Collection: Ground coffee

Coffee preserves its taste only if it is stored tightly. The aroma of coffee gradually weakens and evaporates. The more air surrounds the coffee and the more often it is stirred, the faster the evaporation and oxidation processes take place (during oxidation, the coffee acquires a bitter aftertaste). For these two reasons, most coffee packaging bags have valves to help ensure that the bag does not expand from excess gas.

A nice side benefit is that you can smell the coffee by clicking on the bag.

However, even when coffee is stored without contact with air, its aroma fades. Freshly roasted coffee reaches its peak of taste and aroma within two weeks, and we recommend fully consuming the coffee within 2 months of roasting. Read more about coffee storage here.

Ground coffee is a very popular gift for thanking or visiting guests. Choosing a coffee is quite easy when you know the preferences of the person to whom you will give coffee. However, what if you don't know the person well and want to hit without knowing their exact coffee habits?

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You'll never be asking for a smooth, non-acidic classic coffee like Jazzy Lama or the versatile Brazil Minas , which can be used in a variety of machines, filtered, or brewed in a cup. You can find all our roasted coffees with a calm, classic taste here.

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When looking for something gourmet and exclusive, choose to give the gift of extremely high quality, specialty coffee and more exotic lands such as Colombia , Peru , Ethiopia and so on. Coffee connoisseurs are more likely to choose coffees grown in Africa and with more interesting processing methods. You can find all our roasted coffees with exceptional taste here.

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In order not to ask and to provide the recipient with even more diverse experiences, we recommend choosing a coffee tasting set or a coffee flavor subscription , which will allow you to taste several different coffees and choose your favorite. Choose your collection here .

Coarseness is a critically important parameter. The finer the ground coffee, the slower the water passes through it. Therefore, finely ground coffee will have more bitter aftertastes in the cup. There are ways of preparing coffee where this is an advantage, such as espresso machines, mocha coffee makers or Turkish ibriks. For these coffee preparation methods, the coffee is finely ground, but there are also differences in coarseness recommendations between them. Coffee is ground to the smallest detail, down to flour, specifically for Turkish preparation.

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A coarser grind results in a waterier coffee drink. This is especially noticeable in cooking methods that use pressure. Water seeps through coarser pieces of coffee much more easily and proper pressure simply cannot be obtained. And in an ordinary cup, too coarse coarseness can manifest as a liquid drink, pieces of coffee remaining floating on the surface.

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It is in search of the right balance between sufficiently strong, but not bitter coffee, that medium grinding is recommended for roasting in a cup - neither very fine nor very coarse.

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The coarsest grind is applied to filter brewing methods (although here too there are subtle differences depending on the thickness of the filter used and the coffee itself).

An exception is the Aeropress cafe . Although it uses a filter, this coffee maker is so versatile that it can create a unique and delicious recipe for any coffee and adapt to any coffee grind.

Knowing how much coffee grinding affects the taste of the drink, wouldn't you like to be able to adjust it yourself? If you are planning to buy a coffee grinder, be sure to pay attention to a few things.

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The most important part of the coffee grinder is the one responsible for grinding the beans. It is very important that the grinding technique used ensures a uniform size of the bean pieces. Because of this, burr grinders are the most reliable choice. Blade grinders grind coffee unevenly - while some of the coffee has already turned into flour, other coffee beans are barely touched.

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Mill grinders will allow you to determine the desired coarseness of coffee grinding and change it, thus constantly improving the taste of the coffee drink, or adapt it to a different preparation method. So, the second very important aspect is the range of adjustment of grinding coarseness and the size of the step. The more precisely the mills can be locked, the more you will bond with your new grinder.

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Also, when choosing, pay attention to the durability of the grinder, their size (the larger the grinder, the fewer revolutions will be required to grind the same amount of coffee), the ergonomics of using the grinder (if it is a manual device), the fixation of the grinding step and the capacity of the container.

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We have selected several reliable manual coffee grinders that we recommend with confidence. You can find them here.