whole bean
Not yet pulverized
Whole bean describes coffee sold as intact roasted beans rather than pre-ground.
Buying whole bean lets you grind immediately before brewing for fresher flavor: I switched to whole bean and never went back.
The term appears on packaging to distinguish from ground coffee.
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- roastDry-heat cooking method
- light roastBeans heated briefly
- grindCrush into particles
- coffee grinderDevice that pulverizes roasted beans
espresso · arabica · freshness · aroma · bag · dark · medium · small batch · blend · flavor notes · single-origin · fair trade · caffeine · brew · fragrant · oily · crema · hopper
- coffeeespresso, latte, cappuccino, macchiato, americano
- Coffee termsColombian coffee, Brazilian coffee, arabica, robusta, espresso blend
- Kona coffeeKona, Kona coffee, volcanic soil
processing state
whole beanground coffee
Crushed beans for brewing
ground · instant coffee · coffee grounds · fine grind · coarse grind
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