Richard Periut wrote:
> PENMART01 wrote:
>
>> FERRANTE writes:
>>
>>
>>> I have a cheap coffee grinder, one that has just one button that
>>> activates the blade. Anyone have one of these and if so, how do you
>>> know how long to grind your coffee? I use a drip-method coffee pot.
>>
>>
>>
>> That's not any kind of "grinder".
>>
>>
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>
>
> Use it as a spice grinder, and get yourself a quality mill. If you are
> into expresso coffee, 300 US will buy you a 1/2 way decent mill;
> otherwise, a 30 dollar mill will suffice for drip method coffee--which
> BTW, doesnt render justice out of the beans.
>
> HTH,
>
> Richard
>

BTW, American style coffee is not roasted as much as coffee for
expresso, and the grind is less fine than for expresso. You need an
almost pulverized grind to develop the foam (crema) for expresso.

HTH,

Richard

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