Espresso Grinding and Dosing (#)

„Coffee is freshest immediately after it is ground.  After grinding the volatile oils that were previously protected inside the bean are exposed to the air which oxidizes and stales the coffee.  This effect occurs immediately after grinding so it is important to tamp and extract the espresso as quickly as possible.  The grinder should be activated for 15-20 seconds every time a shot is desired so that only freshly ground coffee is used.  Instead of two pulls on the doser, the barista should pull several times until the entire basket is filled with ground coffee.  See the tamping section for additional instructions.“
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Espresso Pods and Espresso coffee machines (#)

„                                             Grinders: Espressione have a range of                                              grinders, from domestic to professional to suit                                              any ground coffee application.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Recall that the heavy body and rich flavor of espresso coffee is achieved through pressure and resistance: pressure by the brewing water, and resistance to that pressure by a uniform layer of compressed, ground coffee. The hot water, under great pressure, does its best to push its way through the layer of ground coffee, but owing to the resistance of the finely-ground and highly-compressed coffee, it cannot succeed until it has saturated every grain of the coffee, extracting the coffee's entire flavor and perfume almost instantly, and delivering it intact into the cup. This perfectly poised opposition of pressure and resistance is at the heart of the espresso brewing system.“
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Fairtrade | Food and drink | Coffee | Buy (#)

„Cafédirect  5065 and Organic Decaffeinated Freeze Dried Coffee, Decaffeniated Ground Coffee, Medium Roast Ground Coffee, Rich Roast Ground Coffee, Organic Full Roast Ground Coffee, Kilimanjaro Mountain Special Ground Coffee and Organic Machu Picchu Mountain Special Fresh Ground Coffee, Organic Palenque Ground Coffee, Espresso Strong and Intense Filter and Espresso Coffee.“
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Fairtrade | News | Press Release (#)

„The MORI poll results come as sales of Fairtrade foods have more than doubled over the past three years. Fairtrade brands now account for 14% of the total UK roast and ground coffee market. Stocked by most major supermarkets, Fairtrade foods have become more visible in recent years, with high street chains such as Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Pret A Manger offering a Fairtrade option. Riding high on this visibility, the Fairtrade Foundation and the international umbrella organisation it helped found have also won the King Baudouin International Prize for Development.“
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Selecting a Coffee Brewing Method (#)

„Filter Drip: The most widely used method to brew coffee, probably due to it's ease of operation and consistency. Water is heated in a chamber to almost-boiling and slowly poured over the ground coffee beans. This can be done via an electronic drip machine where the water is sprayed over the grounds, or manually poured over grounds in a cone-shaped filter. Some electronic models allow you to preset the coffee brewing mechanism so you can have you first wake-up cup as soon as you stumble out of bed.“
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Tea & Coffee 02/00 - Coffee Quality (#)

„One can imagine that in Islamic times, the meaning of quality coffee might have meant roasted beans, ground and brewed with spices, and that in colonial times, quality may have meant simply that the beverage was served. Through most of the 1900’s consumers learned to drink ground coffee from a red or blue can. But with the advent of the specialty coffee market in the 1980’s, the definition of quality grew to include new origins and flavor profiles. Now, as we enter the 21st Century, consumers are demanding a more compassionate kind of quality, in conjunction with the great tasting specialty beverage they have come to appreciate.“
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Tea & Coffee 09/01 - Product News (#)

„BODUM says that the Electric Santos is easy to use: (1) simply fill the lower carafe with the desired amount of cold water and place it on the power base, (2) fit the upper carafe securely into the lower carafe and place measured ground coffee in the upper carafe, (3) put on the lid, (4) push the “on” button. The water will heat the lower carafe and rise through a funnel into the upper carafe to mix with the ground coffee. This brews the coffee and creates a vacuum in the lower carafe, so when the lower carafe is empty, the hot-brewed coffee trickles back down into the lower carafe, ready to serve.“
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Grinders Family (#)

