This episode takes you deep inside Mahlkönig’s grinders to show you how coffee is ground and the importance of particle sizes on flavour. 

If you’re a home coffee lover, you could easily spend thousands of dollars on your coffee grinder. But after diving deep into the R&D of grinder manufacturing, I learned that after a certain point spending more probably won’t produce a better tasting cup of coffee for you! 

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Explore Mahlkönig’s range of world leading grinders, trusted by baristas globally.

Go deeper into the world of grinding 

Take Barista Hustle’s Advanced Espresso course

Learn from Lance Hedrick where the sweet spot is for buying a coffee grinder

Get super nerdy with Jonathan Gagne’s writings on grinding

Read up on Samo Smrke’s work on coffee fines

Connect with my very knowledgeable guests 

Arnaldo Rodrigues - LinkedIn

Luca Lange - LinkedIn

Chris Meier - LinkedIn

Dario Burger - Instagram

The Science of Coffee is made possible by these leading coffee organisations: 

BWT Water and More

Marco Beverage Systems

ROEST

Sustainable Harvest

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