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100% Kona or Kau, cat poop coffee be damned.
Need to get my roaster fixed. I miss having fresh roasted Kona.
I love coffee! It is one of my basic food groups. Often, it is my breakfast. However, freshly ground beans are a distant memory. (Verismo and Keurig pods are what I usually use.) I need to get myself another grinder and a French press...
Big Thumbs Up on the French Press. Do not pre-grind and store a bunch of coffee beans in advance (flavor escapes). Instead Burr-Grind them (not whirl or "blend"-grind) freshly for each pot just prior to using them.What is a "burr grinder" in the first place? It uses two opposing mill wheels ("burrs") to crumble the whole beans into uniform-sized granules. This occurs at relative low speed (cooler for the beans, quieter for you).Cheap, blender type grinders use a high-speed whirling blade. Lots of noise and coffee dust are the result.Here's a 4-star burr grinder for $23 at Amazon (French press coffee makers are about $25):http://tinyurl.com/yaqdb722'Geezer
Well, that's no good then is it? Lannis
"I want coffee, and I want it now."
In the meantime, pick up a popcorn popper from a charity shop - one that blows air around - does 100 grams at a time. No real control over the roast, but for the price, you can make do.
I have a burr grinder (grain mill) for my kitchenaid. They can be had for ~$30 or less on ebay and last forever. The grinder is adjustable to suit your method of brewing, and the attachment also works to make grain flours and to grind nuts. There are new issue and "classic" kitchenaid grinder attachments. The classics are all metal. The current production has plastic. Mine was probably new in the 1930s and still works perfectly.Like someone said above, grinding slowly keeps the grind most consistent and flavor best. I grind on the slowest setting. I claim I can taste a more acidy, oily finish in fast-ground and impact-type grinds. The mill/burr type also grinds and drops the grit in a one-way flow -- the ground beans never return to the hopper so they are abused less and have a more uniform size.