Pair a $5,000 chromed-out Italian espresso machine with old or poorly ground coffee, and your ristretto will taste mediocre — or worse, like a cup of salty battery acid. But invest in a good manual ...

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Or, maybe, enjoy isn’t quite the right word. I’ve had the same handheld grinder for almost a decade, and while it does the job, the resulting coffee is just passable. But, as I said, it’s been a long ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Buying a coffee grinder seems straightforward: You need a device that will grind your coffee beans. How much difference does it make how it ...

There’s something about making a cup of coffee that riles people up. Somehow, each debate breeds its own sub-debates — brewer vs. pour over. Hario vs. Chemex. Medium grind vs. coarse grind, and so on.

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An electric coffee grinder is the quickest, most convenient way to mash whole beans into brew-ready powder on the average work morning, but there are times when only a hand grinder will do. Maybe the ...

Nothing beats the flavor of freshly ground coffee. Because coffee beans contain volatile flavor compounds, grinding fresh beans at home produces a higher-quality and more flavorful brew than buying ...