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

On Sep 7, 3:08*pm, "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

don't know much about starbucks. but i always had trouble keeping
ground coffee fresh. i bought a coffee mill and ground my own every
day. that ensured not 100% freshness, but it wasn't bad. i tried
keeping ground coffee in the freezer, the fridge, room temp. but
nothing was as good as fresh ground.

On Sep 7, 2:28*pm, A Moose In Love > wrote:
> On Sep 7, 3:08*pm, "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
>
> don't know much about starbucks. *but i always had trouble keeping
> ground coffee fresh. *i bought a coffee mill and ground my own every
> day. *that ensured not 100% freshness, but it wasn't bad. *i tried
> keeping ground coffee in the freezer, the fridge, room temp. but
> nothing was as good as fresh ground.

The fridge works well. The freezer works great.

--Bryan

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

On Sep 7, 12:08 pm, "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?

The short answer is, you can't. That's assuming you won't use all 48
ounces within a couple of weeks. If you open all four in the first
four days, they will all have deteriorated somewhat by the time they
are used up.

There are a lot of websites from which you may get helpful hints. I'd
check out those of roasting companies.

Be especially careful if you freeze any of it. One time okay.
Multiple freeze/thaw/refreeze, not okay. If freezing were a good way
to store coffee they'd sell it frozen........ -aem

Pete wrote on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:48:43 -0500:


> 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?

You don't need a food-saver, simply freeze the beans if you have
sufficient room. Coffee beans are not particularly moist and don't
require defrosting before grinding.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Pete wrote on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:48:43 -0500:
>
>
>> 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?
>
> You don't need a food-saver, simply freeze the beans if you have
> sufficient room. Coffee beans are not particularly moist and don't require
> defrosting before grinding.
>
> --
>
> James Silverton

If they are beans, they are tiny.

Steve

James Silverton wrote:
>
> Pete wrote on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:48:43 -0500:
>
> > 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?
>
> You don't need a food-saver, simply freeze the beans if you have
> sufficient room. Coffee beans are not particularly moist and don't
> require defrosting before grinding.

Yes, you need to vacuum pack them. It's about oxidation, not moisture.

James Silverton wrote:
: Pete wrote on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:48:43 -0500:
:
:
:: 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?
:
: You don't need a food-saver, simply freeze the beans if you have
: sufficient room. Coffee beans are not particularly moist and don't
: require defrosting before grinding.

You don't have a food saver do you? I have tried all of the second hand
techniques suggested in this thread. I did not find much lengthening of
freshness by putting whole beans or ground coffee in the freezer. It has to
do with oxygen exposure - even in the freezer. I bought a Food Saver a
while back in order to preserve larger bulk quantities of all staples wet
and dry, and I started using it on my bags of roasted beans. Not only do I
have a better tasting coffee towards the end of my bag of beans, but the
beans taste just like when I first opened the bag. "You" don't have to have
a Food Saver, but it is the best so far at keeping roasted and ground coffee
fresh. Your mileage can be the same.

"WSBRK1" > wrote in message
...
> James Silverton wrote:
> : Pete wrote on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:48:43 -0500:
> :
> :
> :: 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?
> :
> : You don't need a food-saver, simply freeze the beans if you have
> : sufficient room. Coffee beans are not particularly moist and don't
> : require defrosting before grinding.
>
> You don't have a food saver do you? I have tried all of the second hand
> techniques suggested in this thread. I did not find much lengthening of
> freshness by putting whole beans or ground coffee in the freezer. It has
> to
> do with oxygen exposure - even in the freezer. I bought a Food Saver a
> while back in order to preserve larger bulk quantities of all staples wet
> and dry, and I started using it on my bags of roasted beans. Not only do
> I
> have a better tasting coffee towards the end of my bag of beans, but the
> beans taste just like when I first opened the bag. "You" don't have to
> have
> a Food Saver, but it is the best so far at keeping roasted and ground
> coffee
> fresh. Your mileage can be the same.
>
>
I agree, you don't want any oxygen near the bean. I use a quart double
ziplock bag; fill it with a quantity of beans; suck the air out of the bag;
seal the bag and freeze. It works great.

Kent
-----------------------
, certified tightwad

"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.

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.

Kent

"Bryan" > wrote in message
...
On Sep 7, 2:28 pm, A Moose In Love > wrote:
> On Sep 7, 3:08 pm, "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
>
> don't know much about starbucks. but i always had trouble keeping
> ground coffee fresh. i bought a coffee mill and ground my own every
> day. that ensured not 100% freshness, but it wasn't bad. i tried
> keeping ground coffee in the freezer, the fridge, room temp. but
> nothing was as good as fresh ground.

The fridge works well. The freezer works great.

--Bryan
>
>
Amen to that!

