Coffee maker grinder any good?

Coffee maker grinder only drawback

There is no doubt that coffee maker grinder has its plus point, in fact there would be tons of articles saying how good it is to have a coffee brewer that comes with a grinder. You can grind your beans then send it to brew, can you imagine how fresh your coffee would be?

But, if it is so good, one would think that would be the end of the usual coffee grinders right? Why would people still buy those stand along coffee grinder if you can get one that comes with your favorite coffee machine.

Now, when you have a grinder that comes together with a coffee machine, you would encounter several issues, the first thing that you would note is the size. This machine is usually very big, and no matter how they try to compress it, it is still bigger than the usual drip filter coffee maker (note that I am not even comparing it with the single serve coffee maker).

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But, size is not what we are worried about. When we want to have a grinder together with coffee maker, we want the freshest coffee that we can find. So, we are very particular about the quality of the brew.

When it comes to grinding, the weight of the grinder is important. It is one of the element that determines the consistency and evenness of the coffee ground. And you would note that a grinder that is part of the coffee maker is lighter than those stand alone grinder.

Moreover, there is a limit to the grinding capability that you can insert into a coffee maker grinder, this is because the focus is still first an foremost on the coffee maker rather than the grinder.

So, while it is a good to have. If you are really looking for top quality coffee ground, my recommendation is to go for stand alone coffee grinder.

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OCM (OnCoffeeMakers.com) was started in 2007 with the first webpage about coffee machines. And for a number of years, we focused on helping people find their desired coffee machine (we still are helping folks with that! So, if you are looking for coffee machines for office or restaurants - check out the link).

In 2010, we started getting enquiries on restaurant marketing and we start to help food and beverage brands with their marketing. Below are campaigns and events that we have done over the years:

OCM's campaigns: F&B Marketing Ideas by OCM

OCM's Events: F&B Industry events by or with OCM

Check out this restaurant marketing guide to learn more about the many campaigns and companies we have worked with.

Since then, we have also created many marketing workshops and classes for the F&B industry. Many of these modules are still running in tertiary institutions such as Temasek Polytechnic Skillsfuture Academy and also ITE College East COC classes, below are some snippets of our lectures and workshops:

OCM’s F&B workshops: Food and Beverage Marketing Lectures | Workshops - click to watch classes on customer journey map, JTBD and more.

So, if you are looking for industry practitioners to help you scale your coffee or F&B businesses, do drop us a message or book an appointment. Do also check out our various social media platforms on regular F&B and coffee market updates:

For regular coffee (F&B) related videos: OCM Youtube

For Daily Coffee Inspiration (fun coffee content): OCM IG

For insights into the coffee (F&B) industry: OCM LinkedIN

PS: For the coffee lovers, we continue to share coffee articles (and videos) and have also started a free coffee class section (with free online coffee training supported by coffee partners).