Where to Store Coffee Beans

Published on Friday, August 21, 2009, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

Where to Store Coffee Beans

Maria Cleaveland of Equator Estate Coffees & Teas recommends storing coffee in a cold, dark place. Refrigerators don’t count.

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  • I think that by the time I create a coffee-flavored snickers drink by adding cream and sugar, it probably doesn't matter much :-)

    That being said, I've got an old "harvest gold" (from my grandmother's 1970's kitchen) tupperware for daily grinding and use, and the rest go into the freezer in a big zip lock.

  • beans in the freezer, in ziploc bags. Daily use in a canister next to the coffee maker (the grinder is too loud for anyone that early in the morning). No worry of condensation.

    At work I keep my coated bag from Porto Rico in the refrigerator. There's a Keurig, and it's the best I can do. This will not retain the quality I want for coffee in the house, but the best I can do at the office.

  • oops--my mistake! I don't have a grinder anymore, so my beans get ground at the store before ever being exposed to the freezer

  • @Saacnmama, When your beans come out of the freezer they get condensation on them from being cold.

  • Why don't refrigerators count?
    I drink coffee occasionally, and keep the beans in the freezer.