„BRIEL offers coffee aficionados the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans:BRIEL coffee grinders are equipped with either flat burrs (CG3 + CG5) or conical burrs (CG6 + CG7) whichensure an even grind. All of our grinders have a system that enables you to select the degree of grindappropriate to the type of coffee being prepared – fine for Espresso, coarser for the filter coffee.The mechanical (CG3 + CG5), or electronic (CG7) portion controllers will grind only the quantity needed,so that you can enjoy the aroma of freshly ground coffee every time.“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

„While continually increasing fair-trade sales have attained market shares of over 20 percent for bananas in Switzerland and 7 percent for ground coffee in England, the fair-trade label still governs well under 1 percent of the total worldwide trade for the categories within which the goods are sold. Part of this can be explained by the reality that the fair-trade label arrived in the United States and Japan only a few years ago, as opposed to over a decade ago in European countries such as Switzerland. Given its small overall market share, how big a role can fair-trade certification play in international development?“
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CoffeeGeek - Espresso: Machines and Grinders, Illy livia - PORTAFILTER SIZE!!!! (#)

„I have called them yesterday morning and talked to the customer support and to a techician, explained clearly that I want a machine for a ground coffee, not pods with a rocker switch (their term for non-automatic model) and everybody was very nice and understandable. They sent me a new machine right away and today around noon it was in my house. Guess what - not only they sent me THE SAME MODEL AGAIN (automatic with portafilter which can only accept pods) and it clearly says on the box "Automatic" and model name is "Livia 90 Pod", but the machine actually does not look anything like brand new - probably a refurbished/returned one.“
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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„"The Hawaii coffee industry represents an extremely wide array of perspectives: five-acre family farms, large corporate farming operations, local and regional coffee roasters, and retail coffee vendors of all sizes," said Steve Hicks, HCA vice president. "We met and worked with the Kona Coffee Council, Kona Farmers Alliance, Hawaii Farm Bureau, members of the Hawaii Coffee Association, and the Department of Agriculture in order to reach a common ground on the issue of labeling. The consensus reached focused on consumer awareness," Hicks added.“
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Global Exchange : Starbucks to Acquire Seattle Coffee Company from AFC Enterprises (#)

„Seattle Coffee Company has built a strong wholesale business with both the SBC and TI brands. Whole bean and ground coffees under these brands are currently sold to supermarkets and foodservice accounts comprising approximately 12,000 points of national distribution, including more than 5,000 supermarkets.      The $72 million all-cash, stock purchase transaction is expected to close within 90 days, subject to certain conditions and standard regulatory review. Starbucks expects integration costs related to the acquisition will reduce fiscal 2003 earnings by approximately $0.01 per share.“
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Peet's Coffee & Tea (#)

„Variation within a grind is not uncommon, but minimizing the variation will improve the quality of your drinks. The common "blade" style grinder that many of us have is the least expensive and most convenient way to enjoy fresh ground coffee at home. While this leads to a much fresher tasting cup than pre-ground coffee, the variation in the size of the particles is fairly large. This is significant because the finer particles are extracting at a faster pace than the larger ones, which can lend unevenness or even a slight bitter note to a cup of coffee.“
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Make Your Own Coffee Pods (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Remove the jar, leaving a cup-shaped filter in the measuring scoop. Add one scoop, or about 2 teaspoons of your favorite ground coffee to this paper-filter-cup -- more or less to taste. The typical coffee scoops that come with makers hold about 7 grams of coffee which is just about right. Give the cup a slight shake to evenly spread the grounds across the bottom of the filter, and then use your finger to gently fold over the extra filter material, completely covering the ground coffee.“
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About Coffee (#)

„ The variety of recipes and prescriptions for roasting, brewing, and serving coffee reflects the diversity of consumer tastes and cultural preferences.  All techniques begin with properly roasted, freshly ground coffee; freshly boiling water; and absolutely clean utensils.  Turkish coffee, a strong, unfiltered brew of finely powdered coffee and sugar, is popular in Greece, Turkey, and Arabia.  Italian-style espresso is brewed by forcing steam through darkly roasted, finely powdered coffee.“
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Coffee (#)

