On Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:53:17 -0500, "Pete C." >
wrote:

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>Kent wrote:
>>
>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>> ster.com...
>> >
>> > Steve B wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I just bought four 12 oz pkgs of Starbucks coffees for $6.88 each. I got
>> >> the dark bold roasts, as I like those. How can I open and keep all four
>> >> fresh so I can taste them separately, and yet keep them fresh until I use
>> >> them all, which could be a while?
>> >>
>> >> Steve
>> >
>> > Simple, use a Foodsaver vacuum machine with the Foodsaver large jar
>> > sealer accessory. You put the coffee into standard quart Mason canning
>> > jars and then vacuum them sealed with the Foodsaver. Also store the
>> > vacuumed jars in the freezer. When you want to use the coffee you just
>> > pop the lid seal with a twist of a spoon, take out what you need and
>> > then vacuum the lid back on. I also recommend getting much better coffee
>> > from smithfarms.com
>> >
>> >
>> When you do the above, is there an airspace between the beans and the jar?
>> if so, the vacuum isn't going to remove all the oxygen. The beans will still
>> oxidize, though slightly less. Tightly wrapping and freezing decreases
>> oxidation far more effectively. I think the Ziplock Airsuck method with
>> freeze works as effectively as anything other than roasting beans on the
>> spot.
>
>There is vacuum space, not air space. I could also dry nitrogen purge
>before vacuuming, but it wouldn't make much difference.
>
>>
>> about: smithfarms.com
>>
>> Estate Grade Run Roasted PURE Kona coffee - 1 lb Bag $20.00
>> Estate Grade Run Roasted PURE Kona coffee - 1 lb Bag - Ground $21.00
>>
>> You've got to be nuts. You're going to pay that much and ship the coffee
>> while it oxidizes? You're going to pay that much under any circumstance.
>
>It's in sealed bags and not oxidizing in transit, and that transit only
>takes three days.
Hey thanks Pete. Hope you read we were locked out of cyberspace for 5
days. (DH computer died 4 days before mine collapsed.)

We use one way valves on our bags- lets the gases out and does not let
oxygen it. We pay for that one way valve system. Bag does not blow
up as gases from fresh coffee bloom.

aloha,
Cea