Coffee Enthusiasts

[Sidelle]

I'm doing some Christmas shopping later and I wanted to ask some questions of any hardcore coffee drinkers out there to help me decide on a present for a guy who's notoriously hard to buy gifts for. I'm thinking he'd like some coffee accessories -- a coffee grinder, to be more specific. He's a relatively new daily coffee drinker, so I thought this would be a good idea since he needs some accessories. All he has right now is the coffee maker.

• What's your favorite brand of coffee and where do you buy it from?
• Do you buy it already ground or do you grind your own coffee beans? (It makes sense to me that grinding them oneself would be the best way but is there really a noticeable difference in flavor?)
• If you grind your own, do you prefer an electric grinder or a hand grinder?
• Which grinder(s) would you recommend? (Feel free to post any links.)

I did a bit of reading about grinders the other day. I read that electric grinders can possibly make your coffee taste burnt. Is that true?

Anyways, thanks coffee drinkers. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I appreciate any advice given here.