TURKISH GRIND
The secret behind a great cup of coffee is a great grinder.
We recommend the Wilfa Svart electrical burr grinder for its elegant design and small footprint. It is simple to use and gives you the perfect grind for cafetière, aeropress and dripper. But there are many others on the market to choose from.Here's our top tips for the perfect grind...
1. Grind the coffee just before brewing for the freshest taste.
2. Use a burr grinder. It will give you a more consistent particle size than a blade grinder, and a more even extraction. Only use your grinder for coffee, to avoid absorbing aromas from other ingredients such as spices getting into your cup.
3. There is no ‘one size fits all’ grind size. Too fine will over-extract, making your coffee bitter, and too coarse will under-extract leaving the coffee sour with less flavour.
Size Matters
Once you have your grinder start experimenting with the settings. Create a coarse, a medium and a fine grind. See how different sizes work with different brewing methods. Play with it until you feel at ease.
To give you a head start, here’s a little guide on what’s usually recommended for each brewing method:
| GRIND SIZE | LOOKS LIKE | TYPE OF BREW |
| | Flour, powder | Turkish coffee |
| EXTRA FINE | Icing sugar | Espresso |
| FINE | Granulated sugar | Dripper, Aeropress,Syphon |
| MEDIUM | Sand | Dripper, Filter machine |
| COARSE | Slightly finer than rock salt | Filter machine, Cafetière |
| EXTRA COARSE | Dried chilli flakes | Cold brew |