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Whole Bean Coffee is a Game Changer

Posted on 3/24/22 at 5:55 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
9829 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 5:55 pm
I recently bought a coffee grinder and started grinding my own coffee right before I brew it. This coffee is absolutely delicious.


I’ll never buy ground coffee or K-Cups ever again. Those are both low quality, especially K-Cups.

I definitely recommend doing this. Every cup is fresh and flavorful.
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
61304 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 6:00 pm to
Yep. And brew with a French press and it gets even better
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
9829 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 6:21 pm to
What is that?
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
14865 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 6:29 pm to
It's a wannabe Chemex.
Posted by Smeg
Member since Aug 2018
14440 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 7:08 pm to
It's because the beans have flavorful oils and those oils are going to dry out once the beans are ground. I don't understand why anyone would use pre-ground stuff.

It's the same concept with spices. Freshly ground black pepper is always going to be more flavorful than a shaker full of ground pepper.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
86098 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 7:29 pm to
Now do it with fresh (roasted within a week or so) coffee


Posted by Funreaux
United States
Member since Jun 2007
7370 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 7:46 pm to
I stopped grinding beans when I got my Nespresso Vertuo.

That being said, I will pull an Aeropress shot from time to time for a change of scenery
This post was edited on 3/24/22 at 7:49 pm
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
14865 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 7:51 pm to
quote:

Now do it with fresh (roasted within a week or so) coffee

I used to think that but fresh ground is much more important than fresh roasted.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
101486 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 7:53 pm to
Hope you got a burr grinder.
Posted by Pettifogger
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Feb 2012
86098 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 9:01 pm to
quote:

I used to think that but fresh ground is much more important than fresh roasted.



Well, I agree that grinding fresh can improve slightly aged coffee.

But nobody using truly fresh coffee is getting it ground or grinding and storing so I don't really see it as either/or.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
14865 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 9:49 pm to
I used to buy the freshest single origin beans I could find. Then I met my wife and she pours hazelnut mocha vanilla shite creamer in her coffee and I just started buying whole beans in bulk that don’t cost $20 a pound. Of course it’s not as good as fresh roasted but it’s not that big of a difference to me anymore.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
13522 posts
Posted on 3/24/22 at 11:59 pm to
quote:

Now do it with fresh (roasted within a week or so) coffee I used to think that but fresh ground is much more important than fresh roasted.


Why not both? A week old roasted bag of beans freshly ground and steeped in a chemex is the best cup of coffee you can have.
Posted by Irregardless
Member since Nov 2021
2237 posts
Posted on 3/25/22 at 12:03 am to
Cool brew. Game changer. Nothing needed but cheese cloth and a grinder. Make enough for a week and it stays fresh.
Posted by Got Blaze
Youngsville
Member since Dec 2013
9906 posts
Posted on 3/25/22 at 12:10 am to
quote:

I recently bought a coffee grinder and started grinding my own coffee right before I brew it. This coffee is absolutely delicious.


Roast your own raw green beans and you’ll get an even bigger boner for amazing coffee. You can spend from $25 to $3500 for a roster

I buy my supplies from Sweet Maria’s
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
20885 posts
Posted on 3/25/22 at 6:08 am to
After years of Community in a drip machine, then K-Cups, I switched over a year ago to grinding whole beans and using an Aeropress.

Spouse still uses the Keurig, so I use it for my hot water to pour in the Aeropress or to make hot tea.
Posted by jordan21210
Member since Apr 2009
14133 posts
Posted on 3/25/22 at 6:42 am to
Yep, I’ll never go back. My Capresso Infinity is still going strong after 3 years now.

freshroastedcoffee.com is my go to. I have an autoship order for 2lbs of beans for around $18. Each order is roasted fresh.
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
5199 posts
Posted on 3/25/22 at 8:37 am to
I keep thinking of trying this.

Most mornings I drink two cups of Lavazza and love it. I buy it ground, but I keep the bag in the freezer which is supposed to help stop the oils from escaping the grounds.
Posted by lsujro
north of the wall
Member since Jul 2007
4089 posts
Posted on 3/25/22 at 9:28 am to
I buy the Community private reserve whole bean from sam's and grind in store. Best I can do. Much better cup than preground and light years ahead of k cups. Have a nespresso at office and it makes a solid cup
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
28146 posts
Posted on 3/25/22 at 9:49 am to
quote:

It's a wannabe Chemex.




just as much as a chemex is a wannabe espresso machine. What an ignorant statement.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
13522 posts
Posted on 3/25/22 at 10:36 am to
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Lavazza


Have a Keurig in the office, and they make the best K-cups I've had.
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