„This style of espresso maker's piston are driven by either manual pressure or spring-loaded action. When lifted, the piston pulls heated water from the reservoir and into a small chamber where it is forced into a filter of ground coffee by the lowering of the piston. These beautifully crafted machines have sleek, atomic-looking chrome exteriors which beg to be kept on your kitchen countertop for all to admire. Basically, they are fairly quiet and simple to use, once you've mastered them.“
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Coffee Pod Questions and Answers (#)

„Back to top What is the shelf life of the coffee pods? The shelf life date codes are indicated on the package. We advise you to use the coffee pods within 2-3 weeks after opening (like your package of usual ground coffee). Back to top What is the quantity of coffee for each cup from the SENSEO® coffee maker? There is approximately 4 ounces of coffee when the one-cup button is pressed. When the two-cup button is pressed, it will yield two 4-ounce cups or one 8-ounce mug.“
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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„First, the grind must be coarse to keep the coffee grounds from seeping through the wire mesh strainer. Rinse the carafe with hot water, add your ground coffee and cover it with boiling water. Allow the coffee to steep for about five minutes and push the strainer through the water so the grounds rest on the bottom of the carafe. Serve immedately to prevent overextraction of the brewed coffee.“
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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 18 (#)

„(Note: I dry the inner walls of the coffee basket to help the coffee form a water-proof seal with the walls of the basket. Water likes to go where water is, it is basic physics-so dry the basket quickly and thoroughly, it really works.) Using the dosing hopper lever transfer the ground coffee into the coffee basket. You have a little pile of coffee in the basket. Quickly level it off to the edges of the coffee basket, like measuring flour with a dry measure cup.“
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Reference of Terms and Grading for our Coffee (#)

„Body/Movement: Often called Mouthfeel, body is sense of weight and thickness of the brew, caused by the percentage of soluble solids in the cup including all organic compounds that is extracted from coffee in brewing and ends up in the cup. (You can see how brewing method and amount of ground coffee used influences this greatly). We rate Body on a lower scale because light bodied coffees are certainly not bad, and in some origins the lighter body best suits to overall cup character. Possible score is 1-5.“
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Timeforcoffee.com (#)

„But a shot of syrup can quickly and easily add a new taste to your coffee. Or add some spices to your ground coffee beforehand. A bit of cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, or other powdered spice can be added to your ground coffee. Just brew as usual.“
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CoffeeGeek - Saeco MC2002 Burr - Doug Wiebe's Review (#)

„This chute is covered by a plastic grid whose main function appears to be either to clog up the machine or keep unwary fingers out of the grinder machanism. With my oily espresso beans, the machine was so clogged that after two days of use (1/4 lb of coffee) very little of the ground coffee made its way to the collection hopper. I spent a good long while using toothpicks to scrape the collected ground coffee out of the chute. Using a medium roast bean afterwards provided a clog-free chute.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„The idea sounds seductive: pop a single-serving package of ground coffee into a machine, press a button, and within a minute pull a fragrant cup of absolutely freshly brewed coffee out from under the spout. Because you brew a cup at a time and can select from an assortment of different little coffee packages, such a machine could (in theory) provide the coffee lover variety as well as freshness, two of the main selling points of specialty coffee.“
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Gift ideas - The Coffee Cozy - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Enter the French Press/Bodum or infusion method. Coarsely ground coffee comes  in direct contact with the hot water and stays in contact with the water until the moment the coffee us ready for consumption. What separates the coffee from the water at the critical moment is a steel or nylon filter or both in combination. This is a method of brewing that truly extracts every desirable component from the ground coffee including more solids.“
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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Coffee Chemistry (#)

