Coffee

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(11-04-2015, 08:40 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: To expand on that, airtight glass or another airtight canister is best, especially if you are storing ground beans for more than a couple of days. If you go with the glass container, or any material that lets light through, put the canister in a place light doesn't hit it. Never the fridge or freezer. Most coffee snobs will say pre-ground is a no-no, and I can tell you it does make a huge difference, but doing that is just fine. I know people that go so far as to roast their beans each morning and swear by that, so we could just keep going down that rabbit hole. Do what you like and have time/resources for.

I am curious, are you making sure you have the right grind for your press? Most pre-ground is ground for auto-drip and that can cause a bad press experience trying to use that. So I want to make sure you have the coarsest grind going for it so you aren't spitting grinds out after drinking your coffee.

Thanks. I knew when I got the French press I could not buy most of the stuff at the store that is pre-ground for drip makers but I did not want to buy a grinder, in part because I never drank coffee before and this was an experiment. When I went to Starbuck's and bought a bag of coffee beans they told me they would grind it coarse for the press. It was actually the first question the guy asked - how are you going to make the coffee. When I said French press he said that was what he did at home and assured me that was a smart way to go. I am assuming if I go someplace else that has whole beans they could do the same thing, right? It doesn't cost any more and I don't have to buy a grinder that way.