| u are a selective coffee drinker like myself, then | | | | good thing I didn’t bring back already |
| most likely already know that whole bean coffee | | | | ground coffee; it would have lost a lot of its |
| is definitely the way to go.Whole bean coffee | | | | unique flavor. |
| stays fresh much longer, and if you brew it right | | | | At the same time the problem with whole bean |
| after grinding it you get a flavor you simply | | | | coffee is that you have to grind it, which means |
| can’t get from pre-ground coffee | | | | you need to buy a coffee grinder. Moreover, |
| that’s been sitting around for a short time. | | | | coffee grinders can be a pain to clean, and |
| Even only mediocre whole bean coffee brands | | | | it’s just an extra step you have to take |
| taste pretty good if brewed right after grinding. | | | | before enjoying your coffee. If the flavor |
| One can find some of the best whole bean | | | | isn’t really that important to you, and/or |
| coffee in Costa Rica. As an area well-known for | | | | you are running out of time or patience, whole |
| its coffee, I was keen to try some genuine Costa | | | | bean coffee probably won’t appeal to you |
| Rican brews during my visit there last year and I | | | | that much. The majority coffee drinkers I know |
| was totally blown away when I did. Despite the | | | | don’t even have a coffee grinder; |
| fact that I wanted to make the experience last | | | | scooping out coffee ‘powder’ into |
| as long as possible, I obviously carried as much | | | | a machine and pushing a button is the extent of |
| coffee back with me as I could fit in my suit | | | | their coffee making experience. Of course, there |
| case. Knowing for a fact that the freshness is | | | | is something nice about just being able to add |
| much better preserved when the beans are yet | | | | some already ground coffee in a machine and |
| to be ground, I only brought back whole bean | | | | having a pot brewed in just a couple of minutes |
| coffee to make it last longer. When I got home, I | | | | with not much effort. For this reason, I usually |
| quickly put three of the four bags I had bought | | | | keep both whole bean coffee and already ground |
| into the freezer, and left the other out for | | | | coffee on hand. For times when I’m in a |
| immediate use. Whenever I crushed that whole | | | | rush, I use the ground coffee, and if I’ve |
| bean coffee it transported me right back to | | | | got time to relax I’ll grind up some fresh |
| Costa Rica, and I was in a coffee-drinkers haven | | | | whole bean coffee to savor its taste. |
| for the next couple of months. It’s a | | | | |