Buying Guides


This page is in some ways a blog, but all of the articles below are here to help you and other visitors make more informed decsisions when they are buying coffee beans online. We hope they are useful and feel free to suggest any topics you might like discussed by emailing us.

Grinding coffee beans
Date Posted: 9 March 2009
Did you know pre-ground coffee goes stale in 15 minutes ?. We don't stock or sell pre-ground coffee but we can grind from fresh roasted beans to suit your type of beverage or equipment if you selection the Option to Grind when placing an order.... Read More

Why buy coffee online
Date Posted: 4 March 2010
Supermarkets and retail stores do not care, or understand the requirement for freshness. Coffee is a fresh food and when you buy from mycuppa, the coffee is less than 48hr from roasting.... Read More

How to get the best coffee from your grinder
Date Posted: 6 November 2016
did you know a simple grind or dose adjustment can make a world of difference to your coffee experience ?... Read More

How much coffee to buy ?
only order what you need in the next 6 weeks otherwise the coffee becomes stale and your experience will decline.... Read More

Storing Coffee
Never freeze or refrigerate coffee. Store in a cool, stable part of the house or office.... Read More

Why you need to adjust your grinder
Fresh roasted coffee changes every day, even during the day. A correctly adjusted grinder will give you perfect tasting coffee.... Read More

Coffee samples
read this article to understand that samples are not a useful method to evaluate coffee... Read More

Black, white, kraft and green bags
because our bag supplier can't prepare our custom bags fast enough sometimes.... Read More

December 2015 Shipping Update
Some prices have come down, especially Melbourne metro. We have introduced express options for many cities.... Read More

Safe Drop parcel delivery option
this allows you to request different options in relation to the final stage of your delivery... Read More

User Registration
No financial details are stored on our website - just your name, addresses and phone contact number. We do not hand out personal information to 3rd parties.... Read More

Why use pictures of coffee bags
Pictures of raw coffee bags break up the monotony of having to show images of coffee beans.... Read More

Coffee Quality Lifecycle
we cover just a few of the more important aspects of maintaining coffee quality.... Read More