owningmonkey Senior Member Joined: 9 May 2008 Posts: 10 Location: California Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Rancilio Silvia
Posted Fri May 9, 2008, 6:57pm Subject: preground espresso?
I have been wanting to get into making espressos at home for awhile but i dont have much money right now. I have a friend that works at starbucks so i can get a discount on the Sirena they have there. I eventually want to get a rocky grinder but is it really a huge difference to have a local roaster (klatchroasting.com) grind a bag of fresh espresso for me then for me to grind it at home? I just want to get started and i can invest in a nice grinder later so i was just wondering if i would be wasting my time having just an espreso machine for a few months?
Posted Sat May 10, 2008, 5:26pm Subject: Re: preground espresso?
As already stated a good grinder is the most essential tool for making good espresso/coffee. If you buy pre-ground it loses it's freshness very quickly and you will be brewing stale after a couple of hours. Get a good grinder and use a moka pot or french press until you can afford a decent espresso machine.
owningmonkey Senior Member Joined: 9 May 2008 Posts: 10 Location: California Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Rancilio Silvia
Posted Sat May 10, 2008, 9:37pm Subject: Re: preground espresso?
Thanks guys. I guess i was just wondering if the ground espresso would keep for 5-7 days if i stored it airtight and still get an exceptional shot. Then once i got a grinder i would have the hang of it and be amazed at the difference.
Would the 5-7 airtight preground beans taste better then starbucks? lol
mitchellb Senior Member Joined: 20 Jul 2007 Posts: 599 Location: Houston, TX Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Astra Pro, SAMA Lever Grinder: Mazzer Major Vac Pot: Cory DKG-S Drip: Bodum French Press Roaster: HGDB
Posted Sat May 10, 2008, 10:06pm Subject: Re: preground espresso?
get the baratza from starbucks with the discount (if it's that great) and start saving your money for the machine at that point.. that machine is no good pulling shots from beans ground 15 minutes ago.. much less 5 days..
as for if it's better than starbucks or not.. i don't know.. probably not.. you could aim higher than that..
the grinder is useful to have without the machine, the same isnt' true vice versa
CaffeineHat Senior Member Joined: 2 May 2006 Posts: 87 Location: Houston Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: Gaggia Baby Grinder: Gaggia MDF Drip: French press, actually. Roaster: Home
Posted Sun May 11, 2008, 9:29pm Subject: Re: preground espresso?
I found my Gaggia Baby in WLL's clearance section. As for the grinder, I have had great results with my Nemox Lux, which was only 179 at 1800espresso. I wouldn't try preground espresso, I've done it in the past and it doesn't work.
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