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Yes, there are different ways to grind coffee beans!  The most common are the Blade grinders and the Burr Grinders.  They come in various shapes and sizes.  As a homeowner, you need to decide which is best for you.  Economy wise, the blade wins hands down.  From a few dollars to a bit higher the blade grinder is what most folks buy.  The Burr grinder is for the more sophisticated coffee consumer.  Most times, it is larger, grinds more, better built, has an elaborate grinding system and does a better job.    The blade grinder uses multiple cutting blades like a...

Keeping your beans whole until you are going to make your coffee is a great way to extend the life or freshness of your coffee. We offer grinding your fresh roasted coffee, but recommend keeping them whole bean. This allows the bean to stay whole and intact keeping the freshness intact and air from dissipating the freshness.      Never place your coffee into a freezer as it doesn’t keep it fresher and will add moisture to it. Flash freezing is one of the few ways to keep coffee fresh while frozen. This requires special equipment and processes that most people do...

  Coffee beans shelf life is based on various things that affect them. To begin with, coffee beans are picked at certain times. Their color and moisture content is used to determine the ripeness of the bean.  Normal moisture levels for most coffee beans when picked is about 30-35%. At this point the seeds will then be hulled. Drying of the coffee will proceed at this time. Once dried, bagged and collected, the coffee will be sent from its location from the mountains to the shipping locations. Usually located in large warehouses where a collection of all the regional coffee is...

 Cherry Blend Coffee Roasters brings you six single origins from around the world. We have Ethiopian, Brazil, Costa Rica, Kenya Guatemala, Colombia and Papua New Guinea coffees always available for you. Our coffees come from Balzac Brothers Importers in Charleston SC. Owned by the Great Granddaughters of the original owners that started the business in 1917! The coffees they provide are top notch, very high in quality, and their Service is impeccable. Their goal is to provide the highest quality, sustainable, green coffee possible.       Our Ethiopia GEDEO is a Grade 1 Organic Arabica coffee. It is a washed coffee with...