What’s the best way to store my opened coffee beans?
For everyday dosing needs and preservation what’s best? Air-tight in the freezer or vacuum sealed in the cabinet? Inclined for the freezer to avoid the pump everyday.
by Unlucky-Act6948
36 Comments
miketinkers
For everyday use : A good airtight/vacuum container on the counter is totally fine..
For longer storage: Freezer is best if you portion first. Freeze in small airtight bags/jars, pull out only what you’ll use within a few days, and don’t re-freeze..
talldean
You want an airtight container that can let air escape, but not get in. Beans offgas as they age, and you want that to be able to get away from them, but you don’t want them open-air. I wouldn’t worry about taking the lid on and off, so I do not think you’d need to repeatedly vacuum seal anything.
So buy a container designed for this. Google for “coffee bean container” and you’ll find a half dozen or more great options at the top.
Dave-Steel-
I use a vacuum coffee storage container. They keep the coffee really fresh. There’s many varieties of them out there.
I typically buy 1kg bags and just keep them in the freezer in the bag they came in. I use a magic bag sealer to make sure the bag is air tight when it goes back in the freezer. I have an on demand grinder so I keep a couple days worth in the hopper. A 1kg bag lasts me about 2-3 weeks.
NoBlackberry8414
For everyday use, I use a Fellow vacuum pump jar.
Proper_Mine5635
I just keep it in the bag it comes in. It has a hole designed to let air out and not in, which neither one of the ones pictured has
weakwire
I would tell you but I’m afraid I will be downvoted to hell
N-Performance
Storage : Individually vacuum sealed 360g bags in freezer
Everyday : Airscape containers
Resealable 12oz coffee bags with 1-way valve are just as good if you consume your coffee beans fast enough. I got Airscape containers because I bean hop all the time and wanted to tidy up my coffee station.
485.1g in two Airscape containers and 4.17kgs in the freezer.
I’ve got 4.5kgs (10 lbs) of beans set to arrive on the 17th.
x_xx
Silicone ziploc reusable bags are great for storing coffee. I usually end up with a big bag of coffee that I can’t use right away. Put them in the bag, squeeze out the air, zip close and go in the freezer if not being used right away.
The coffee I use everyday are stored in the same bags. Works like those fancy vacuum coffee containers – probably better and cheaper.
the bag they came from is fine if you drink it everyday .
for longer periods of time something like airscape or freezer
logikok
Freezer. I dose and grind from freezer – no thawing. Specialty coffee too. No special bags. Just the bag that it came in. Seems to work really well for me
Level_Impression_554
I have fellows jar but also use this sealer. For the price, I am impressed with this sealer.
Last time i tried to put my beans in an “air tight” container they got stale so fast. Now i keep mine in the bags, in the airtight container.
SubstantialAd1241
1st rule : No light 2nd : No big temperature change.
terdward
For beans that I know I’ll finish in a couple weeks, I just leave them in the bag they came in unless that bag happens to be a shitty one that doesn’t reseal. I save a couple old bags for those occasions. If it’s something I won’t get to for a while I put it in the freezer.
coolstuffeh
Considered buying less?
Repulsive-Produce401
I vacuum seal. Is that overkill?
vivalavega27
If the roasters bag doesn’t allow light through and is resealable, that should be enough. Otherwise get the airscape
le55ism0re
I buy 2lbs bags of coffee and use the air tight container from fellow for daily use. The remaining beans go into half quart deli containers in the freezer which equates to about a week of beans for me.
Octaviousmonk
I bag them in doses and freeze them
CosmicWeenie
I use the fellow vacuum container (not electronic) and it’s worked amazing for me. I think you can only leave it for 4 days unopened until you have to reopen it and re-vacuum it again, but I make espresso everyday so that’s not an issue for me.
LefkyandScott
Airscape!
