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Air is the enemy of all coffee drinkers. Once air comes in contact with your coffee grinds, they begin to lose their flavor. Coffee manufacturers vacuum seal their grinds to keep them fresh while they sit on the shelves at the supermarket but once you break that seal, it’s all downhill from there. Buying whole coffee beans and grinding them yourself is a great way to ensure that your coffee remains as flavorful as possible. But do you know how to grind your coffee beans properly?

Different types of coffee calls for different types of grinds. So you’ll need to learn to use your coffee grinder properly if you want to make the freshest best tasting coffee possible.

If you plan on brewing your coffee with a percolator or a French Press coffee maker then you’ll need a coarser grind. Place the coffee beans in your coffee grinder and tap the grind button a few times as you would use the pulse feature on your food processor. The goal is to break the beans up so that they look like tiny pieces of coffee bean. If they look like a powder, then you need to slowly back away from the coffee grinder and start again. Remember to tap the button and not hold it down.

Automatic drip coffee makers work best with medium grinds. Picture the grinds that you’d find in a can of supermarket coffee. Those are medium grinds. They can be described as looking like brown sand. So remember the last time you went to the beach but instead of seeing the sand in between your toes, imagine seeing sand in your coffee maker. Once again, while holding the coffee grinder button, don’t get carried away and over grind your coffee beans. You do not want a fine powder if you’re going to use an automatic coffee maker.

Finally if your using an espresso maker, you want those fine powdery grinds that you’ve been trying to avoid when making coarse and medium grinds. So grind away until your heart is content.

Grinding your own coffee beans right before you brew your coffee is a great way to make sure that you’re getting the freshest cup of coffee possible. But a fresh cup of coffee can still be bitter or weak. Learning how to grind your coffee beans is an important part of making great coffee.

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Your coffee mug says so much about you and you might not even know it. When you are walking around with that mug that says do not speak to me until this cup is empty people will get the hint. Most people will not fully start their day without that fresh cup of coffee. When you get to the office first thing you do is head straight to the coffee pot, however I am sure you stop to grab your favorite coffee mug  that you drink out of each day, it would just not be the same hot cup of coffee with any other coffee mug.

It is time to head out and shop for a new coffee mug. This sounds like an easy shopping trip or search on the internet, however when you get to shopping and see the huge variety of mugs to choose from you may change your mind. Even when going to a basic home décor store you will have a variety of mugs, big, small, thin, tall, short, and fat. Wow, so many what will you choose? Then if you pick the short mug and not the tall one, will you be happy or will you need both?

One of the coolest coffee mugs is the hot and cold coffee mugs, when you pour hot liquid in to the mug the design on the mug will change such as one that the sun appears when the liquid is hot and then as the cup becomes cold again a moon will reappear on the mug. So much fun as you enjoy your morning Joe.

You can be the talk at the office with the largest coffee cup around; the saying is quoted as “the bigger the better.” Finding the mug that holds over half the pot can be fun, you can take it to your desk and not have to get up for hours like everyone else to re-fill their coffee.

Coffee mugs are great gift ideas, you cannot go wrong with gifting coffee mugs, and the best part is they do not have to be coffee drinkers. They can enjoy tea or just drink water out of a coffee mug. You make personal coffee mugs with names and pictures on them. On the other hand, you can just find the one that suits them, such as a coffee cup with how to make the best coffee, with the correct amount of coffee, sugar, and cream printed on the cup. This allows making coffee fun each and every day.

You can find unique coffee mugs for a reasonable price around 5 to10 dollars. You will not have to settle on a simple and basic mug because you cannot afford a unique one. You can also find mugs that can be higher in price such as 15 to 20 dollars however; you might just find the right one to top off your friends eclectic collection.  Coffee mugs is one of the top ten items people collect.

Whether you like your coffee with or without cream and sugar, surely you want it in a coffee mug. Drinking  it straight from the pot is okay, however people might find that quite odd. When you find that coffee mug that becomes your absolute favorite, you might want to find a strap to hang it from your neck or even strap it to your belt.  You will not want to be without it. You may feel like you are cheating on it when drinking from another mug or you may just feel naked without it.

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In the world of coffee, there are a couple of new players on the block, K cups and coffee pods. No, these are not something out of a science fiction novel, they are individual serving coffee options. Below we will look at each option a bit closer.

K- Cups

K cups are small cups that contain enough coffee for one single cup of perfectly brewed java. The cups themselves look like the small creamer containers you find at many restaurants or convenience stores. Inside is the perfect amount of coffee and filter, all you do is pop the K cups into your Keurig coffee maker and within minutes have a perfectly brewed cup of coffee.

The one thing that distinguishes a K cup from a coffee pod is the fact that you must have the Keurig coffee maker system to use them. This is not a huge downside however as these systems are not much more expensive than a traditional coffee pot, and if you love the convenience not to mention the bold delicious taste of the coffee they make the investment worth it!

Coffee Pods

Coffee pods are similar in nature to the K cups, however they are simply a single serving of coffee in a sealed filter. Basically, they are two coffee filters sealed together over the perfect amount of coffee for a single cup of joe. Where these differ is in the fact that many companies are manufacturing single serve coffee pots, most notably Senseo.

Weighing the Options

Now that you know a little more about each type of single serving coffee, you now have the task of choosing the best option for you. For the most part this will be a personal preference situation, however there are a few things to keep in mind.

If you are on a strict budget, you may find the machines available for coffee pods to be more in line with what you can afford. In fact, it is entirely possible to try coffee pods in your current automatic drip machine, the speed of your cup of coffee of course will not be the same as with the specialty machines, but you can get a good idea about the taste of the coffee before you purchase.

Variety is the spice of life and if you enjoy trying new coffee, you will find there are quite a few more options with coffee pods versus K cups. Currently there are about 250 varieties of coffee pods while there are only 150 K cups options. Of course, for most coffee drinkers even 150 is more than enough coffee choices for a day or two!

Is Single Serving Right for You?

The real question in this debate is whether single serve coffee is right for you. If you enjoy a cup or two of coffee per day, and need them in a hurry, either option may be right for you. On the other hand, if you measure your daily coffee consumption in pots and not cups, you will likely be frustrated by the single serve option. Many people who survive on coffee will have both types of pots in their kitchen, a single serve unit to get the day started right, while they wait on a traditional pot of coffee to brew. This set up will satisfy die-hard coffee drinkers until someone invents the coffee IV!

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