How To Choose The Coffee Beans

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Buy Coffee Beans At Gourmet Shops

The first and foremost step you will want to implement in choosing the best coffee is to stop buying coffee at the local supermarket. It is often very difficult to find the freshest beans in these supermarkets. The beans are usually pre-ground and they start losing their flavor in the oils that are released. You may want to choose a gourmet shop, where the coffee beans are not kept in open bins, but in air tight containers. Most gourmet shops can grind the beans for you on the spot, which helps in preserving the freshness as much as possible.

Buy Fresh Roasted Beans

It is recommended to buy freshly roasted beans. If you are not sure, you may want to take help from the shop attendants. The gourmet shops have a policy to roast fresh coffee beans frequently.

Buy Whole Beans

Another tip you would want to take note of is to buy intact whole beans. When the beans are fragmented, they lose their flavor oils. Whole beans are able to retain these oils, which lend taste to the coffee.

Buy Fresh And Good Smelling Beans

Very often, we look and smell the dish cooked and we are able to assess if the dish has indeed turned out good. The same rule applies when it comes to choosing coffee beans as well. If the coffee beans smell good and also look good, then you may not falter, as they will also taste good.

A Little Information About Coffee Roast


  • Usually coffee comes in three roasts: light, medium and dark roast. Depending on your taste, you can opt for any one of these roasts.
  • Light roast coffee, also known as cinnamon roast, is pale brown and has a sharp acidic flavor.
  • Medium roast, on the other hand, has a bittersweet flavor and the beans are brown in color.
  • Dark roast, also known as Continental or Viennese roast, has dark brown or almost black color and rich flavor.

To choose coffee beans, you will have to do your groundwork well. You may also have to spend some extra time in choosing the right coffee beans. There is also a possibility where you may need to experiment buying coffee beans from a couple of gourmet shops before you are able to find your kind of coffee beans, but once you find it, you can relax with your favorite coffee.

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