fine grind

Espresso machine requirement

Fine grind refers to particles reduced to a small, uniform size, especially coffee beans ground to a powder-like consistency suitable for espresso or Turkish coffee.

The term applies to any material processed into tiny particles: a fine grind of black pepper, The beans need a fine grind for this brewing method.

Coarse grind is the opposite.

Related

mill · pulverize · dust · flour · texture · smooth · silky · burr · particle · crush · mortar · pestle · Turkish · grit · mesh · sift · blade · bean

Categories
Opposites
particle size

fine grindcoarse grind

Large-particle processing result

coarse · chunky · cracked · crushed · kibbled

processing intensity

fine grindunprocessed

Not yet treated

whole bean · minimally processed · intact · unground · raw

Family

fine, grind, finely, finer, finest, fineness, refine, refined, refinement

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