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I usually buy prepackaged ground coffee for my drip coffee maker, but recently I accidentally bought a bag of whole bean coffee and threw away the receipt.
Can I salvage this bag of coffee without purchasing a coffee grinder?
I have seen the suggestion of using a blender or perhaps a food processor, but I don't own those either.
Are there other ways to grind these coffee beans that will provide acceptable quality? - Michael Hampton
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JoeFish Answers:
In my opinion, the best option is to have someone grind them for you. Ask your friends ? someone may have a grinder you can borrow, or would be happy to grind them for you in exchange for some cookies or part of the bag of coffee.
If you have a local coffee shop, talk to the barista (over the latte' you just bought) and ask if he/she will grind your beans for you. I've heard even the mighty Starbucks will grind your beans for you if you ask nicely enough.
If you want to do it yourself, you need to find a way to get the beans down to grinds. Some ideas:
Mortar and pestle. Be careful not to make Turkish coffee powder instead of the more chunky grinds you want.
Rolling pin. Put the beans in a heavy Ziploc bag or similar, and have a go at them. Roll, whack, smash.
Have a nice, heavy frying pan? Ziploc bag again, hammer away.
Chef Flambe Answers:
Methods mentioned above are all great quick fixes for your problem, however, as said before they'll give you a poor grind and a poor cup of coffee.
My suggestion is to go to your local coffee house, tell them your sad story and if you ask really nice they might grind it for you. But don't go in on a busy Saturday afternoon.
Another suggestion: REI in the US and MEC in Canada sell some great handheld camping coffee bean grinders for around $20. If it's cost that's keeping you away from a coffee grinder, one of these manual grinders might do the trick.
Muz Answers:
You'll have trouble making a high quality cup of coffee without a burr grinder.
To quote CoffeeGeek:
I've often said that I can make a better shot of espresso with a $200 espresso machine and a $400 grinder than I can with a $2,000 espresso machine and no grinder (or a blade grinder)... and it's absolutely true.
No matter how good your coffee machine is, it's worthless without proper grinding. The taste of coffee relies on how the beans filter your water... faster or slower flow will drastically alter the taste. You might as well just eat it.
As mentioned, only reasonable alternative is to get someone to grind it for you.
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