Is it ok to freeze ground coffee to keep fresh?!
Is it ok to freeze ground coffee to keep fresh?
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To Freeze, or Not To Freeze...
The age old question, and also our number one question asked at our weekend coffee shows. How shall I keep my coffee, in the fridge, or in the freezer?
There are two schools of thought here, I'll share them both with you.
First and fore most, keep a weeks worth of coffee in an air tight container, such as a Tupperware or mason jar or etc, at room temperature, in your cupboard or pantry. Keep any excess coffee, that amount that you will not be using in the next week, sealed in an airtight and moisture tight container in your freezer, for the following reasons:
The first school of thought: Your fridge (if it's anything like mine) tends to sometimes have less than desirable aromas contained within it. That leftover meatloaf that was left a little too far over, those fried onions, that science project in the back, all can be quite aromatic if not kept under control. Coffee absorbs aromas as it stales, in the same fashion as baking soda. If you leave your coffee next to that science project, over time, it will start to taste like that science project in your cup, no matter the container the coffee is held in. Result: The fridge is not the place to store your coffee.
The second school of thought: your freezer circulates moist air, and moisture damages the flavor oils in coffee. Correct, hence the moisture tight container for the freezer. Freezing the coffee slows the staling process that much more than the fridge. The closer you can get to keeping your coffee to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, the better. So the freezer is the place. Just keep it air tight, and moisture tight. A freezer bag works well, two freezer bags, even better. But...
Remember to keep a weeks worth of your coffee at room temp. Never use (grind or brew) frozen coffee. Once your coffee comes out of the freezer, it needs to stay out of the freezer. Repeated freezing and thawing of coffee will damage the flavor oils. Put your excess coffee in the freezer, and leave it there. Once that weeks worth comes out, it stays out until it's used. Another way of putting it, your coffee should only be frozen, and stay frozen ONCE. Take out a weeks worth at a time, and draw from that until it's time to bring more out.
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Absolutely!
yes
better than keeping it in the fridge
better yet
use and enjoy!
Yes! It's the best way to keep it. Use it straight from the freezer - it doesn't actually freeze, and I think it intensifies the smell and taste. Yum!
Sure is. Just make sure it's sealed very tight so it doesn't mess with the flavor! Get a vacuum sealer.
Yes, it's highly recommended, and nuts too.
Any time.
yeah
Yes. My father is a coffee fanatic and he stores his in the freezer. He won't store it any other way. :-)
No
Always keep coffee in whole bean form and grind only before each use.
Store in air tight opaque container at room temp.
However, if you plan on not using coffee for awhile, then use freezer as whole bean, never in the fridge.
Yes!! In fact a friend of mine worked at Starbucks and told me to always keep ground AND whole bean coffee in an air tight container in the freezer to keep it fresher. She was right, because I've never had a bad cup of coffee since!!
Actually, it's recommended. :)
yes it is...it will keep it fresh but also add a box of armor hammer baking soda in your freezer to keep it fresh and it will absorb the freezer taste if left in too long