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> On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:57:09 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> >
wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:55:23 GMT, "Geezer" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >We just got our first 5 pound bag of Costa Rican coffee beans and are
> >> >faced
> >> >with a storage issue.
> >> >We plan to grind 1 pound or less at a time and store the remainder as
> >> >whole
> >> >beans.
> >> >What do you coffee guru's use for (roasted) bean storage?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >
> >> >Geezer
> >> >New to the world of fresh coffee
> >> >
> >> Freezer in an airtight container.
> >>
> >> aloha,
> >> beans

> >
> >
> >Cea, if one is going to grind only a pot's worth of beans at a time,
> >does one thaw the beans first (a short time, I presume) or just put them
> >from freezer into grinder and go?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >-B

>
> Hi Barb,
>
> Because coffee has so little moisture- it is reduced to 12% and then
> roasted at 400 something or other, the accepted method in my world,
> is take the beans from the freezer to the grinder, despite the
> condensation on the outside of the bag.


Good to know.
Thanks!
>
> Happy Holidays Barb.
>
> with aloha,
> Cea


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