HarryxClam
iirc clean containers are not ideal, at the least keep them out of direct sunlight. But the bags that they come in are perfectly fine. They have a one way valve to let off gassing out of the bag but not let air back in, and they’re opaque so little to no sunlight gets in.
NateRT
If you do freeze, keep in mind that every time you open the bag, you let in fresh air that has moisture. When you refreeze that moisture can turn to frost.
I buy my coffee in 5 lb bags which last me about a month. I usually freeze half and put the other half in my airscape. Then I refill when it runs out. Seems to keep it fresher. If you’re consuming within a week or two you can just use the bag or any container.
ItsUpToUsNow00
I just leave them in the bag they come in and in a drawer under my espresso machine. Easy and simple.
Zoso03
I buy 1kg bags from Costco. I vacuum pack 75g of beans at a time and freeze them. Gives me 5 15g portions which is what I like which is good for a work week.
I also started using vacuum seal zipper lock bags so they can be reused.
For coffee you are using every day and going through within a week or two you don’t need anything more than an airtight container kept in a lowlight space.
blueridgeblah
My coffee industry friend leaves his in his grinder. I was rather baffled but he explains the fresh grind is far more important. Plus the rate he goes through beans. It doesn’t matter a lot.
MerricaaaaaFvckYeahh
Fellow Vacuum Canisters (in the original bag).
Or the freezer, portioned out in vac bags.
Never in transparent containers due to the light (unless frozen in the dark freezer).
RedGobboRebel
Original bag if it’s resealable. Fellow’s vacuum canister if not. I’ve got both the manual and electric fallow’s canisters. I didn’t want to like the electric, but it’s really fantastic for beans I don’t go through quickly.
mehfjord
Good ole prison wallet
Complete-Poem-9718
Airscape container. I’ve got 2 of them and they are amazing
Chromejob
That looks good. I’ve been pleased with the Airscape sealed bean keeper.
36 Comments
For everyday use :
A good airtight/vacuum container on the counter is totally fine..
For longer storage:
Freezer is best if you portion first. Freeze in small airtight bags/jars, pull out only what you’ll use within a few days, and don’t re-freeze..
You want an airtight container that can let air escape, but not get in. Beans offgas as they age, and you want that to be able to get away from them, but you don’t want them open-air. I wouldn’t worry about taking the lid on and off, so I do not think you’d need to repeatedly vacuum seal anything.
So buy a container designed for this. Google for “coffee bean container” and you’ll find a half dozen or more great options at the top.
I use a vacuum coffee storage container. They keep the coffee really fresh. There’s many varieties of them out there.
https://reviews.chicagotribune.com/kitchen/coffee/best-coffee-containers?cid=18718368687&acid=3&aid=146560071247&eid=&tid=kwd-388405608&ul=9005946&mt=p&n=g&d=m&dm=&m&sn&adid=631148619323&k=coffee%20containers&p=&pc=&ap=&chtrb=1&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18718368687&gbraid=0AAAAADEwahZa-wv4S0C239dF-hAFmzJWM&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk4z5qLyfkQMVUUhHAR0Lsim9EAMYASAAEgKCe_D_BwE
I typically buy 1kg bags and just keep them in the freezer in the bag they came in. I use a magic bag sealer to make sure the bag is air tight when it goes back in the freezer. I have an on demand grinder so I keep a couple days worth in the hopper. A 1kg bag lasts me about 2-3 weeks.
For everyday use, I use a Fellow vacuum pump jar.
I just keep it in the bag it comes in. It has a hole designed to let air out and not in, which neither one of the ones pictured has
I would tell you but I’m afraid I will be downvoted to hell
Storage : Individually vacuum sealed 360g bags in freezer
Everyday : Airscape containers
Resealable 12oz coffee bags with 1-way valve are just as good if you consume your coffee beans fast enough. I got Airscape containers because I bean hop all the time and wanted to tidy up my coffee station.
https://preview.redd.it/0t1qowo88u4g1.jpeg?width=533&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7c1e57931309aadaa2e2fba36862d0e9be4cd8d
485.1g in two Airscape containers and 4.17kgs in the freezer.
