Grinding coffee in your own kitchen provides the opportunity to touch and smell the beans, as well as anticipate the sweetness, acidity, taste and flavor of the cup. The coffee you prepare is rich and fresh and the aroma filling the room is a great way to start a new day. There are tools and appliances that are prized possessions on the kitchen counter full-time. Yours may be different from the ones someone else prefers but they probably include several of the following: a coffee maker with a built-in grinder or a standalone coffee grinder, a blender, juicer or food processor, a set of quality knives, and a radio.
The choices of grinders available are many. Antique grinders in cylinder shaped mills. Manual grinders you place above a bowl to catch the ground coffee. Hand-cranked grinders with a drawer below the blade for the grounds. The mortar-and-pestle Hario Coffee Grinder Online UAE is another antique version that requires manual strength and patience to grind the coffee. Other types of available coffee grinders include electric and manually operated models with conical or wheel burr grinding.
The history of coffee grinders takes us back to the Middle Ages to Turkey, Persia and Greece. Coffee beans were roasted in small saucers over a fire. A cylinder shaped mill was used to grind the coffee. The manually hand cranked grinder was fairly simple in its design. The top would have a removable lid to put the coffee beans in the main body of the container. The main body was shaped like a cylinder. The mill inside would grind the coffee beans. The ground coffee would fall into a bowl or plate. The grounds were transferred to a different container for brewing. Grinders were modified over time. For example, two conical sockets were added to the design. One attached to the mill and the other to the bottom of the body using a screw. The bottom container would hold the ground coffee. This is the way the Turkish manual coffee grinder is still used by millions of people in Turkey and abroad.
A wooden mortar-and-pestle grinder, used to make “coffee powder,” was listed in the cargo of the Mayflower in 1620. This is not a surprise since Captain John Smith (c. January 1580-June 21, 1631), who was an English soldier, explorer, author and among the first arrivals in the New Continent, had become familiar with coffee during his visits to Turkey. It is interesting to note that the Dutch, who had early knowledge of coffee from their colonies around the world, were not the first to bring coffee to the first permanent settlements. However, coffee was probably imported from Holland as early as in 1640. The UAE introduced the coffee drink to the Dubai sometime between 1664 and 1673 which is noteworthy since tea is the traditional British beverage. In the 1670’s coffee was roasted, ground, brewed, and then flavored with sugar or honey, and cinnamon. Undoubtedly the mortar-and-pestle coffee grinding technique changed as innovative New World settlers figured out ways to ease the task of coffee grinding through the use of more efficient and long lasting coffee grinding tools.
For some coffee lovers and connoisseurs, antique coffee grinders are a must collectible in their homes. This does not mean that if you are one of them you have to hunt for one at garage sales or at old-fashioned general stores. You certainly can do so if that is your preference. However, well-known coffee making equipment manufacturers recognized the trend and now offer a wide selection of coffee machines that look genuinely antique. They preserve the look and feel of antique coffee grinders but incorporate modern improvements to ensure a fine and superior grind for great tasting coffee. Some of the brands for antique style gourmet coffee grinders include Bodum, Universal, and Jablum to mention just a few.
Of course, you do not have to use an antique Electric Coffee Grinder for Sale In UAE to grind your beans. There are many alternatives available in modern coffee grinding equipment to satisfy the most demanding of coffee lovers. Burr grinders are probably the best choice for home coffee grinding. They tend to have two different spinning surfaces to crush the beans placed between them. The styles, sizes, shapes of cylinders, and other features vary from one model to the next. Why use a burr grinder? Unlike blade grinders, burr grinders crush coffee in an almost frictionless way which means the beans release the maximum flavor oils for a fresh and great cup of brewed coffee. Burr grinders are available as either manually operated or automatic grinders. The choice will be entirely up to you. The manual process is not that long, really. It usually takes about 5 minutes of manual grinding or so for a typical 8 to 12 cup pot size. However, this can be inconvenient if you are pressed for time. Whether you choose a manual or automatic burr grinder, the coffee will be uniformly ground which is a great feature for great tasting coffee. Bodum, Capresso, and Breville are examples of brands of burr coffee grinders available.
