How to grind whole coffee beans

 How to grind whole coffee beans

Coffee is a beloved beverage of many. If the idea of ​​starting your day without a hot cup of coffee is one you couldn't imagine or bear, then you are probably one of the many coffee lovers who enjoy a good cup of coffee at least once a day.

One way to take your coffee to the next level is to grind your own coffee beans. Learn how to grind whole beans to make sure you are grinding them to the proper roughness for the best cup of coffee.

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Instructions
Determine how coarsely to grind your beans
1 Grind whole coffee beans to a coarse grind if coffee is to be made with a French press. The coarse ground coffee beans will appear coarse and you will be able to see the separate particles in the coffee beans.

2 Grind whole coffee beans to a medium grind if you are to make coffee with an automatic drip machine that has a flat-bottomed paper filter. If the paper filter has a cone-shaped bottom, grind its grains a little more finely. Coffee beans ground to a medium grind resemble sand.

3 Grind whole coffee beans to a fine grind, if espresso is to be made in a coffee machine. Coffee beans ground to a fine grind appear like fine sugar.

How to grind coffee beans
4 Determine the number of cups of coffee you want to make.

5 Measure and pour 2 tablespoons of coffee beans into your coffee grinder for every 6 ounces of coffee desired.

6 Start the coffee grinder by doing a short burst of grinding that lasts only a second or two. Stop the mill.

7 Shake the grinder (hold the grinder cover firmly to the base of the grinder) to mix the ground and unground coffee beans.

8 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the coffee beans are ground to the desired grind. A coarse grind will take approximately 8 seconds to grind, a medium grind will take approximately 12 seconds to grind, and a fine grind will take approximately 16 seconds to grind.

9 Check the progress of your grinding by taking the lid off the grinder after shaking the beans. Stop grinding when the desired grind has been reached and pour the coffee out of the grinder.