Burr Coffee Grinders - The 1st Step To Perfect Coffee

So why is a Burr coffee grinder so much better at producing the perfect grind of your beans? Well, first it is important to know how a Burr coffee grinder works in comparison to the less superior (and cheaper) blade coffee grinders.

First, blade grinders has a blade that spins around much like a regular blender. The blades slice and chop the beans for however long the grinder is switched on, and it is up to the operator to decide how long to leave it running. This can result in easily over-grinding the coffee beans to the extent that you could even damage your coffee machine.

A Burr coffee grinder works by gripping and crushing the coffee beans between an outer and inner cone. The cone of the Burr coffee grinder rotates, while it's outer cone remains stationary. The cones are made of a hard material and are often ribbed to help grip the coffee beans. By using this method, the Burr coffee machine is able to control very accurately the fineness of the coffee bean grind since it depends on the distance between the cones and not on the time that the coffee grinder is doing the actual grinding.

Overall, this type of machine will provide a much more even grind throughout the beans than that of a blade grinder.

So by being able to control the grind you can easily produce course grinds that are suitable for coffee percolators, medium grinds that are suitable for coffee plungers, fine grinds that are needed for espresso coffee machines and extra fine grinds that are required for the making of Turkish coffee.

So, now onto what people consider to be the biggest drawback to owning one of these grinders - The price.

What draws so many people into buying the cheaper blade grinder option is that it is difficult to spend more than $30 if you want to own a new one.

A Burr grinder on the other hand starts at about $20 for a budget model and goes right up to well over $2000 for a top of the range model made by Mazzer.

However, it is also important to remember that many these more expensive machines include accessories like bean hoppers, grind catchers and some even come with the espresso machine built in!

However as long as you remember the following basic Burr coffee grinding advantages:
A more consistent grade of coffee grind.Far more quiet that a blade grinder when operating.The Burr cones inside the grinder will usually be far longer lasting than the blades in a blade grinder.You can usually dispense your coffee grinds directly into a coffee machine resulting in less waste.

You will know that you will have made the right choice in buying a Burr coffee grinder.

So make sure you do plenty of research before buying your Burr coffee grinder here. Also make sure you are fully aware of the main differences between Burr and blade coffee grinders.