Fundamentally, roasted coffee beans need grinding or milling in order to brew them. Grinding or milling is done to facilitate the brewing process and it is an important aspect as grinders strongly affect the quality of brewing because it needs to be matched with the brewing method used. The finest coffee will be produce with both factors working in perfect harmony.
There are two types of coffee grinder and they are either burrs or blades. With moving grinding wheel and stationary surface, the burr coffee grinder crushes the beans instead of chopping them like a normal blade coffee grinder would do. The burr is positioned in a specific way which regulate the ground size, thus making the grinding process more reliable than merely using a blade coffee grinder. With burr coffee grinder, even grounds are produced and hence the coffee flavor is more consistent. Continue reading ‘Burr Coffee Grinder’ »