Wednesday, March 21, 2007

The burr and the blade grinders.

For every coffee drinkers whether espresso or coffee drinkers, one must have some skill how to grind your fresh coffee beans to get the java tastes. Coffee grinders have settings so you can select the exact coarseness or fineness of your grind. There are two most common basis types of coffee grinders. The burr and the blade grinders.

Burr Grinders with disk type burrs grind at a faster speed than conical burr grinders and create a bit more warmth in the coffee. They are the most economical way of getting a consistent grind in a wide range of applications and are well suited for most home pump espresso machines. However they do not grind as fine as Conical Burr coffee Grinders. Blade Grinders “smash” the beans with a blade at very high speed. The ground coffee has larger and smaller particles and is warmer than ground coffee from burr grinders. Blade grinders create “coffee dust” which can clog up sieves in espresso machines and French presses. These type of grinders are suitable for drip coffee makers.

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