If you have the time & patience, grind is better. However,....
the freshness of the beans affects the flavor more than anything else. Recently picked & roasted beans are best. But in the US you usually have no way of knowing when your beans were harvested & roasted. I have a friend who owns a small coffee farm in Honduras & I get a 10 lb bag of Copan coffee from him occasionally that is no more than a few weeks old. It's always better than anything I can buy in the US. Coffee is like any other crop, it tastes best when freshly harvested.
Thread Replies (13)
is grinding your own coffee better?
-- bigbadbird
Nov 21, 2022 at 09:35 AM ET
bigbadbird
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11/21/22 09:35 AM ET
In my opinion it's all about the Quinic Acid level...
-- bluehokie
Nov 21, 2022 at 12:08 PM ET
bluehokie
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11/21/22 12:08 PM ET
I use an older version of this:
-- EDGEMAN
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:45 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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11/21/22 11:45 AM ET
I think it's better. Just started doing it
-- TekkNerd
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:34 AM ET
TekkNerd
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11/21/22 11:34 AM ET
If you have the time & patience, grind is better. However,....
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-- BusLoadaBozos
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:11 AM ET
BusLoadaBozos
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11/21/22 11:11 AM ET
Once beans are dried, they can last a long time
-- EDGEMAN
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:55 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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11/21/22 11:55 AM ET
Yes. If you leave ground coffee out, it loses its flavor**
-- hoosnowahokie
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:03 AM ET
hoosnowahokie
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11/21/22 11:03 AM ET
You lost me at flavored stuff**
-- MAHokie69
Nov 21, 2022 at 10:26 AM ET
MAHokie69
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11/21/22 10:26 AM ET
My brother swears by it. He's a bit of a coffee snob.**
-- Hokie CPA
Nov 21, 2022 at 10:12 AM ET
Hokie CPA
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11/21/22 10:12 AM ET
where do you get fresh pure wholesome beans?**
-- bigbadbird
Nov 21, 2022 at 09:44 AM ET
bigbadbird
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11/21/22 09:44 AM ET