Coffee Grinds 101
The perfect cup of coffee starts with the perfect coffee bean that is ground to one of several levels in order to produce great flavored coffee. The grind of the coffee is important because it determines the strength of the coffee and is also related to the type of brewing process or machine being used. It is important to properly match to the type of brewing method you will be using with the correct coffee grind. The objective is to get the most flavor out of your ground coffee beans when infused with hot water.

There areCoffee Grinds different ways to grind coffee beans:

1. Buy any of the many home coffee grinders and then buy fresh beans and grind your own, this is the best way to the get the freshest coffee aroma and flavor. Coffee bean grinders have auto settings for the level of grind required. There are many types and models of coffee grinder available.

2. You can buy all ready ground beans in a package.

3. Many supermarkets and gourmet shops offer in-store grinders where you choose the beans and grind them fresh right in the store.

The body and overall strength of coffee largely depends on the level of ground of the coffee beans.

As a Rule of Thumb - The Finer the Grind the Stronger the Coffee
& the faster the infusion of the coffee brewing method the finer the grind.


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Types of Coffee Grinds

Coarse
A coarse grind coffee is primarily used for the press pot, which is also known as the French press.

Medium
A medium grind coffee is what is required by automatic drip pots brewers and vacuum-pot brewers. Also, there are different degrees of medium depending upon filter type.

Fine
The fine grind produces a strong coffee and is used for to make Espresso. While this grind can be used in a a regular coffee maker, it will leave sediments at the bottom of the coffee pod.

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Extra Fine
Produces a very strong coffee and can be used in some espresso machines.

Super Fine
This coffee grind produces coffee on turbo! It is used to make the most strong coffee, called Middle Eastern or commonly referred to as Turkish coffee in in a small pot called an Ibrik.

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