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Originally Posted by Kavy
Thank you all for all of the advice!
Don't lots of coffee vendors grind their beans in shop, and then you can freeze (assuming you believe in the freezing of beans)?
Might save a few $$ or put off a purchase of a grinder?
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The problem is that you really should be using the coffee immediately after grinding it, even if they vacuum seal the coffee, it gets stale so much quicker. The one thing I really like about an espresso pull is that it can tell you a lot about how fresh your beans are. From the time it takes to pull a shot to the amount of crema (gas/coffee froth) you see in the shot will tell you that your coffee is fresh and your extraction time is perfected.
This is the grinder I use which I love, it grinds very evenly and is dead simple to use. It's a bit less precise to dial-in, but is doable and can produce a great result (and it's cheap by conical burr standards)
http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Bistro-E...d_sim_sbs_hg_3