Keeping Coffee Fresh
I don't know about you, but I LOVE a cup of coffee in the morning. I really enjoy getting up early before my kids are awake and having some quiet time alone, and a delicious cup of coffee is part of this morning routine.
I buy my coffee and grind the beans at home in small batches. I store about a week's worth of ground coffee in a Tupperware. However, I discovered that as soon as I opened the package of beans from Starbucks, I had no way of getting all the air out. As soon as the air starts hitting the coffee beans, they start to lose their freshness.
I did some research online and I discovered the following: as soon as the beans come in contact with air, moisture, or light, they begin to lose their freshness. To remedy that, I began vacuum sealing my beans with my vacuum food sealer machine and using my vacuum sealer bags and rolls. ( I tend to prefer using the vacuum sealer rolls, because I cut a rather long piece of material, and as I use the beans each week to grind them, I can simply reseal the bag.) I then store the bag in the back of one of my pantry cupboards.
My coffee beans stay deliciously fresh in their airtight vacuum sealer bags. I've advised my friends to use their Seal a Meal, FoodSaver, or VacMaster machines to do the same, and they reported back that their coffee is noticeably fresher, too! Some of them feel that, after vacuum sealing them, storing the beans in the freezer also helps. I go through my coffee beans so quickly, that I just keep them in my pantry.
Give it a try and let me know what you think!
I buy my coffee and grind the beans at home in small batches. I store about a week's worth of ground coffee in a Tupperware. However, I discovered that as soon as I opened the package of beans from Starbucks, I had no way of getting all the air out. As soon as the air starts hitting the coffee beans, they start to lose their freshness.
I did some research online and I discovered the following: as soon as the beans come in contact with air, moisture, or light, they begin to lose their freshness. To remedy that, I began vacuum sealing my beans with my vacuum food sealer machine and using my vacuum sealer bags and rolls. ( I tend to prefer using the vacuum sealer rolls, because I cut a rather long piece of material, and as I use the beans each week to grind them, I can simply reseal the bag.) I then store the bag in the back of one of my pantry cupboards.
My coffee beans stay deliciously fresh in their airtight vacuum sealer bags. I've advised my friends to use their Seal a Meal, FoodSaver, or VacMaster machines to do the same, and they reported back that their coffee is noticeably fresher, too! Some of them feel that, after vacuum sealing them, storing the beans in the freezer also helps. I go through my coffee beans so quickly, that I just keep them in my pantry.
Give it a try and let me know what you think!
Posted by Lisa -Vacuum Sealers Unlimited at 6/29/2010 1:47 PM 
Categories: Food Sealing
Tags: food vacuum sealers vacuum sealer bags food vacuum sealer food saver vacuum sealing food sealer seal a meal
Categories: Food Sealing
Tags: food vacuum sealers vacuum sealer bags food vacuum sealer food saver vacuum sealing food sealer seal a meal
Comments