Do you have to use beans which it grinds or can I use coffee from a can?
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You can use either ground coffee from a can or grind coffee beans, however the coffee maker does not have a built-in grinder. My husband prefers to grind coffee beans and uses the natural paper filters so he doesn't have to clean the gold filter. Recommend purchasing a coffee grinder so you can grind them fresh for each pot of coffee. The coffee from this coffee maker is very flavorable.
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this coffee maker does not grind the beans. You have to use already ground coffee
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Grind your own beans or scoop from a can. The gold filter mesh can handle the finest grind.
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This particular machine does not have a grinder. However, you can use either your own ground beans or coffee from a can. I use canned coffee. And it is delicious. This is a great simple coffee maker that brews a great cup of joe.
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This drip coffee maker does not have an integral grinder. You must supply your own source of ground coffee.
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Catherine, I had this same question when reviewing owners questions and answers on Amazon's site. All the reviews seemed to be talking about grinding their own beans, but I looked the coffee maker over real good and it looked to me that I could use already ground coffee from a can or a pouch. I bought it and sure enough it handles ground coffee just like any other coffee maker. Enjoy, it's working great. (The lighted clock "is" really bright but no bother to me. Hey ! It's in the kitchen not in the bedroom! LOL
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This coffie maker has no provision for actually grinding beans. You can use either canned ground coffie or fresh beans at your grocery store. Be sure you grind fresh beans at the store and rebag. You could also purchase a grinder to grind fresh beans at home before using. This coffie maker only uses beans once they are already ground.
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There is no grinder on this coffee maker. You must use a separate grinder for whole beans or use ground coffee.
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You can adjust the grind, which is great and I use it in a press every morning. You do have to hold it firm with the non grinding hand to not spill the beans!!! It's great little grinder!!
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It depends, if you are making coffee from roasted beans, you will first need a grinder to create grounded coffee from the beans. You then use a percolator. If you already have ground beans just go ahead and use the percolator.
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1) Be sure to use coarsely ground coffee - either grind it yourself or in the store but it must be coarse - not the relatively find grind in pre ground coffee in tins 2) I suspect you can find a manual online (it is quite brief) if you cannot find it I will scan and pdf the 3 important pages and send them
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As others have answered, you can use a mason jar. But you shouldn't keep ground coffee for too long. It goes stale very shortly after grinding.
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You must use coarse ground coffee, the coffee you purchase for a drip coffee maker is too fine a grind. A coffee grinder is a must or you will need to find a store that will coarse grind beans for you.
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You can use any kind of coffee, just grind it fine for expresso or buy espresso ground type.
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I buy regular ground coffee (Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts) or beans which I grind. I recommend regular ground coffee, or grind the beans yourself. Do not grind the coffee to a powder (like for espresso). I LOVE this machine - and it looks cool with the nice shade of turquoise blue light at night. It makes noticeably good coffee!
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I've not thought about it so I'm not sure. It would make it simple to brew a cup or pot and not have to measure but, I'm not sure whey you'd want to just use ground coffee when the fresh grinding is available. You can bypass the bean hopper if you want.
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I only have the wet food blade/container. But I have used it for things such as grinding peanuts into peanut butter. I have not tried coffee beans into grounds since the quanity one would have to grind would be too much anyway. Personally, I would get the mixer (it is really good) and wait on getting the dry container. You may find you are happy without it. You can also look directly on the vita mix web site for some video tutorials. They show the dry container there too and what they do with it.
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No, you can buy a Keurig or generic adapter which allows you to use ground coffee.
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Yes, especially if you use a cheaper blade type grinder, if you grind your own beans. To minimize particulates in the bottom you really need to use a coarse grind coffee.
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I think you could if you just used the coffee out of the cup but it is easier to just use ground coffee.
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Yes you can grind a small amount of beans & use the pulse control rather then the preset grind setting to control how fine you want the beans ground.
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One way is to weigh your dose of beans first and only put that amount into the grinder. Then just grind manually until all the beans are ground. Then you can use any beans any time.
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I use a heaping 1/2 cup of coffee beans to make a 10 cup pot of coffee. I grind fresh beans each morning. It takes less than a minute. It's an on/off switch The sound of the grinder changes when the beans are ground so you can hear when to switch it off