Buy Coffee in Short Supply to Ensure a Fresh Brew

Another great post from Lifehacker

We’ve talked about ways to prepare a good cup of coffee and even how to get fresh coffee regularly, but another secret to a good cup is to not over-buy coffee or store it in the fridge or freezer. Coffee has a short shelf-life and should be purchased and consumed as such.

Storing coffee in the fridge or freezer is a surefire way to make sure they soak up the moisture and odors from their surroundings, and wind up tasting grassy and bitter when finally brewed. Carolyn Malcoun of Eating Well Magazine suggests instead that you treat coffee like any product that goes bad quickly: buy a 5 to 7 day supply, consume it, and then buy more when you run out instead of treating coffee like a bulk product. In the interim, keep your coffee in an airtight, sealed jar in a cool, dry, and dark place. She’s right: the oils in coffee go rancid quickly, and keeping whole beans in moist places is a ticket to a bad cup.

The freezer/fridge idea is just one of the coffee preparation myths she busts in her list, so if you’re looking for an easy way to a better cup of coffee, the whole list is worth a look. How do you store your coffee? Share your tips in the comments. Photo by L.K.

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Millie; I buy from Green Mountain Coffee online, they deliver 2 pounds of awesome Sumatran Reserve (my fave!) every 5 weeks. It’s organic and free trade and the subscription service is customizable; you choose how often and how much coffee get delivered. And at 6.95 a pound you can’t get a better price locally.

I then grind it by hand in a Zassenhaus grinder I got from Sweet Maria’s online.

I then make Turkish coffee in a Ibrik on top of the stove…    Waking up to Turkish coffee is amazing!!

All the coffee grinds go to the compost and the Hemp filter I use gets rinsed out and hung up to dry.  No waste!