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Food & DrinkCoffee Recipes & Tips

How to Grind Coffee Beans

Instructions

  • Step 1: Measure the beans Measure out the coffee beans you will need. A good rule of thumb is one tablespoon of beans for each six-ounce cup of coffee you want to make. If your first pot is too weak or too strong, adjust your measurements.
  • TIP: Grind the beans right before brewing for the freshest tasting coffee.
  • Step 2: Pour in the coffee beans Pour the coffee beans into the grinder or blender. The finer the coffee granules, the stronger the coffee. Coarser grounds produce better flavor and less bitterness if you’re making drip coffee or using a French press.
  • TIP: If you’re using a blender, choose the “pulse” setting.
  • Step 3: Run the grinder or blender Run the grinder or blender for several seconds, then check the beans. Grinding for too long generates unnecessary heat.
  • Step 4: Finish Once the beans are as fine or coarse as you want them to be, brew some coffee. If you’ve never had coffee using freshly ground beans before, you’ll notice the difference!
  • FACT: When coffee was first introduced to Europe it was called Arabian Wine.

You Will Need

  • Whole coffee beans
  • A coffee grinder or blender

Lessons in this Guide

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How to Make Cowboy Coffee

How to Make Pour-Over Coffee

How to Make a Cafe Cortado

How to Make Your Own Flavored Coffee Mixes

How to Properly Store Coffee

How to Make an Espresso with an Espresso Machine

How to Make Great Coffee

How To Make Arabic (or Turkish) Coffee

How to Grind Coffee Beans

How to Make a Frappe

How to Make a Caffe Macchiato

How to Make a Caffe Latte

How to Make a Cappuccino

How to Make Iced Coffee

How to Clean Your Coffee Maker

How to Make an Instant Iced Cappuccino

How to Make a Frozen Iced Cappuccino

How to Make Coffee in a Coffee Maker

How to Make a Sombrero

How to Make an Irish Coffee

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