„Dr. Remy Liardon (Switzerland) presented "Contribution of New Aroma Compounds in Coffee to the Aroma of Coffee Brews" in which a focus was made on compounds contributing to the aroma of roast and ground coffee. The author informed that several new aroma compounds had been identified, which improved the aroma of coffee beans. The external addition of three sulfur compounds in various concentrations had positive effect of coffee aromas.“
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CoffeeGeek - An Espresso Glossary (#)

„Filter Basket: is a metal, flat bottomed “bowl” shaped insert that fits inside a portafilter. The filter basket holds your bed of ground coffee and has a multitude of tiny holes in the bottom to allow the extracted beverage to seep through and pour into a demitasse cup or other receptacle. Most espresso machines include two filter baskets, a single basket and a double basket, though some machines feature convertible baskets that allow either a single or double shot of espresso to be produced from the same basket.“
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Espresso Tutorial Chapter 5 - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„The short answer is: If you are new to home espresso, find a local coffee roaster who is capable of grinding your coffee to your exact specifications and buy a few days supply at a time. Coffee fact: ground coffee is only fresh for a few hours if left in the open air. If you select this option, buy a steel canister with a latching top. It is will be fairly airtight and coffee will keep for about three days.“
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Coffee Brewing (#)

„General rules: The following general rules apply to each brewing method discussed. Coffee should be brewed for 4.5-5 minutes using a ratio of 55 grams of ground coffee per liter of filtered water (195-205°F). It is convenient to use 2 tablespoons of coffee per 6 ounces of filtered water. Filtered water and spring water are recommended.“
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Virtual Coffee: Making the Most of Your Home Espresso Machine (#)

„All home baristas should be trained on their own equipment to understand how togrind coffee beans properly (how and when to make the grind finer or coarser asdaily conditions vary), how much ground coffee to place in the portafilterbasket, and how to pack (tamp) it properly. Lastly, the trained home baristamust shut the water extraction off at the appropriate time for proper taste.This means the "barista" must know how to "read" the espresso pour by speed,color and body.“
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Coffee Trade Statistics - National Coffee Association (#)

„In the third quarter of 1998, the coffee market in the United States continued its second quarterly recovery from the previous year's effects of pricing volatility, when green coffee and retail prices increased 30% in eight months in 1997. The surest sign of recovery again came in retail sales of coffee, especially in the roasted and ground category, increasing overall by 36 million pounds compared with the third quarter of 1997.“
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Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„Millstone Coffee is a gourmet coffee brand sold in grocery stores throughout the country. Millstone Coffee provides a wide variety of gourmet blends, roasts, and flavors and is available in ground and whole bean. In addition, Millstone Coffee values socially responsible coffee growers and is committed to supporting coffee sustainability practices.“
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Global Exchange : 442.html (#)

„"Probably because there isn't one around," says Burton, but also because of the dominance of Nestlé in instant coffee. Japanese-owned Robert Harris has almost half the supermarket ground-coffee market. David Russell of the Consumers' Institute says supermarkets are super-sensitive to shoppers' demands. "If there was sufficient New Zealand demand, I'm sure they would do their best to source it (fair-trade coffee).“
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PR New Package (#)

„The company believes that the growing desire among consumers to know the environmental and social background of the food they buy has increased the demand for fairly traded products such as Equal Exchange’s coffee and tea. Due to the current crisis in coffee growing communities a growing number of small farmers are benefiting from their trade partnership with Equal Exchange. More information is available at http://www.equalexchange.com.“
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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Dose coffee into the portafilter up to the rim using a wooden or plastic spatula to shave off the excess. If the basket is properly designed, ground coffee in the double basket will be about 14-18 grams. Following an initial light tamp, tap the portafilter once to dislodge all loose ground particles. Pack the grind to the same force every time—between 30 and 50 lbs.— and, if necessary, use a bathroom scale to measure.“
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Amazon.com: Books: Daddy's Cap Is on Backwards (#)

