There are many different suggested ways to store coffee in order to maintain freshness. One of these is to put your coffee beans or ground coffee in the freezer. Is storing coffee in the freezer a good way to maintain freshness? Let's look at the pros and cons.
People have been freezing foods to way back. A diverse selection of foods can be frozen. There's bread, meat, fruits, veggies, and butter. The nutritional value of many foods can also be maintained by freezing. Coffee, however, isn't as likely a candidate for storage in the freezer.
Coffee has four main enemies against freshness: air, heat, light and moisture. It would seem that freezing won't harm coffee's freshness. However, appearances can be deceiving.
You should know that coffee beans are roasted beforehand. Coffee beans are also porous. A freezer can also contain odorous foods. Coffee beans, being porous, can absorb the flavours of the other foods in the freezer. Flavoured coffee beans are delicious, but not if the flavour is garlic or seafood.
Coffee beans can also absorb moisture. Moisture can cause deterioration and loss of flavour. Every time you take your coffee out of the freezer and pop it back in, the beans absorb moisture. If you have no other choice but to freeze your coffee, then make sure you do it only once. Taking it in and out of the freezer many times will not give you good coffee.
The oil in coffee beans break down when you freeze them. The oils contribute to the flavour of the coffee. Breaking down the oils means taking away flavour, and let's face it, a large part of a good cup of coffee is the flavour.
Coffee is not best stored in freezers. You should store coffee in an airtight container in a cool, dry place away from light. You can store coffee, but freeze it only once. You wouldn't want your coffee to lose flavour and quality. So it's best if you buy coffee in small quantities. You'll enjoy coffee best when it's fresh!
People have been freezing foods to way back. A diverse selection of foods can be frozen. There's bread, meat, fruits, veggies, and butter. The nutritional value of many foods can also be maintained by freezing. Coffee, however, isn't as likely a candidate for storage in the freezer.
Coffee has four main enemies against freshness: air, heat, light and moisture. It would seem that freezing won't harm coffee's freshness. However, appearances can be deceiving.
You should know that coffee beans are roasted beforehand. Coffee beans are also porous. A freezer can also contain odorous foods. Coffee beans, being porous, can absorb the flavours of the other foods in the freezer. Flavoured coffee beans are delicious, but not if the flavour is garlic or seafood.
Coffee beans can also absorb moisture. Moisture can cause deterioration and loss of flavour. Every time you take your coffee out of the freezer and pop it back in, the beans absorb moisture. If you have no other choice but to freeze your coffee, then make sure you do it only once. Taking it in and out of the freezer many times will not give you good coffee.
The oil in coffee beans break down when you freeze them. The oils contribute to the flavour of the coffee. Breaking down the oils means taking away flavour, and let's face it, a large part of a good cup of coffee is the flavour.
Coffee is not best stored in freezers. You should store coffee in an airtight container in a cool, dry place away from light. You can store coffee, but freeze it only once. You wouldn't want your coffee to lose flavour and quality. So it's best if you buy coffee in small quantities. You'll enjoy coffee best when it's fresh!
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