Ken Wilson wrote:
> england or ivo van putten in holland will ship if you get desperate.
>
> the uk popcorn roaster (standard trial machine until you get Serious) is the
> prima popcorn thing.
>
> that whirly blade grinder you have is good enough for cafeteiere. don't
> grind so fine and shake every few seconds - you are aiming for a consistency
> between salt and sugar. even the best burr grinders will give fines - try
> cutting a a spheroid into equal sized bits. and anyway the (illy?)
> microphoto of topquality burr shavings shows more valleys and peaks than the
> mountains of mourne
>
> of course a burr grinder is easier and more consistant - the big marks and
> spensers have a £20 at the moment.
> --
> Ken Wilson
> Hampshire, UK
>
>
> "Mark L. Breen" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Hello to All,
>>
>>thanks for your advice, that sounds great, I am now off to investigate
>>roasting my own beans, I love the idea of that,
>>
>>I wonder will I be able to buy 'non roasted beans in Ireland'
>>
>>Thanks again
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>
>>"Mark L. Breen" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>Hello All,
>>>
>>>This is my first email to a coffee news group, if there are FAQ's
>>
>>somewhere,
>>
>>>I would appreciate a pointer.
>>>
>>>My question is, I use a plunge pot in Ireland, and I wonder is it better
>>
>>to
>>
>>>stir the coffee immediately after I add the water or not. I seem to get
>>>better coffee if I do not stir. I wonder is it because the coffee
>
> itself
>
>>>acts as a filter for the smaller particles when you do not stir. I find
>>>that if I stir, the coffee does not remain on the top of the water.
>>>
>>>Additionally, I have given up grinding my own beans because I formed the
>>>opinion my grinder does not in fact grind, but actually shatters the
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> beans
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>>>and gives me powder instead of ground coffee. So now a days I buy
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> ground
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>>>coffee.
>>>
>>>All suggestions appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance for your time
>>>
>>>Mark Breen
>>>Ireland
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Think you missed that he is using a plunger -- in my terminology a
French press. In that event, the coffee needs to be coarser than your
suggestion in order for it not to pass through the holes in the metal
plate or through the metal spring on it's circumference.
Miles