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Many friends always ask me to recommend coffee beans. In fact, everyone’s taste is different, so it’s better to choose by yourself than to let others recommend!

Offline purchase

1. Look at unity

Many merchants put the best-looking ones on the outside when selling things, so when choosing coffee beans, you can grab a handful at random and focus on the uniformity. The size of the particles, the uniformity of the color, and the shape. Whether it is raw beans or cooked beans, a uniform and harmonious appearance is the basis for stable coffee quality!

For roasted coffee beans, the most important thing to pay attention to is whether the roasting time is fresh? Dark roasted coffee beans generally have obvious oils, and if light roasted coffee beans have oils, it may be that they have been stored for too long!

2. Smell the aroma

Smell. If it is raw beans, there will be a grassy smell. The most obvious aroma of roasted beans is the coffee aroma. If it is roasted for a long time, the aroma will be very weak, and even have a greasy smell of peanuts. For stale coffee beans, no matter how much effort you put in, it is difficult to make good coffee.

3. Shelling beans

Take a coffee bean and peel it directly. Fresh beans can be peeled easily and there will be a crisp sound. The cross section of good beans looks even after peeling. If the inside is

Peel the coffee beans by hand. If the beans are fresh, it is easy to peel them with a crisp sound. If the beans are not fresh, it takes a lot of effort to peel them.

4. Chew beans

If you are afraid of damaging your nails when peeling beans, just take one and chew it. Fresh beans are crisp and dry without moisture. You can also smell the distinct coffee aroma between your lips and teeth.

Buy Online

The above steps are only limited to the situation where you can choose in person. If you buy it in an online store, these steps are not applicable. We need to pay attention to some other aspects.

1. Origin

The more famous coffee beans have fixed origins or even production areas. If the Blue Mountain coffee you buy online is not produced in Jamaica, then there is nothing to say. Of course, it is not bad if it is not produced in the original place. This kind of coffee generally has a similar flavor, but the price is very affordable. It is not a bad idea to try different origins.

2. Baking Degree

As the degree of roasting of coffee beans deepens, the color and taste also continue to deepen, and the aroma emitted during the roasting process is also different, so be sure to choose the degree of roasting you like.

3. Packaging

Coffee beans, as a common food, also have a shelf life, but it is important to note that the shelf life and freshness period are two different things! The shelf life may be one year or even two years, but the freshness period is often one or two months after roasting, so remember to check the roasting date on the package.

4. About the brand

Big brands are not necessarily good, and small brands are not necessarily bad. Sometimes small brands are more refined. For example, some small coffee shops that roast their own coffee beans are often slightly more expensive, but the quality is not low. It is worth trying. For big brands, try to avoid some big brands with large shipments. With large shipments, it is naturally difficult to control the details of each bag of beans.

5. Price

Always believe that you get what you pay for. When you have visited enough online stores, you will have a rough idea of ​​the price range. Expensive ones are not necessarily good, but good quality beans are definitely not cheap.

When it comes to buying coffee beans, whether online or offline, the most important principle is to buy small quantities and multiple times. Buy a month's worth of beans at a time. Don't buy half a year's worth of beans because you think the beans are old. Even the best beans will go bad if you let them sit for a while.

Blue Mountain Coffee Beans

Colombia

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