I’ve got 4.5kgs (10 lbs) of beans set to arrive on the 17th.
Silicone ziploc reusable bags are great for storing coffee. I usually end up with a big bag of coffee that I can’t use right away. Put them in the bag, squeeze out the air, zip close and go in the freezer if not being used right away.
The coffee I use everyday are stored in the same bags. Works like those fancy vacuum coffee containers – probably better and cheaper.
https://preview.redd.it/1emr2ouf0u4g1.png?width=465&format=png&auto=webp&s=e6a4cc01271acc8cd1ef12d10cb4f97c922acd15
In the dark.
the bag they came from is fine if you drink it everyday .
for longer periods of time something like airscape or freezer
Freezer. I dose and grind from freezer – no thawing. Specialty coffee too. No special bags. Just the bag that it came in. Seems to work really well for me
I have fellows jar but also use this sealer. For the price, I am impressed with this sealer.
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Last time i tried to put my beans in an “air tight” container they got stale so fast. Now i keep mine in the bags, in the airtight container.
1st rule : No light
2nd : No big temperature change.
For beans that I know I’ll finish in a couple weeks, I just leave them in the bag they came in unless that bag happens to be a shitty one that doesn’t reseal. I save a couple old bags for those occasions. If it’s something I won’t get to for a while I put it in the freezer.
Considered buying less?
I vacuum seal. Is that overkill?
If the roasters bag doesn’t allow light through and is resealable, that should be enough.
Otherwise get the airscape
I buy 2lbs bags of coffee and use the air tight container from fellow for daily use. The remaining beans go into half quart deli containers in the freezer which equates to about a week of beans for me.
I bag them in doses and freeze them
I use the fellow vacuum container (not electronic) and it’s worked amazing for me. I think you can only leave it for 4 days unopened until you have to reopen it and re-vacuum it again, but I make espresso everyday so that’s not an issue for me.
Airscape!
iirc clean containers are not ideal, at the least keep them out of direct sunlight. But the bags that they come in are perfectly fine. They have a one way valve to let off gassing out of the bag but not let air back in, and they’re opaque so little to no sunlight gets in.
If you do freeze, keep in mind that every time you open the bag, you let in fresh air that has moisture. When you refreeze that moisture can turn to frost.
I buy my coffee in 5 lb bags which last me about a month. I usually freeze half and put the other half in my airscape. Then I refill when it runs out. Seems to keep it fresher. If you’re consuming within a week or two you can just use the bag or any container.
I just leave them in the bag they come in and in a drawer under my espresso machine. Easy and simple.
I buy 1kg bags from Costco. I vacuum pack 75g of beans at a time and freeze them. Gives me 5 15g portions which is what I like which is good for a work week.
I also started using vacuum seal zipper lock bags so they can be reused.
gallon ziploc
I use one of these.
https://preview.redd.it/dink1d7dsu4g1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d46327efd6c16913f3da56c88c7f45085090327d
For coffee you are using every day and going through within a week or two you don’t need anything more than an airtight container kept in a lowlight space.
My coffee industry friend leaves his in his grinder. I was rather baffled but he explains the fresh grind is far more important. Plus the rate he goes through beans. It doesn’t matter a lot.
Fellow Vacuum Canisters (in the original bag).
Or the freezer, portioned out in vac bags.
Never in transparent containers due to the light (unless frozen in the dark freezer).
Original bag if it’s resealable. Fellow’s vacuum canister if not. I’ve got both the manual and electric fallow’s canisters. I didn’t want to like the electric, but it’s really fantastic for beans I don’t go through quickly.
Good ole prison wallet
Airscape container. I’ve got 2 of them and they are amazing
That looks good. I’ve been pleased with the Airscape sealed bean keeper.