The influence of bean grinder on cooking-- Evaluation of several bean grinders

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The bean grinder has a great influence on the production of a cup of coffee, whether it is fancy coffee or individual coffee, the quality of the bean grinder sometimes even directly affects the quality of a cup of coffee.

Today, I would like to share with you the impact of several different bean grinders on the brewing of individual coffee.

What effect does the grinding degree of the bean grinder have on coffee brewing?

During extraction, the finer the grinding, the more flavor you will get. On the contrary, the coarser the grinding, the less flavor will be obtained. Through the flavor wheel, we can clearly find that coffee contains not only good taste, but also bad taste, so when grinding, it is not the finer the better, there must be a relative range of grinding.

Whether the coffee powder produced by a bean grinder is uniform or not is very important. When the ground coffee particles are uneven, the thicker particles are prone to underextraction, while the finer coffee powder is prone to excessive extraction, so grinding uneven coffee powder, extracted coffee, we will easily get a turbid, irritating smell. In contrast, if we grind the coffee evenly, we can get the coffee with relatively balanced and clear flavor.

Then, let's analyze the different effects of several common bean grinders on extraction.

[EK43]

There is no doubt that EK43 is one of the most popular bean grinders in the boutique coffee market in recent years. As the face of the bean grinder, the editor is also a porridge. It is also a recognized performance monster in the industry, no matter the grinding speed and evenness, as well as the coffee extraction rate is very high. It can not only meet the grinding of single coffee, the grinding span can also reach the grinding degree of Italian concentration, and the amount of residual powder is very small. The flavor and sweetness show better, even if the price is not cheap, it is always in short supply.

Of course, the so-called high extraction rate also has its advantages and disadvantages. I have talked a lot about the advantages of EK. The reason why we mentioned the extraction rate here, of course, we have done more tests of brand bean grinders. In the blind test, the performance of EK in some beans is even worse than that of some ordinary brands of bean grinders. Of course, this does not mean that EK is worse than others. In these blind tests, the beans with weak EK performance will have some characteristics, and most of the coffee beans are not of high quality. In the blind test that the quality of beans is good enough, EK's performance is still amazing. So here is the suggestion to choose the friends of EK, pay attention to what kind of coffee beans you use, and don't blindly think that the grinder is good or expensive to make satisfactory coffee. The high extraction rate will extract not only the good taste but also the bad taste.

There is also the tragic EK anti-static small iron sheet is still relatively fragile, but this part is regarded as consumables! For the sake of appearance and editor, I still choose EK.

[Ditting]

Give people the first impression is down-to-earth, of course, it looks like a strength type, more square. As a high-end bean grinder comparable to EK43, it is simply made for practicality, of course, it can be made in both individual and Italian style, and the grinding speed is very fast. And it is worth mentioning that the taste of the extracted coffee is quite good, cleanliness and smoothness perform very well in the blind test under the same conditions.

Of course, according to the usual practice, we will not just elaborate on the advantages. Ditting is a little more troublesome in grinding beans. When we normally use the bean grinder, it is best to turn on the switch of the bean grinder and throw beans when the motor is running. In this way, the grinding uniformity is more uniform, and the loss of the knife head of the bean grinder is relatively reduced. The design of the Ditting without a bezel over there is more troublesome, requiring at least two containers of beans, and it can be easier to leak a little bit of powder from the edge, which is an acceptable range. I personally think that as long as these small details are handled properly, it is not a problem, so our Ditting deserves to be a practical bean grinder.

Next, there are several bean grinders suitable for household use or in some stores with small coffee production.

[Hui Jia]

As a household bean grinder, you can also take Italian style into consideration. Of course, the editor does not recommend this type of bean grinder. As a tapered knife head, the performance is good in taste, and the price is very satisfactory. It is very suitable for children's shoes that want a cup of coffee at home but do not want to be hand-ground!

After grinding, there will be a small pinch of very fine powder on the surface. It is suggested to remove this pinch of powder with a small spoon after grinding, so that this small part of the powder will not be used to cause excessive extraction.

Then introduce two kinds of hand mill. Hand mill is still a lot of family enthusiasts enjoy this device, go out without electricity, I can also have freshly ground coffee to drink, think about showing off ~ la la!

[Adolph hand mill]

When I saw Adolph for the first time, I felt that it was a handmade grinder, simple stainless steel with leather case design, Japanese ceramic cutter head, workmanship comparable to Japanese brand handmill, uniform grinding. Of course, most enthusiasts love hand grinding, not only for ritual, but also for electric bean grinders. But the speed is slow and the fever is less, so the loss of flavor is relatively small, so more flavor is retained.

The bottom is also convenient to adjust the grinding thickness, and better control the extraction adjustment on different instruments or different baking degrees in different production areas. of course, the disadvantage of hand grinding is time-consuming and laborious.

[Taimo NANO hand mill]

Taimo's consistent simple and generous design ideas, folding handles are very convenient to hold and carry, and the bean grinder itself is also small. And it is worth mentioning that such a small figure can burst of power, grinding speed is not inferior to other brands of bean grinders, and even has the trend to exceed. The bottom is filled with powder with rotating tooth clasp, which is no problem up to 20 grams! It can be said that this bean grinder makes the hand grinding process more refined, and I like the fine design idea of such concise and practical products very much.

The appearance of this bean grinder is divided into vertical stripes and diamond stripes, gold and black are very modern science and technology. the cutter head is also divided into two versions, the ordinary version is stainless steel cutter head, the enhanced version is manganese steel cutterhead, and the hardness and sharpness of the cutterhead with manganese element have been improved correspondingly, but it will rust. The person in charge of Tai Mill also said that the problem of rust on the strengthened manganese steel cutterhead has been gradually improved. Then it's perfect to think about it this way!

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