Coffee Beans, Coffee Roasters and Coffee Grinders

There are only so many things you can write about when it comes to things like coffee beans, coffee roasters and coffee grinders in general. I'm actually just throwing this out there because it's apparent that some people have no idea what they're talking about.

Coffee Beans are NOT Beans

When my 23-year old son doesn't know that coffee beans aren't really beans, it's time to mention it over and over again and as often as possible. People who aren't familiar with the history of the coffee plants, especially young people, take way too much for granted by the way things are called. Coffee beans start out as berries of the coffee plants. They're then dried and the seeds, the part that people call the beans, are removed and dried before heading off on their next stop in the journey from the plant to your stomach.

Roasted Coffee Beans

From what I've seen, most coffee beans sold AS coffee beans in supermarkets and other such places are roasted beforehand. What I mean to say is that you usually can't find coffee beans that haven't been roasted yet. I know raw coffee beans are available; otherwise coffee roasters wouldn't be available to the general public.

I don't trust my cooking skills, much less any kind of roasting skills. I could screw up barbecued hot dogs. No, I will always leave that step of the process to others.

Coffee Grounds

I really don't have any idea why ground coffee is called "coffee grounds". I guess it was coined by some unimaginative person way back when. I would call it coffee flakes or coffee powder (I've actually heard "coffee powder" used and it's even displayed as such on instant coffee labels), but never coffee grounds.

In most supermarkets, heck even in most supermarkets in the Philippines, you can buy coffee beans that only need to be ground up to be used. Usually, one or more coffee grinders are available nearby, including generic bags to put the results in.

Although coffee grinders are available for home use, it's still another area step in the process that I'll gladly leave to someone else. I won't use a coffee grinder to grind coffee beans at the market and I won't grind them at home. It's just way too easy to get coffee that only needs one step from the container to the cup and I'm basically a lazy person when it comes to doing things for myself.

There is a specialty coffee bean that I can't seem to find here in the Philippines, that I'm really fond of, but I'm not going to mention it yet. I'll save it for another day, but I'll hint that it has nothing to do with grinding coffee.

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