Brazil Santos ground coffee 1 kg

Grinding coffee. Surely nothing could be simpler? Add beans, press the right button and pour out tiny particles ready to release their aroma. Yet nothing in the caffeine world is completely simple or obvious. Even the most ordinary tasks can become complicated until we understand their philosophy. Do not worry: before the existential aspects of grinding, we will start with something straightforward. What do we need to grind beans? A grinder, of course. But which kind?

When buying coffee, we increasingly consider not just its species or origin, but how it was grown. Growing consumer awareness over the past decade has brought welcome interest in sustainable and fair-trade cultivation. We are more inclined to choose coffee from small farms using methods that minimise environmental impact than from vast fields focused mainly on quantity. Alongside this comes curiosity about farm life and how coffee is actually grown.