For those of you out there who may think that little old guy on gas-lit street corners of old who played the organ while his adorable capuchin monkey looked adoringly on had anything to do with the coffee grinder, you need another cup of coffee right now. The coffee grinder has its own specific history and it has nothing to do with organs or monkeys or even street corners for that matter. The first people to grind coffee (probably the Arabs) smashed the beans with flat rocks and possibly hammers. Later, mortar and pestle alternated between spices medicines and coffee … Continue reading →