What is ground coffee?

Ground coffee is the most common form in which coffee is sold today. It can be found packaged in ready-to-use packages, capsules or individual pods.

Ground coffee takes the form of a powder, more or less fine, which results from the grinding of roasted coffee beans in a mill or grinder.

It can be ground by the roaster and sold ready to pour for easy preparation or it can be ground "à la minute" by the consumer who is looking for a "freshly ground" coffee.

how to choose your ground coffee ?

The choice of your coffee will depend on how you are going to prepare it and which machine you have.

Indeed, for each preparation corresponds a type of grinding. Here are the main grinds that we offer for all our coffees:

• - Ground coffee for espresso: the ideal grind for making a quality espresso is like fine salt. When taken between the index finger and thumb, it begins to aggregate but should still be slightly granular. It should be resistant to water that is applied with high pressure.

• - Ground coffee for Italian coffee maker: the perfect grind to make a coffee with this type of machine must be fine enough to let the water pass through and thick enough not to pass through the holes in the filter. It should be fine, comparable to powdered sugar.

• - Ground coffee for a piston coffee maker: Given the mesh of the filter that equips this machine, the ideal grind for a piston coffee maker is a relatively coarse grind, comparable to crystal sugar.

• - Ground coffee for filter coffee makers: for this type of preparation by infusion, the ideal is to use a medium grind, whose consistency and feel are similar to those of powdered sugar.

our tips for achieving the perfect grind

• - A good grind is composed of homogeneous chips of the same size
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• - The quality of your grind will depend on the extraction time, i.e. the time it takes for the water to pass through your grind. If the grind is too fine, your coffee will be over-extracted. The water will not be able to pass through and the coffee will tend to develop bitter and acidic aromas at the same time. If the grind is too thick, your coffee will be under-extracted. With fewer contact points, the water will flow too quickly without fully revealing the coffee's aromas, developing notes of cooked cereals and a whitish crema.
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• - Choose an instant grind, done by the minute.

Is there any organic ground coffee?

The very good news is that almost all coffees can be certified organic. Organic coffee beans, organic decaf, organic capsules... Everything is possible. The ground coffee is not excluded.

Today there are many labels and certifications, which can sometimes confuse the consumer who is looking for a quality ground coffee. To help you, we have set up a practical guide to choose your organic coffee (link).

Our complete guide on how to choose your organic coffee.

where to buy organic ground coffee?

L'Arbre à Café offers you a selection of organic ground coffees (link) from sustainable and regenerative agriculture, coffees bought directly from producers, coffees without solvents and pesticides.

We offer you organic ground coffee from fair trade and certified by international or regional labels such as AB, Ecocert and Demeter.

Our selection of organic ground coffee

how to store ground coffee?

As with coffee beans, oxygen is the main enemy of ground coffee. Both do not react in the same way to the sting of oxygen. Ground coffee is more sensitive to it because, by grinding the coffee, you will multiply the areas of contact of the product with the ambient air and thus the oxygen.

Here are our tips for storing your ground coffee:

• - Avoid contact with oxygen
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• - Store your ground coffee in a dry place, away from extreme temperatures.
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• - Avoid putting it in the fridge as it may absorb all the odors.
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• - Store it in a fully sealed can for coffee storage

Our complete guide to coffee preservation