Category: Daily Living
My fiancee and I love coffee, but one thing we haven't tried is to make coffee ground fresh from the bean. Now, I've seen coffee grinders and know they're simple to use, but I'm curious as to any special techniques a blind person can use as far as knowing when the beans are ground to the right consistency for use in a common Mr. Coffee coffee-maker. Also, what amount of beans would I put in the grinder in order to make a full 12-cup pot. With ground coffee, we use a scoop that came with the coffee pot, but I do wish I knew how much actual coffee the scoop held, because it takes three heaping scoops of grounds to make a full pot of coffee that's strong but not abrasively strong. Any hints or tips?
Is there a Starbucks coffee cafe in your area?
I ask because I have found that when going there they sell coffee beans in the bulk. If you know the flavor you are seeking. Like say, Bold, then go for a coffee bean sold as such. {I've found the sales persons in Starbucks to be most helpful} Also they will ground the beans for you, at no additional charge. They will ask you if you are using what type of a coffee maker. Do you use filters or cones, etc.
Wish you well
~*Thunderous MidNight*~
I wonder if it matters of the size of the grinder. I have a small grinder and I have to fill it over the top a little for a nice full pot. the way I tell if it is all ground up, is the noise of the grinder changes. I move the grinder around in a circle and it works pretty good. Man there is nothing like grinding your own coffee. Hope this helps some.
i find a semi pro electric grinder good. fill the hoppper at the top with the beans, then twist the hopper to aquire the desired grid. it takes a little xperiment, but the rule is course grind for cafetiers, finer grind for filter machines. as for the scoops, the general rule is four level scoops does an eight cup pot, so five would do a twelve. this is of unground beans of course. tips. One, never pour boiling water onto coffee, it burns it. always let the water come off the boil before pouring into the cafetier. perculators never boil the water. another tip is to let your coffee brew i a cafetier for no more than four mins before pushing down the plunger. this way there is no chance of overbrewing the coffee. hth.
..French Press type, the plunger type of coffee maker..
Need for to push plunger VERY SLOWLY so as HOT water not back splash out and burns so firece to hands..
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First of all, we live in Seattle, so there are Starbucks everywhere, including within walking distance of this house. However, we'd like to try other brands than theirs. We'll keep it in mind, though, if we want them to grind our coffee for us. Our coffee pot is just a very basic 12-cup Mr. Coffee, so no French press here, and we use a permanent filter so we don't avhe to mess with paper filters. I think we did get the filter from Starbucks if I'm not mistaken, and it's just one of the flat-bottom basket types.
I don't know that they would grind coffee beans that you were simply to take into the shop of Starbucks.
I think it would be needful to be Their Brand.
Just my thoughts on this matter.
~*Thunderous MidNight*~
I wonder if you purchase a grinder if it would come with a chart or something that would instruct how much to place in the grinder, that might be good to know because my grinder won't last forever. You guys have to just try it, really its the best grinding your own.
I totally agree with the last post. I almost like the smell of grinding the coffee more than the taste. I have a normal Mr. Coffe pot, and a cheap electric grinder. I find that when I fil the hopper about half full and grind the beans for about 14 seconds the consistency is good fo the coffee maker. Like the last poster said though, try it and see what works for you. I'm ready to go grind some now just thinking of that smell.
Loue
Oh, it would be silly of me to expect Starbucks to just grind any old coffee I brought in. If I want them to grind coffee, I most certainly would have to stick with what they sell. Actually, these days we're preferring Tully's coffee, so next time we go to their shop we'll see if they can grind something for us fresh while we're there. However, I still want to grab me some kind of grinder for home use and I guess I'll have to just go play with the measurements and such.
The kind they grind while you is there is of the coffee bean of your choice. Like various coffee beans from various Countries. They have like 1 lb. {1 pound} packages of the coffee beans that can be ground. Prices vary, if I am not mistaken according to the type of coffee.
..Also I think Starbucks sell coffee grinders for home use. They should be able to explain to you all the workings of the grinder that is bought by yourself.
~*Thunderous MidNight*~
Coffee. M'mm the scent, the taste!
{The warmth}
..especially on a cold
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