Coffee enthusiasts agree: coffee tastes best when it is brewed from freshly ground and freshly roasted coffee beans. To make better coffee, it is important to learn how to select coffee beans.

 

Criteria for the selection of coffee beans

 

Coffee beans should be freshly roasted when you buy them. Speciality shops and gourmet coffee shops roast their coffee beans daily. When buying coffee beans in the supermarket, you can find the roasting date on the packet.

The coffee beans should be whole and not crumbled or split.

The general rule is: good coffee beans look good and smell appetising.

Depending on your taste and preference, you can buy coffee beans with a nutty, wine-like or full-bodied flavour.

Different regions where coffee is grown produce different coffee beans. By tasting coffee from different regions, you can find your own personal flavour.

Speciality shops often offer their own coffee blends, but there are also well-known standard blends such as mocha java.

Coffee beans should be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Coffee beans that are not used within a week can be stored in the freezer.

For the best flavour, you can buy a coffee grinder for your home and grind your coffee beans fresh every day.