Joe93101
New member
Hello everyone, new member here!
A little bit about myself, I am a coffee lover, although a relatively new one. I used to drink instant nescafe until a friend gifted me with a packet of whole beans last year. I soon decided to try it out, getting a small blade grinder and French press. Immediately I fell in love with the flavor and lived happily with my French press until it shattered a few weeks ago. While at target, I noticed that the Mr. Coffee Espresso Machines were on sale for about the same price as the French press so I decided to give it a try.
I tried using some espresso grounds that I had from before, but when I brewed the coffee it was very bitter and quite tasteless. My guess is that those beans were ground too finely for the machine and just old. The coffee was also very dark. On my second attempt, I ground fresh beans in my grinder and brewed them, but the coffee was very light and bland. I deduced that this was because the beans were too coarse for the machine. Yesterday, just to experiment, I took some of the grounds and used a mortar and pestle to grind them down to about the consistency of coarse salt and tried brewing the coffee. It tasted better, although it was still light and kind of bland. Any suggestions on how to better use this machine and how I can grind beans fine enough without spending $100+ on a burr grinder? Any help is greatly appreciated!
A little bit about myself, I am a coffee lover, although a relatively new one. I used to drink instant nescafe until a friend gifted me with a packet of whole beans last year. I soon decided to try it out, getting a small blade grinder and French press. Immediately I fell in love with the flavor and lived happily with my French press until it shattered a few weeks ago. While at target, I noticed that the Mr. Coffee Espresso Machines were on sale for about the same price as the French press so I decided to give it a try.
I tried using some espresso grounds that I had from before, but when I brewed the coffee it was very bitter and quite tasteless. My guess is that those beans were ground too finely for the machine and just old. The coffee was also very dark. On my second attempt, I ground fresh beans in my grinder and brewed them, but the coffee was very light and bland. I deduced that this was because the beans were too coarse for the machine. Yesterday, just to experiment, I took some of the grounds and used a mortar and pestle to grind them down to about the consistency of coarse salt and tried brewing the coffee. It tasted better, although it was still light and kind of bland. Any suggestions on how to better use this machine and how I can grind beans fine enough without spending $100+ on a burr grinder? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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