Storing Coffee

Coffee is a morning staple for many people. Whether you are storing whole beans or ground coffee, proper storage will ensure that it stays fresh. This is a guide about storing coffee.

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Set Up a Week's Coffee on Sunday Night

Save time by setting your weekly morning coffee up Sunday night. Just fill up seven coffee filters with your favorite grounds. Then stack the coffee filters on top of each other and place them inside an empty coffee can with a sealable lid. In the morning, just pull out a pre-filled filter, add water to your pot, and serve to taste.

By florida gal from Spring Hill, FL

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Store Coffee In Fridge And Grind Daily

My best advice on storing coffee was shared, years ago, by someone employed with a coffee company. I grew up in north west Washington, if that gives you any idea of the fanatic I am about coffee. He told me that if you have to buy ground coffee, buy small amounts and use as quickly as possible. Freezing does not improve the coffee, nothing does, other than being stored tightly closed, in a cool, dark place, and, again, use quickly.

The best thing is to buy a coffee grinder, which is not expensive, considering the end result. The whole beans can be kept for much longer in the refrigerator, with very little loss of flavor. Some say you can freeze the whole beans. We don't, because we usually use a bag before it would be in any danger of losing it's quality. The coffee bean has oils in it, and once it sits a while the oils become a bit rancid, for lack of a better word, and the coffee suffers. I would say that ground coffee should be used within two or three weeks, if that. Whole bean can last, in the fridge, for that many months, or a bit more, for sure. Hope that helps.

By Loretta from Theodore, AL

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Freeze Ground Coffee

After trying various methods for storing the large canister of coffee (more thrifty), I settled on freezing it. I noticed the aroma from the un-brewed coffee deteriorated with all the other methods. This way, one doesn't get that sharp smell when opening the container. No need to thaw; just measure, brew, and enjoy!

By Cay from Green Cove Springs, FL

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Keep Coffee in the Fridge

Keep your coffee in the fridge in a plastic container with a tight lid.

By Olga P. from Miallet, France

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Use Your Blender To Grind A Bag Of Coffee

We recently bought a large bag of whole bean coffee at Costco. Grinding coffee beans can be quite messy, so I decided to get the grinding over with all at once. I used our blender to grind up all of the coffee, which was much quicker than our little coffee grinder.

I found a lidded plastic container that was a little bigger than our coffee filters. I prefilled a bunch of filters and stored them in the container. I put the remaining ground coffee in another lidded container. Now making coffee before running out the door in the morning is quick and less messy.

By Laurel from Port Orchard, WA

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Use Original Coffee Container in the Freezer

I store extra in the original container in the freezer. I have also used large ziploc bags.

By Brenda from TN

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Storing Coffee

What is the best way to store coffee (both for unground beans and for already ground)? My DH and I don't drink it up very fast, and I've heard keep it in the freezer; I've heard keep it in the refrigerator; I've heard oh, no, don't do either of those, that'll dry it out, just keep it in an airtight container.

Lynn from Calif. from Chico, CA

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Most Recent Answer

By Jennifer,CA (Guest Post)11/08/2005

I have several friends that have worked at Coffee stores...Peet's and Starbuck's. They recommend not refrigerating nor freezing. Best to be in a sealed tight container in the dark pantry. I was told it will loose it's taste when in the refrig or freezer. I drink it up fast so I wouldn't know. I only put mine in the pantry both whole bean and grinded.

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