Coffee has become an integral part of our life. If you are a coffee person then your actual morning starts after a cup of fresh coffee. Fresh coffee here refers to; when you grind your coffee just before brewing. Freshly ground coffee beans have that aroma and smell which enhances your taste when you are brewing your coffee. Instant coffee when kept for a long time tends to lose its flavour over a period of time.
Now having a good coffee or grinding coffee before brewing is not limited to coffee shops. You could easily do that in your house. If you have a coffee grinder in your kitchen, you know how to grind the coffee. But suppose one fine day, you find that your grinder is not working and you need a coffee to start your day. Here you could easily Grind your coffee manually.
There are multiple ways to grind coffee beans at home without a grinder. You don’t need any big instrument for that. Here I am going to use kitchen appliances to grind coffee beans. You could do it easily and have a good coffee to begin your day. Here are multiple ways by which you could easily grind your coffee.
Using Mortar And Pestle(Our Ancestors Method)
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This type of method was used by our ancestors or forefathers. Initially, coffee was ground using this method only. It might be possible that you haven’t seen it because it was used when grinding machines were not available. You may ask your granny about it. She would show you with utter warmth. It is very easy to use mortar and pestle. Here it is explained:
- Put a spoon of coffee beans in a mortar. Use your dominant hand for the pestle and another hand to hold the mortar so that it doesn’t move from its position.
- Now take the pestle and put downward force onto the beans in a mortar and then rotate the pestle in a clockwise direction.
- As you crush down the beans keep adding the beans in small quantities and crushing them with a pestle. You could also move the pestle in an anti-clockwise direction also to mix the whole mixture.
- This will allow the beans to be equally ground with the same texture. Repeat the same stem until you get the desired coarse.
- Here is your coffee ready for brewing. You could have one and leave for your work or college.
Use Blender for Grinding
Blender is easily available in every kitchen. So you could use it for coffee grinding also. The mechanism of the blender and coffee beans grinder is pretty much the same. While using a blender you will have to keep one thing in mind that the rotational speed of the blender is very high than that of a coffee grinder. Use it in small bursts or it may overground the beans.
- Put 1/4 cup of coffee in a blender. Make sure you have made the rotating speed of the blender to low.
- In a slow setting also blender crushes the beans heavily. So it is advised to crush the beans in small bursts. Turn on the blender for 4-5 seconds and then turn it off.
- Open the container lid and see the coarse. If you need more fine texture then repeat the same process again. Before going for another burst you should mix it well so that full coffee should be in the same texture.
- Once you are done with grinding, take out the coffee from the container and use the strainer to strain it. All the uneven particles will be secluded. Here you have your coffee in your hand.
Use Of Rolling Pin To Crush Coffee Beans
It is one of the easiest methods to grind coffee beans. Take the rolling pin from the kitchen. Yes, this is your tool to crush your coffee beans. Here’s how you could do it in your kitchen.
- Take a polybag with a zipline so that beans do not scatter here n there. Place it on the kitchen countertop or on the chopping board. Add 1/4 cup of coffee beans inside and close the bag.
- Now take a rolling pin and roll with optimum pressure on the coffee beans. This will start crushing your coffee beans.
- Repeat the same procedure to and fro until you get the desired coarse. Now you could take out the coffee from the bag and use it.
- One disadvantage of using this method is that you will not get that fine coarse. It is going to be time taking process to make that fine texture.
Using Hammer
Yes, it sounds wage to grind coffee beans using a hammer. But the hammer could easily crack and crush the coffee beans. It could easily provide you with the desired coarse of coffee you want. Firstly, wrap the beans in a newspaper or parchment paper and then use the hammer with delicate hands.
While hammering keep a check on the coarse of the coffee. Open the bag and put all the beans together, if scattered and then use that hammer again.
Using Frypan To Grind Coffee Beans
Frypan is a really good way to crush the beans if the quantity of the beans is slightly more. You just have to put the coffee beans in a bag and place it on any hard surface. A kitchen top or chopping board is an easy option if you are in the kitchen.
Now hold the frypan on both the edges and start crushing the beans. Start putting an equal amount of force on both sides and the beans start to crack. Keep collecting all the cracked beans in one place before using the pan. Keep rotating the pan to maintain the fine coarse of the beans.
Using Food Processor
A food processor is household equipment that could be easily used to grind coffee beans. The process is very similar to a blender. While using the blender you might have to add little extra beans because the jar of the food processor is big when compared with the blender. Check the coarse of beans after every pulse as it could overground the beans. Over grinding might assert the taste of coffee negatively.
FAQs
There is no major change in the taste of the coffee if you grind your coffee using these methods. A slight change which may occur is due to its brewing process.
The best way to grind your coffee is the use Mortar and Pestle method. With this, you get the fine structure of your coffee. There is no change in the taste of coffee when grounded manually or in the grinder.
If you use beans to prepare your coffee then it is going to take a very long time for your coffee to get ready. When using whole beans then firstly it will take time for beans to crack and then the preparation starts for coffee.
Yes, you could easily grind the coffee beans in a blender. I have mentioned above how to use your blender in the right way to grind beans. Few important instructions are also given so that you don’t burn your coffee in a blender.
It totally depends on your desired coarse of coffee. But it is advised by professionals not to grind for more than 10-12 seconds.
It is always better if you grind your coffee before brewing. Grinding before brewing always gives the best taste of coffee as all its flavours and aroma are intact within. Coffee which is kept for a long time tends to lose its flavours.
Conclusion
You are a coffee lover who is keen on having a good coffee. It may be either to start your day or in between your meetings. Coffee has been the saviour in our lives. Grinding coffee without a grinder in itself is a process. Grinding Coffee is all about turning it into a uniform texture to taste better for our coffee. All the ways mentioned are equally good. It all depends on your time and the appliance available to you. In any case, if you don’t have a grinder available with you then this article might help you to grind your coffee beans and have your coffee at your place.