? Grinding your coffee is an important part of the coffee making process and as it is important it needs to be done well.

The various types of coffee require different grind types and methods. 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. Place the coffee beans in your coffee grinder and tap the grind button a few times as you would use the pulse feature on your food processor.

The goal is to break the beans up so that they look like tiny pieces of coffee bean. 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. Those are medium grinds. The ground coffee looks like the brown sand from a beach made of coffee. Try and grind the coffee beans until it looks like brown sand. Once again your coffee beans should not be over ground. For an automatic coffee maker the coffee must not be ground to fine.

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