Methods and secrets of coffee grinding

1. Fine grind: the particles are fine, the same size as sugar.

2. Medium grind: the particles are the same size as the mixture of granulated sugar and crude sugar.

3. Rental grinding (Regular grind): the particles are thick, as big as coarse sugar.

The grinding tool for coffee beans is a bean grinder. There are three kinds of bean grinders:

(1) Manual rotary bean grinder for household use. It is suitable for leisure people with small demand, large particles and plenty of time.

(2) Electric bean grinder for household use. Can be ground into a variety of particle size coffee powder, can be ground out of 6 people at a time.

(3) Professional use of electric bean grinder. For commercial use, about a pound of coffee powder can be ground at a time.

The following two points should be paid most attention to when grinding coffee beans:

(1) reduce the heat of research. Grinding heat will cause the aroma of coffee to dissipate early.

(2) the particle size is uniform. Uneven particle size will lead to uncontrollable brewing time.

So if you use a family-style manual bean grinder, you should rotate gently so that it does not produce friction heat as much as possible. To sum up, if you consider the quality, quantity, time and convenience of grinding beans, the use of electric bean grinders for home use will be the best choice.