Coffee Storing

For the best cup of coffee, start with quality beans and store them properly to maximize freshness and flavor.

Keep the beans tight and cool

The biggest enemies of your grains are air, moisture, heat, and light.

To keep the flavor of the freshly fried beans as long as possible, store them in an opaque, airtight container at room temperature. Coffee beans can be beautiful, but avoid clear containers that will allow light to compromise the taste of the coffee.

Store the beans in a dark, cool place. A cupboard next to the oven is often too hot, as is a place on the kitchen counter that makes for strong afternoon sun.

The retail packaging of coffee is generally not ideal for long-term storage. If possible, invest in storage canisters with a tight seal.

Buy the right amount

The coffee begins to lose freshness almost immediately after roasting. Try to buy smaller batches of freshly roasted coffee more often - enough for a week or two.

Exposure to air is harmful to your beans. If you prefer to keep your beans in an affordable and/or attractive container, it may be a good idea to divide the coffee supply into several smaller portions, with the larger, unused portion in a sealed container.

This is especially important when buying pre-ground coffee, due to increased exposure to oxygen. If you buy whole beans, grind the amount you need immediately before cooking.

Freezing your beans?

Freshness is essential for a quality cup of coffee. Experts agree that coffee should be consumed as soon as possible after it is roasted, especially after the seal of the original packaging has been broken.

Although there are differing opinions as to whether or not coffee should be frozen or refrigerated, the main consideration is that coffee absorbs moisture - and odors and tastes - from the surrounding air because it is hygroscopic (bonus vocabulary word for all nerds). the coffee there).

Most home storage containers still leave small amounts of oxygen, which is why food stored in the freezer for a long time can suffer burns in the freezer. Therefore, if you refrigerate or freeze beans, be sure to use a truly airtight container.

If you choose to freeze your coffee, quickly remove as much as you need for a maximum of one week in a row and return the rest to the freezer before condensation forms on the frozen coffee.

Freezing the grains does not change the basic process of preparation.