We believe coffee is best ground just before you add it to water. Pre-ground breaks down the bean exposing to air and the longer it is left the longer that dilution to air is happening. We feel it wouldn’t do our coffee justice having ground. We want to offer the freshest coffee bean possible but breaking up that perfectly roasted bean for you would just make it another ground coffee. Although freshness of beans is an important factor when making coffee, the grind just before brewing is arguably more important and we highly recommend getting a grinder.
Because we want to encourage self grinding we’ve decided that offering ground would put us against the change we want to see. Grinding yourself gives you more tools to experiment with coffee rather than just having to go with what the coffee merchant has decided for you.
We recommend getting a burr grinder but they are more expensive than blade grinders. The main difference is that burrs will crush your beans to an even size but blades chop the bean which can leave a very uneven ground which isn’t good for consistency.
Adam reviews the Hario Ceramic Coffee Mill hand grinder (video) which we really like as a versatile burr grinder that doesn’t break the bank.
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