A huge contributing factor to a great cup of joe is the burr – or how it’s ground. Burr type grinders are typically higher end coffee grinders. They work by grinding, or crushing your beans down to the proper coarseness.
From my four Bs of great coffee, This B is for Burn. Roasting the coffee beans is what transforms them from the green beans to the chocolate colored beans we see in the stores. How long they roast determines the level of the roast as defined in laymen terms we see on most coffee containers in grocery stores – light, medium, or dark.
This is the first of four articles for what I refer to as the 4 Bs for a great cup of coffee. My first B is fresh Beans. We often refer to coffee as beans although they are more accurately described as the pits of coffee cherries. I’ll go ahead and give in and still refer to them as beans. You’ve got to have fresh beans. More so after roasting than before.