On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:18:23 -0400, mawil1013 > wrote:

>On 9/26/2013 8:15 AM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2013-09-26, mawil1013 > wrote:
>>
>>> Here are pics of the conical grinding plates.
>>
>> Those are not conical burrs, they're what's known as flat burrs. Not
>> a bad thing. Some of the best grinders on the mkt use flat burrs. As
>> long as they're not plastic burrs, like some low-end grinders, you
>> should be OK. If you cannot get expresso grind from that grinder with
>> a single pass, you were screwed and should return it.
>>
>> If yer serious about good coffee, you'll roast yer own:
>>
>> http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.php
>>
>> If you do roast yer own, green beans are half the cost of roasted
>> beans. EXCEPT for Whole Foods, which will charge you full price for
>> green beans, the greedy bums.
>>
>> nb
>>
>Some day I might roast, one step at a time...

I used to own my own coffee business. In recent years coffee has
evolved into a cult. Individuals are spending (actually wasting) lots
of money on beans, and equipment. The coffee bean emporiums know less
about coffee then you... they're small volume buyers who get the
dregs. You are far better off buying the big brand name coffees
because of the large volume they purchase they get first pick of the
best of the crop. Walmart buys more coffee than all the others
combined (indeed they do), they have the very best coffee, and sell to
consumers at the lowest prices. I used to be heavy into roasting and
grinding... no more, Walmart coffee is better than any other because
they get first pick, coffee is a crop after all, no different from any
other crop. Walmart buys coffee beans like Heinz buys tomatoes.
You can't have better coffee unless you grow your own and maybe not
even then... read he reviews:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Valu....9-oz/16004731
My coffee mill is now in storage.