„Second of all, when I heard Family Circus man had written a whole book I ran instantly out to the mall and bought a copy for my home. It's a wonderful book, I can open it at any time and feel like I'm in my silent kitchen early in the morning all alone with my decaffeinated ground coffee. It gives me a great amount of solace and always manages to bring a slight smile to my face. Bil, when you read this, thanks a lot for everything!“
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Braun - Coffee Mills & Grinders (#)

„precision mill permitting to select from a variety of 14 finesse settings, indispensable for making fresh ground for a variety of coffees, i.e., drip coffee, espresso, or French coffee. A 60-second timer eases to select the required amount of coffee; the attached container allows to store the freshly ground coffee.“
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BBC - History - Elisabeth Dakin (c.1848) (#)

„After roasting, the bean needs to be ground. Ground coffee has a greater surface area than the whole bean, so the hot water can get to it more quickly and release the flavours. However, excessive grinding will cause the oils to evaporate and the coffee to taste bitter and acidic. Once roasted and ground the coffee is ready for brewing.“
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illy caffè North America (#)

„Preparing espresso with ground coffee is a more complicated process. For each cup of espresso, measure one heaping tablespoon (7 grams) of ground coffee. If you're grinding your own beans, we recommend using a high-quality burr grinder on the fine-grind setting. Machines of lesser quality will crush and heat the beans, weakening the coffee's flavor and aroma.“
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Espresso Tamping (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Wiping the basket dry will prevent water from finding a path of least resistance and will help ensure an even extraction. To dose the freshly ground coffee the barista should pull several times until the entire basket is filled with ground coffee. To reduce wasting coffee use a timer to determine how long you must let the grinder run to fill the basket.“
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How To Brew Coffee - National Coffee Association (#)

„Use the proper amount of coffee for every six ounces of water that is actually brewed, remembering that some water is lost to evaporation in certain brewing methods. A general guideline is 1 to 2 tablespoons of ground coffee for every six ounces of water.  This can be adjusted to suit individual taste preferences.  Be sure to check the 'cup' lines on your brewer to see how they actually measure.“
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Tea & Coffee 05/01 - Life in a Vacuum (#)

„In discussing other trends and developments in packaging, Gaffin had the following observations: “We see a trend toward nitrogen, not as much vacuum in the new equipment, for soft bag ground coffee. The gas flush gives oxygen rates well below one-and-a-half per cent. Most of our customers are going nitrogen only as opposed to gas flush.” Gaffin noted that gas flush is enough to meet the need most roasters perceive for freshness.“
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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   Water with a lower TDS count—below 75 ppm—is less likely to penetrate the ground coffee, he says, which can result in under-extraction if the water fails to wet the coffee properly or over-extraction if the water lingers in the coffee bed for too long. According to Songer, the ideal TDS count is 150 ppm, but an acceptable range is between 75 and 250 ppm.“
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Café de Colombia - Coffee makers (#)

„Two stacked glass bowls are connected by a the upper globe's tube. Coarsely ground coffee is put in the top globe and cold water in the bottom. As the water heats, it is forced into the top chamber by the steam pressure, where it mixes with the coffee. The pot is removed from the heat and within a few minutes the liquid falls into the lower pot, leaving the grounds behind.“
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View topic - Sour coffee? - Coffee Forum (#)

„I must also ask what do you consider sour? I've time tested many coffees, including leaving beans open, leaving espresso ground coffee open, and drip ground coffee open. Some of my findings had shown that more of the African beans had soured a bit after the 6th day of being exposed to open air. However, I've never tried that with organic beans.“
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View topic - Flavoring coffee - Coffee Forum (#)

„Take some ground coffee, a mixer and some flavoring (vanilla or lemon if you really like that). Instead of pouring in the flavoring, use a mist sprayer - like those being sold these days for olive oil or spraying vermouth on a martini. At any given point of contact between flavor and coffee, there is enough flavoring to flavor the coffee but not enough to get it to clump.“
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ANOTHER DE’LONGHI INNOVATION: The “Magnifica” All-in-One (#)

