Mai Pham
Coffee beans drying on bamboo trays on a hillside terrace.

November 4, 2026 · 10 min

From cherry to bean: how coffee is dried

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November 2026

2 videos

  1. Where your coffee beans come from

    A morning with the pickers on a hillside farm, and what ripe cherries look like.

    Hands picking red coffee cherries on a misty hillside.

  2. Choosing a hand grinder

    What to look for in a hand grinder, and how to tell a good one in a shop.

    A wooden hand grinder and roasted beans on a board.