How Fine Should I Grind my Coffee Beans?

I always recommend buying whole coffee beans and grinding them fresh. By doing this, you can guarantee a much tastier cup of coffee. But how do you know how fine to grind your coffee beans?  How fine should I grind my coffee beans? Determining the right grind size depends on two things: what …

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Which Coffee Roast is the Strongest?

Are you one of those who stand in the coffee aisle at the grocery store, staring all the options down, wondering what to purchase? There’s such a variety of blends, origins, and roast profiles to choose from. Possibly the most confusing thing of all is the strength number on the side of …

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How Can You Tell the Quality of Coffee Beans?

You’ll admit it about yourself – you’re a bit of a coffee snob. You can’t help that you adore the delectability of a quality cup of coffee and that you want nothing less. Although it’s easy to find cafés with delicious coffee, sniffing out high-quality beans at home has proven more challenging. …

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Coffee Beans vs. Coffee Pods (Which One is Better?)

Preparing that much-needed cup of coffee at home has come a long way. Today, along with buying regular coffee beans and using them with a traditional drip coffee maker, we can also purchase single-serve coffee pods using various coffee pod machines, such as Keurig and Nespresso. But, which one is better: Coffee …

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Which Coffee Roast Is the Strongest? 

When you wake up in the morning, you feel like a literal zombie until you’ve had your coffee. You don’t want to trudge into work looking disheveled with a brain that’s on vacation, which is why your first cup of coffee needs to be strong. What’s the strongest roast out there? The …

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The Difference Between Cheap and Expensive Coffee 

You drink a lot of coffee, more so than anyone else you know. If you were blindfolded, do you think you’d be able to tell whether you were sipping a cup of coffee that costs a dollar versus $20? What exactly is the difference between cheap and expensive coffee? Cheap and expensive …

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