freshly ground beans

to make a proper cup of coffee, you must start with freshly ground beans. whatever you do, don't buy pre-ground coffee in the supermarket. if you do, you are buying stale coffee and you won't be getting a quality cup of coffee. invest in a good burr grinder so you can buy freshly roasted, whole beans and grind only what you need, as you need it. i like the capresso infinity burr grinder. it is a good mid priced grinder. you don't need anything more expensive and you don't want anything cheaper. freshly ground quality beans really do make a difference.