re: Why does anyone buy pre-ground coffee?

I grind my beans, use a Chemex. Many people have said this is the best way to make coffee.

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I’m not looking to add “grind the fricking coffee beans” plus associated cleanup to my morning routine for a barely noticeable taste improvement.

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We live in 2023, the machine grinds the coffee for you now

Taste improvement is of course subjective but it's definitely noticeable to me, and at the same price point why not buy the superior version? You're also much less likely to have grinds of bugs included in your whole beans!

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I will never understand how they sell so much pre-ground coffee when buying whole beans is the same price per oz.

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Should be cheaper since you have extra work to do.

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You're also much less likely to have grinds of bugs included in your whole beans!

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If that is your concern you better start milling your own flour and corn mill, baw. The FDA has established limits for the amount of bugs and animal shite that can be in such products. This fact really irked Paul Harvey.

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I challenge you to do a blind taste test of the same bean, say Community Breakfast Blend, in whole bean and pre-ground forms.

I wonder if you could actually taste the difference?

I kinda bet you can’t.

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Probably not since both would probably be rancid.

Now buying freshly roasted beans (I buy a new bag weekly) and grinding them vs grinding the same bag and then letting it sit for months on a shelf?

Yeah. I guarantee you I can taste a difference.

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It's not more expensive

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well sir you clearly are not buying the finest in local coffees

dude in my office regular pays $20-$30 a bag for his local coffee shop whole bean stuff

I am no coffee expert but I am betting on average whole bean coffee costs more than pre-ground

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There are limits to my coffee making lengths, but using recently roasted beans, grinding fresh, using filtered water and using a good brewing mechanism are all low hanging fruit (especially the first 3+ using a good auto brewer).

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It's weird that bunch of baws that would carefully tend to a brisket for 14 hours for that perfect bark think taking 15 seconds to grind beans is a step too far.

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I buy shitty ground coffee and brew it in a 15 year old Mr. coffee drip just to piss off people like OP.

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There are only 1 group of people that are pissed in this thread and isn't the group that grinds their beans.

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Doubtful, and if it does, this says more about you than it does about coffee, and not in a good way.

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Ok, baw. Ya'll are overthinking "burnt bean water" (as a co-worker calls it) way too much.