Kent

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.

redux:

I have four different ones, French Roast, Sumatran, Italian Roast, and
Espresso Roast all laid out in a line. Tomorrow, I will pick one to start
on and experiment. I really liked the Italian Roast over the Breakfast
Blend that I used to buy. I like dark strong coffee. One big cup. Didn't
drink coffee until I started working in the oilfields, then it was Community
or Mellow Joy, or Seaport. No chickory, as is a common misconception of
Louisiana coffees. That was depression era, as a cheap coffee substitute.A
couple of cups at breakfast helped you get all the way to lunch. 12 hour
days for as long as you could take it. My longest was 182 days straight.

Steve

Many thanks to ur post. I love it.

On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:06:08 -0700, "Kent" > wrote:

>
>"Pete C." > wrote in message
nster.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.
>
>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.
>
>Kent

I am an anal retentive coffee freak and I usually roast my own beans.

Cea's (she and her husband run Smith Farms) coffee is the best I have
ever tasted. I've ordered it in both roasted and in green bean form at
times. She ships fast in de-gas valve bags, soon after roasting and
you're liable to be getting it fresher from her than from any place
other than an in-person buy at a local roaster.

There is no question that it is not cheap and won't fit into all
budgets (I order it as a rare treat), and if you cannot tell the
difference in quality, or Kona isn't your type of brew, then save your
money, but this stuff is really top of the line.

Just my 2 cents, but if I had my druthers, I'd be drinking that coffee
all day long.

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote

> Just my 2 cents, but if I had my druthers, I'd be drinking that coffee
> all day long.
>
> Boron

Never understood all day long coffee drinkers. Tweaking or what? I have
heart problems, so one cup a day is my limit, so I make it a good one.

Steve

Steve B wrote:
>
> "Boron Elgar" > wrote
>
> > Just my 2 cents, but if I had my druthers, I'd be drinking that coffee
> > all day long.
> >
> > Boron
>
> Never understood all day long coffee drinkers. Tweaking or what? I have
> heart problems, so one cup a day is my limit, so I make it a good one.
>
> Steve

Then you'd appreciate the good Kona coffee and at one cup a day the cost
won't kill you.

On Sep 8, 10:32*am, "Steve B" > wrote:
> "Boron Elgar" > wrote
>
> > Just my 2 cents, but if I had my druthers, I'd be drinking that coffee
> > all day long.
>
> > Boron
>
> Never understood all day long coffee drinkers. *Tweaking or what? *I have
> heart problems, so one cup a day is my limit, so I make it a good one.
>
> Steve

I titrate my daily coffee intake to my metabolic needs/desires. I'm a
5 big strong cup a day coffee addict. One first thing in the AM, one
after breakfast, one before or after lunch (due VERY soon right now!),
one mid-afternoon and one early evening. Ish. It varies.

John Kuthe...

Steve B wrote:
>
> Never understood all day long coffee drinkers. Tweaking or what? I have
> heart problems, so one cup a day is my limit, so I make it a good one.

Different uses and amounts for different people.

ADD/ADHD - Caffeine is a non-prescription relaxer for us. If I want to
get the jitters from caffeine I have to exceed the therapeutic dosage.
For me to do that would probably take ten times the amount it takes to
cause you to explode. It's so much it still comes out of my pores 36
hours later.

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:06:08 -0700, "Kent" > wrote:
>
>>> ever tasted. I've ordered it in both roasted and in green bean form at
> times. She ships fast in de-gas valve bags, soon after roasting and
> you're liable to be getting it fresher from her than from any place
> other than an in-person buy at a local roaster.
>
> There is no question that it is not cheap and won't fit into all
> budgets (I order it as a rare treat), and if you cannot tell the
> difference in quality, or Kona isn't your type of brew, then save your
> money, but this stuff is really top of the line.
>
> Just my 2 cents, but if I had my druthers, I'd be drinking that coffee
> all day long.
>
> Boron
>

i like kona espresso's. have one every afternoon.
and you're right...cea and bob's is the freshest kona i've had.

"Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
...
> Steve B wrote:
>>
>> Never understood all day long coffee drinkers. Tweaking or what? I have
>> heart problems, so one cup a day is my limit, so I make it a good one.
>
> Different uses and amounts for different people.
>
> ADD/ADHD - Caffeine is a non-prescription relaxer for us. If I want to
> get the jitters from caffeine I have to exceed the therapeutic dosage.
> For me to do that would probably take ten times the amount it takes to
> cause you to explode. It's so much it still comes out of my pores 36
> hours later.

Once you've been to the ER as many times as I have, had as many heart
catheters as I have had, taken nitro pills as much as I have, applied as
many nitro patches as I have, and all the other falderal, one becomes a
leetle gun shy when playing with stimulants...........

