Grinding your beans for extreme freshness
If you always whole beans, try and grind or pound your beans around the brew time if it is possible for you to do so for most extreme freshness. A burr or plant processor is best as the beans are ground to a specific size. A blade processor is less good since some beans will be ground more finely than the rest. If you regularly grind your beans at home with a cutting edge processor, have a go at having it ground at the store with a burr processor - you'll be surprised to see the difference! Whichever choice you use, always follow makers' suggestions when utilizing your processor, and are aware of any essential security guidelines. Go through the entire manual properly before plugging in your brewing machine. The size of the granules is also very critical to the flavour of your brew. If your espresso tastes severe, it could be over-extricated, or ground excessively fine. Then again, if your espresso tastes flat and bland, it very well might be under-extricated, which means your ...