"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
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> "FERRANTE" > wrote in message
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> > 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.
> >
> > Mark Anthony Ferrante
>
> I generally grind mine for about 15 seconds. The longer you grind, the
> smaller the particles and the stronger the coffee will be. Some people
> claim that burr grinders are superior because they don't heat the beans
> while grinding them. Cooks Illustrated did a comparison and found that
the
> cheap blade grinders produced a better flavored coffee than the burr
> grinders. You have to take anything that CI does with a grain of salt,
but
> it does show that the preference for one type of grinder over another is
> subjective. To reduce the heating of the grounds and assure a more
uniform
> grind, you can shake the grinder while it is operating. It is probably
> better to grind a large quantity of coffee in smaller batches rather than
> prolonging the grinding time by overloading the machine.
>
>

I'd bet that 7 out of 10 people couldn't taste the difference between burr
and rotary ground coffee.

Jack Sanka