In rec.food.cooking, Scott > wrote:

> My family thinks
> I'm nuts when it comes to q and coffee, but I never hear them complain about
> the end results...

You too?

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In rec.food.cooking, Scott > wrote:


> I should have added that at that time I had aslo tried whole beans from the
> grocery store...ground in whirley blade....and brewed in a krups
> drip..................still crap.......

It's a big problem. Too many people buy stale expensive crap in the bins
at the grocery store and conclude that good coffee is no better than the
canned crap. The problem is, after they have bought the binned stuff at
Safeway, they still haven't bought good coffee.


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In rec.food.cooking, Scott > wrote:

> So I usally tell em days and try to get them to try some fresh roasted whole
> beans and a grinder at home................

Unlike many coffee snobs, I am not opposed to people getting a whirly
blade grinder as a first step. I think that it makes a huge difference
compared to pre-fround coffee.

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On 20 Nov 2003 07:11:24 -0800, (Liz) wrote:

>Someone very kindly gave us an early XMas gift of 8# of Starbuck's.
>Ground...
>It will take us a few months to use it all. What is the bet way to
>store this? Thanks Liz


Even the mavens on alt. coffee cannot agree on this issue. Some
freeze, and some refuse to.

You can try googling on "freezing" and "storage" within that group &
get quite an earful.

At this point, with it already ground, try packing it in 1/2 lb
baggies & then place the baggies into freezer bags. Take out only what
you will use within a few days & don't re-freeze what you take out.
Though there will be deterioration in taste, you, yourself may not
notice it. Not everyone is taste sensitive to it.. Some people just
like a plain cup of coffee and don;t fret & fuss over it much. (I do,
myself, but TWIAVBP)

(Liz) wrote:
>
>>Someone very kindly gave us an early XMas gift of 8# of Starbuck's.
>>Ground...
>>It will take us a few months to use it all. What is the bet way to
>>store this?

It's silly enough to gift ground coffee, but 8lbs is beyond imbecilic.
Hopefully each pound is individually vacuum packed, if not here's your excuse
to get one of those tilia thingies. I'd store it in the fridge... perhaps some
as a gift to some other poor soul.


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