They allowed me to grind my own beans, I got down the street. I used a Phin Filter I also bought there. It made my vacation just that much better. I taught a couple of the staff members how to use the grinder, Phin Filter and about coffee from down the street. Shit they live where it grows. I donated the Phin when I left.
Bruce, first off understand that I am a coffee snob, You should buy a Good coffee Grinder, then buy the freshest roasted beans you can acquire. It will make what you already do just that much better. Once you have a grinder (be sure to get one capable of French Press as well as Espresso) Start with a fine grind that will barley run out of the Phin. Increase the coarseness gradually until you hit that perfect cup of Vietnamese Espresso. French Press can make a very exciting cup of Joe. You could even fool around with Turkish or Cowboy coffees. The equipment to brew these is not expensive a good grinder is $$$$$ Why a good grinder, because in order to extract the many chemical components out of the ground coffee in a balanced way the granules of coffee must be the same size and shape. The surface area exposed to the hot water is much greater the smaller the grind. This is part of the reason espresso tastes bolder than coffee poured over a larger grind.
Of all the coffee equipment I have, the grinder is the most important.
I wished I had bought the one with the built in scale but the budget was tight.
fuckin auntie & Hobbezy get to pushin buttonz in the back room & it'z every man for hisself, ahh!
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