Is it really convenient to buy coffee powder? How to choose between coffee beans and coffee powder

Now more and more people in China have accepted coffee, and they may come into contact with coffee in all aspects of daily life. Moreover, with the popularity of coffee in China, many people have begun to switch from instant coffee to freshly ground coffee. Let’s discuss today which kind of freshly ground coffee is better.

In the eyes of most Chinese people, there are two types of freshly ground coffee. One is the coffee that has been ground into powder by the merchant, such as the coffee bags, drip coffee, or coffee powder directly ground from coffee beans on the market; the other is coffee beans.

Compared with coffee beans, coffee powder is more popular in China because of its convenience and ease of use. Take drip coffee as an example. The production method is very simple. Hang the filter paper on the coffee maker, pour a cup of coffee powder into the filter paper, and brew it to make a cup of coffee that is almost freshly ground. This method saves time on grinding beans, does not require the use of related tools, and even the final cleaning work becomes simple.

It can be seen from the above that brewing coffee with coffee powder is really simple, but in fact this method is not accepted by more professional coffee lovers. Because there is a big problem with coffee powder products, that is, the coffee powder produced in this way deteriorates very quickly.

During the grinding process of coffee beans, about 70% of the carbon dioxide will be dissipated, and the remaining 30% of the carbon dioxide will evaporate several times faster than the coffee beans. Carbon dioxide originally has the important function of preventing the coffee beans from deteriorating due to moisture and oxygen in the surrounding environment. If it is ground into powder, this function will be greatly weakened. In addition, carbon dioxide will also take away part of the coffee aroma during the volatilization process, so when you taste the coffee, the original flavor will be greatly weakened.

Therefore, it is often suggested that if you buy ground coffee powder, you must drink it within a few days. If you do not drink it within a short period of time, the flavor and taste of the coffee beans will be greatly reduced. At this time, you will find that just for the sake of convenience, you have lost such a good opportunity to taste coffee.

Of course, some people will say that today’s brewed coffee bags and drip coffee beans are all sealed, but if you are an old coffee lover, or if you have such an opportunity, you can try to see the flavor changes when the same coffee beans are made using drip coffee beans and freshly ground coffee beans.

So if you love a cup of coffee and you really want to taste the best flavor, you must grind the coffee beans and brew it according to the brewing time recommended by the barista.

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