„(By contrast, other machines – including industrial machines used in espresso bars in Italy – grind coffee, which spends at least some time in a dispenser and/or pipeline before being delivered to the infuser. This lag time – even as little a five minutes – can rob the ground coffee of its freshness resulting in a less-than-optimal cup of coffee.)“
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ICAFE (#)

„The coffee brewing method traditionally used in Costa Rica is said to have come from the "biggin" system which was widely used during the Victorian era in England and Holland during the eighteenth century. It was a very simple concept: a cloth bag containing the ground coffee and held by a metal ring was placed in a metal“
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Coffee Grind Chart (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„However, one of the problems with using these terms is that without a point of reference, it's difficult to explain what coarse or fine mean. This article uses high quality photographs of ground coffee against a U.S. dime to visually explain these terms. For those outside the United States, the coin below is 17.9 millimeters in diameter. The bridge of the nose on the coin head is just over 3 millimeters long.“
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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„   The crema should be reddish brown, velvety, plentiful, rich, and persistent, lasting many minutes before it breaks in the middle. Linger over the cup as the crema releases the aroma of freshly ground coffee. Taste it straight, without sugar or milk. Note if it is mellow, smooth and sweet, with lots of body and low acidity (high acidity is not a desirable feature of a quality espresso).“
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Tiny Joy, a home coffee roasting newsletter from Sweet Maria's Coffee (#)

„The basic set of compounds responsible for perceived coffee freshness are a particular set of Sulpherous Mercapatans, and in particular Methyl Mercapatan. This chemical is lost rapidly through dissipation and oxidation, especially when ground coffee is left in open air in a humid environment. Lab results show noticeable loss in 24 hours, and up to 70% loss within 3 days.“
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INDIA COFFEE - INDIAN COFFEE, MONTHLY MAGAZINE - BAZAAR BUZZ- Coffee gadgets find a niche in urban Indian kitchens (#)

„Roasted coffee begins to lose flavour after a week, ground coffee an hour after grinding and brewed coffee in minutes. Traditional Arab culture has a good solution: roast, grind, brew and drink the coffee all in the same sitting. This would have been quite a task for urban professionals running late for work a couple of years ago.“
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Mr. Coffee® - F.A.Q's (#)

„Note: Never use water or liquid for cleaning the lower grinding section of this appliance. BRUSH NOT INCLUDED.Wipe the whole bean hopper, its lid and the mill exterior with a damp cloth.The ground coffee chamber and lid can be washed in mild detergent and water. They both are top rack dishwasher safe. Do not immerse the mill or the whole bean hopper in water or any other liquid or place in dishwasher.“
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Coffee Buying Tips, Coffee Grinding Tips (#)

„Different methods of brewing will require different grind consistencies. Typically, coffee used for drip brewing should be ground to a consistency similar to granulated sugar. The complete drip cycle should occur within four to six minutes. If the drip cycle is completed in less than four minutes, grind your coffee finer.“
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Coffee Cupping (#)

„Sample Preparation: To prepare the samples place 2 tablespoons of freshly roasted and freshly ground coffee in a 6 oz cup. Ideally one should use 55g of coffee per liter of water. The grind should be between a French press size and a drip coffee size.“
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BBC - London - Where I Live - Features - Tea and Coffee (#)

„Bramah explains that when instant coffee first came on the scene it was not a rival for ground coffee, but more for leaf tea. As a result, it affected tea greatly. "Tea houses were hit very badly and many merges took place," he said."People began to think about what could be done to tea."“
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Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novel - CHAPTER (#)

„Basically, there is a glass cylinder open at one end. Into this you put the appropriate amount of coarse-ground coffee. I set the Rocky at about 50 which worked out perfectly. Pour in the correct amount of just-below-boiling water (the ratio is one tablespoon of grounds for each four ounces of water) then the lid with the attached strainer goes onto the pot.“
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View topic - "Begginner" Coffee - Coffee Forum (#)