I'm ADD, ADHD, XYZ, and CBA, yet I find the thought of more caffeine as
something to be questioned ............

Steve

On Sep 8, 4:01*pm, "Steve B" > wrote:
> "Doug Freyburger" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Steve B wrote:
>
> >> Never understood all day long coffee drinkers. *Tweaking or what? *I have
> >> heart problems, so one cup a day is my limit, so I make it a good one.
>
> > Different uses and amounts for different people.
>
> > ADD/ADHD - Caffeine is a non-prescription relaxer for us. *If I want to
> > get the jitters from caffeine I have to exceed the therapeutic dosage.
> > For me to do that would probably take ten times the amount it takes to
> > cause you to explode. It's so much it still comes out of my pores 36
> > hours later.
>
> Once you've been to the ER as many times as I have, had as many heart
> catheters as I have had, taken nitro pills as much as I have, applied as
> many nitro patches as I have, and all the other falderal, one becomes a
> leetle gun shy when playing with stimulants...........
>
Yet you put trans fat laden flavored creamers in your coffee?
>
> Steve

--Bryan

On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:07:58 -0400, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> Pete wrote on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:48:43 -0500:
>
>
>> 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?
>
>You don't need a food-saver, simply freeze the beans if you have
>sufficient room. Coffee beans are not particularly moist and don't
>require defrosting before grinding.

My computer failed for 5 days and the Dell Tech fixed it today.So I am
back. That was an experience.

Even before you roast coffee, the green bean is between 10-12%
moisture. Then you roast the heck out of it and there is even less
moisture in it, so you are absolutely correct.

Just keep the bag airtight and freeze it. Want to open all 4 to taste,
then close all 4 up, so they are airtight and pop back in freezer.
That's the optimum, but then Starbucks "use by dates" are often not
very scientific. All roasted coffee should be fresh. Frozen after you
buy them. I once read a Starbucks bag that had its "Use By Date" far
into the future. Not really what specialty coffee people would
recommend.

aloha,
Cea

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

>
>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

On Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:44:21 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:06:08 -0700, "Kent" > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Pete C." > wrote in message
onster.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.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Kent
>
> I am an anal retentive coffee freak and I usually roast my own beans.
>
>Cea's (she and her husband run Smith Farms) coffee is the best I have
>ever tasted. I've ordered it in both roasted and in green bean form at
>times. She ships fast in de-gas valve bags, soon after roasting and
>you're liable to be getting it fresher from her than from any place
>other than an in-person buy at a local roaster.
>
>There is no question that it is not cheap and won't fit into all
>budgets (I order it as a rare treat), and if you cannot tell the
>difference in quality, or Kona isn't your type of brew, then save your
>money, but this stuff is really top of the line.
>
>Just my 2 cents, but if I had my druthers, I'd be drinking that coffee
>all day long.
>
>Boron

Oh thank you Gloria, that was heartwarming. So sorry I have missed it
all. (Pls. read previous posts about lack of computer access.) It has
been fixed now.

Thank you again.

aloha,
Cea

On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:58:37 -0400, "skeeter" >
wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:06:08 -0700, "Kent" > wrote:
>>
>>>> ever tasted. I've ordered it in both roasted and in green bean form at
>> times. She ships fast in de-gas valve bags, soon after roasting and
>> you're liable to be getting it fresher from her than from any place
>> other than an in-person buy at a local roaster.
>>
>> There is no question that it is not cheap and won't fit into all
>> budgets (I order it as a rare treat), and if you cannot tell the
>> difference in quality, or Kona isn't your type of brew, then save your
>> money, but this stuff is really top of the line.
>>
>> Just my 2 cents, but if I had my druthers, I'd be drinking that coffee
>> all day long.
>>
>> Boron
>>
>
>i like kona espresso's. have one every afternoon.
>and you're right...cea and bob's is the freshest kona i've had.
Oh thank you kind person.

aloha,
Cea

> GUEST 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

Ground coffee, in general, will go stale very quickly.
I always advise to buy whole bean and grind as needed to get the best
results. Even whole bean coffee will go stale quickly once exposed to
air. You best best, when using pre-ground coffee, would be to vacuum
seal the coffee after it is opened. If you don't have a vacuum
sealer, the next best thing would be to put the ground coffee in a
container that seals good and tight. Use a container that is small
enough that you can fill the coffee all the way to the top with as
little air space in it as possible. Hope this helps.

"Steve B" > wrote in message
...
>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
Store them in the freezer.

Jill

"BubbaBob" > wrote in message
. 1...
> "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
>>
>>
>>
>
> They weren't fresh when you bought them so I don't thnk anything you do
> will help the situation. Starbucks coffee is pretty much dead charcoal
> when
> it comes out of the roaster.

You're right. What do I know?