We started selling ground coffee beans.

We have started selling ground coffee beans, which we have received many requests for. We chose the 804LAB SWEET grinder made by Ditting, a Swiss company.

I will explain why I chose this model later, but I will explain the details of the bargain option.

In addition to putting ground coffee in regular bean bags, they also package coffee in 15g individual packages and make 15g drip bags.

We have made it possible to select options such as:
There is one thing we would like to point out: there is a fee for grinding the beans. The grinder we installed will only be used for grinding and drip bags, so we don't want to pass on the cost to customers who buy whole beans.

The bean grinding option is registered as a separate product as a service. We have provided a link near the order button for each coffee bean, so please click it to order at the same time.

Please note that if you order 180g of beans and also request 90g of ground beans, 90g will be ground and the remaining 90g will be whole. Please ask for the same weight of beans as the beans you ordered .
If you order 450g, you can also specify specific instructions such as 180g in powder, 180g in drip bags, and 90g in small portions.

Now, let’s talk about the grinder.

There are two types of grinder blades: conical and flat. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, but the grinder we selected uses a flat blade. Furthermore, while blades are generally made by cutting out stainless steel, this one is made of cast iron, using the good old technique of pouring iron into a mold to form it (which is time-consuming).

When viewed at a microscopic level, the cast iron blade is expected to have the effect of scraping the surface of the coffee like a file, which is thought to make it easier to bring out the aroma and flavor during extraction. Flat blades have a lower extraction efficiency than conical blades, but I wonder if the effect of cast iron offsets this?

Also, although it is not for grinding, our grinder already has a conical blade (MAZZAR), so we wanted to make it flat. We received a good offer for MAZZAR, but we will do that next time.

Well, speaking of grinders that use cast iron with flat blades, there is the Mahlkunig EK43, which can be said to be the world standard. We struggled with this and Ditting until the very end. The EK43 is the standard, and you can see it in many stores. That doesn't mean that Ditting is bad. Each grinder has its own merits and weaknesses.

Just buying the EK43 doesn't mean everything is fine, and I'll probably be using it in the future anyway, so I took into consideration the ease of operation and installation and decided to give it a go this time.

We will test it thoroughly and provide a review on the flavor later.