„Find a coffee you like the smell of. I'd recommend first grinding it very fine (espresso or Turkish), then make it using a manual drip cone and pour the water in all at once (with finely ground coffee, if you don't pour it in all at once, it will clog the filter). Use 4 tablespoons of grounds and 8 - 12 ounces of water.“
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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„Those tiny holes eventually stretch from all the pressure applied to them every day. Once they stretch, even correctly ground coffee particles will slip through the holes and into the cup. As a test, take a new filter basket and one from your machine. Compare the two inserts, side by side, holding them up with a light in the background.“
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CoffeeGeek - Aabree Coffee Brings You the Rancilio MD40 Grinder (#)

„The ground coffee-dosing hopper located on the front of the MD40 is made of metal and impact resistant tinted plastic that shows the contents of the hopper. The internal workings of the doser such as the swipes (the fins that push the ground coffee to the chute) and dosing lever are made of heavy aluminum.“
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CoffeeKid - The Crema Rule (#)

„While some people claim tamping your espresso ground coffee isn't necessary - let the dispersion screen (that screen in your brewhead of your machine) do the tamping - I say this is false and bad advice. So do most modern day espresso experts - tamping is a variable you must control on your own to get consistently great shots. Don't give up the variable.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„The difference is the pressure applied to the hot water. In normal drip brewing processes, the water seeps by gravity down through ground coffee, loosely spooned into a filter. In the espresso process, the water is forced under pressure through very finely ground coffee packed tightly over the filter.“
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Café de Colombia - perfect (#)

„Freezing is not necessary to maintain the flavor. Keep beans and ground coffee in an air-tight container. Make sure not to buy large quantities of coffee at a time (no more than a month's worth.) * Store the airtight container in a slightly cool, dark place at a temperature between 50º and 70ºF.“
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BSCA - News (#)

„The amount of coffee roasted, ground, weighed and carefully placed in each cup on every table is mind-boggling. Every roast must be perfect or done again. Cup of Excellence coffees are cupped with a (slightly) lighter roast in order to bring out the coffees’ subtle flavors without masking defects.“
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Mr. Coffee® - Coffee House at Home (#)

„Fresh ground coffee beans make the most flavorful brew. Investing in a coffee grinder, instead of buying pre-ground mix, is an excellent way to savor the flavor day to day. The sooner you use the fresh ground the more flavorful your cup will be.“
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PR Solar Expresso, 1/01 (#)

„The eight coffee SKU's will include a variety of roasts, regular or decaf, as well as both whole bean or ground choices. The four tea SKU's are comprised of Equal Exchange's fairly traded, organic, bagged teas from Darjeeling, India. The coffee and tea will be prominently displayed together in the Natural Foods section.“
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Pepper Coffee Steak Recipe (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„If you're out at the barbeque this summer, be sure to try this recipe. Ground coffee is used as a spice and the result is tasty, but doesn't taste at all like a coffee drink. Give it a shot, it's great. Instead of saying "I need coffee" you might have them shouting "I need more of that food!"“
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Espresso Pods and Espresso coffee machines (#)

„Espresso Pods have been carefully chosen to give the best possible results from Espressione Brewing equipment.  Try them and enjoy a whole new coffee experience.The main requirements of the espresso pod system are a proper dose of correctly ground coffee, pre-weighed and pressed between“
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BODUM SANTOS coffee maker instructions (#)

„Step 7: The water in the jug will now rise into the funnel and mix with the ground coffee. Around 2 cm of water will remain in the glass jug at the bottom. (If no water remains in the jug, it must be removed from the heat immediately and then replace since there is a risk that it will crack from the heat).“
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Braun - AromaPassion/Impression (#)

„Its open, soft touch, non-slip handle allows unmatched easy pouring. The filter release function is designed to facilitate the filling of ground coffee, a useful feature in everyday life. Our premium AromaPassion model (KF 580 E) is equipped with a clock and timer to brew fresh coffee while you wake up.“
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