Posted: 10/9/2008 5:51:50 PM EDT
| How long would properly stored ground coffee grounds last in an unopened container from the store? |
| Coffee is at its best within a week of roasting and immediately after grinding. Something preground is already pretty far gone taste wise and I don't think I'd worry about taste. There's a little oil in it so I suppose it would eventually go rancid but I think it would be far out. |
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Roast coffee bean freshness is maintained by storing just roasted beans in a sealed container having much less than 1.0% oxygen therein. Storage of roasted coffee at very low temperatures (less than −40 degrees F. (−40 degrees C.)) also preserves the freshness of the coffee. The combination of low oxygen and low temperature storage provides the freshly roasted coffee taste and a long shelf life for that preserved taste. The shelf life of vacuum-packed roasted and ground coffee is two years when held in the original container at a storage temperature of 80ºF or less. but,,basiclly, roasted coffee is no longer fresh at 3 days, roasted coffee is stale at 14 days, most coffee in stores is 5 weeks old when shelved.. best bet is to buy green beans, store in mylar bags and roast as needed, this will give you the freshest roasted coffee available.. or GO Intant like the Brits and get used to it  CHEF |
Is what you're saying that most of us are probably used to stale coffee already? -Slice |
Stored in a freezer, the shelf life of an unopened can of ground coffee should be much, MUCH longer than 2 years - probably closer to a decade. |
good to know.. I was thinking more in the vein of dryed green beans I guess,,in thinking long term storage anywhere coffee doesnt grow. and yes to the other poster,,we are all pretty much use to stale coffee. if you go to a Barista that roasts from the green bean there is a World of difference in the taste profile. |
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Before I drank coffee, I put about 12 cans of Folgers back for my Dad. That would have been 96-98, would not have been later than 98. We rotated about half of them a few years back-05-06 . All were good. I'm convinced 10 years wouldn't be a problem with these. We have since got some of the "better" coffees and packed them in #10's for long term storage. I would bother with rotation for 10 years unless we have a "coffee shortage" or something! I watched a guy do the roast the whole beans deal one time at a campout, to me it was a lot of work to get everything ready to actually perk the coffee. Contrary to popular belief, there will be PLENTY to do in a bad situation, we won't be sitting around playing Yahtzee or Xbox.... So to me, it just adds another chore to the long list of daily chores in the P.A.W. I know the regular store stuff that's ready to perk WILL last a long time, and I'm not the uber coffee conisuer (sp) that some folks are. So I don't bother with the whole beans. Lowdown3 |
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being a coffee snob that I am, I either buy fresh roasted beans from a friend who buys them whole and processes them from scratch, or roast my own beans (which isn't a big deal). also, for people that think hot coffee is the way to go, I beg to differ. While a French press is an easy and good way to brew coarse ground coffee (and keep all the oils, cholesterol, diarrhea, but most importantly the taste), cold-brew coffee is actually very good and quite strong. Google it for prep gear and directions. Also keeps better for those days when you want to keep coffee in a thermos |
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I store my coffee in the same crate as my cocaine. The scent confuses the dogs so that they think I have a crate full of cocaine, and no coffee. To answer your question, however, I've opened a can of Folgers that had to be almost 10 years old. Tasted fine to me. I imagine it keeps like anything else vacuum sealed in a can. |
Being a long time, coffee swilling, unspohisticated heathen, if it's hot,black, and caffinated, I'm GOOD! I stick with Maxwell House, but not picky.I can't tell much difference fron a new can, to one that's been sitting opened around for year. And I've had some better than 10 years old, even instant. When I'm cold or wet and tired, it's ALL good! |