So you got yourself a caffeine addiction and ended up spending all your money and spare time at the best cafe in town drinking espressos. It happens to us all! Maybe that's an exageration but it certainly happens to a few of us.

When you get a taste for the joys of freshly ground coffee made by a skilled barista it is impossible to ever again be satisfied with the stuff in a jar you used to call coffee. The only solution is to remortgage your house to pay your annual bill at the cafe or buy yourself a shiny new coffee machine for the house.

What most people don't think about is that you will need to buy a coffee grinder to go with your new machine if you want to produce coffee which is up to the standards that you have grown used to drinking.

Freeze dried coffee is not something that many people would choose to drink after having tasted the joys of tasting coffee made from freshly ground beans. With it being so easy these days to buy a quality coffee machine and grinder it makes sense for any one who loves coffee to make the investment in their future happiness.

Sure, a nice new coffee grinder and the machine to match will set you back a fair amount of money but they will be producing awesome coffee for you for many years to come.

Some of you might ask why you can't just get the machine and buy freshly ground coffee from a local store to use. There are two problems with this.

1. The fresher the ground coffee you use, the better the finished product will be. Buying a weeks worth of ground coffee and storing it at home will result in an inferior tasting result.

2. Its impossible to find coffee that has been ground to the perfect consistency unless you do it yourself at home. Coffee that has been ground too fine won't allow the hot water to pass through and if its too coursely ground the result will be flavourless coffee.

So, if you want to drink the finest coffee known to man you'll need to spash out that little bit extra and get a coffeee grinder to go with your new machine but rest assures the result will be worth it.

When you are on the market for the best coffee grinder its important not just to pick up the first one you set eyes on. With Internet access you should be able to go some easy research to find out which models are worth the money and which will destroy the flavor in your coffee beans.

Visit some of the fine coffee forums where the coffee geeks hang out and feed off their vast knowledge and you will learn more than you need to make a good decision. My favorite brand of coffee grinder manufacturer for home use if Mazzer. Keep an eye out for them on your travels.

When you have a few models in mind check out as many coffee grinder retailers as you can before making a purchase. You'll want to get you grinder for as good a price as possible as you'll be spending a lot of money.