Kelly Turner
If you store your coffee properly, it will retain its aroma for a long time. In this article, you will learn what you should consider when storing coffee.
How to store coffee properly
Coffee beans are a natural product and as such, they are sensitive to various environmental influences. The following factors are important for storage:
- Moisture: Moisture causes coffee to spoil quickly. In addition, the beans become particularly susceptible to absorbing foreign odors.
- Heat: Store your coffee in a cool place, for example in the pantry. Alternatively, you can store the coffee at room temperature.
- Cold: The refrigerator is not a suitable place to store coffee. Less because of the low temperatures, but because of the humidity that prevails there.
- Light & oxygen: store your coffee protected from light In addition, oxygen ensures the breakdown of individual ingredients. The aroma is lost, and in the worst case, the coffee becomes rancid. Therefore, store your coffee in an airtight container.
- Odors: Coffee can easily absorb foreign odors. You should store intensively scented spices separately from your coffee.
That’s how long your coffee stays fresh
If you store your coffee properly, it can be kept for around 12 months after opening the pack.
- The same rules apply to the storage of freshly ground coffee as to coffee beans.
- Attention: Ground coffee loses its taste after about two to three weeks.
- Buy whole coffee beans and only paint as much as you need. Use a coffee grinder for this.
- This not only gives you the best aroma for your coffee. The taste is also more intense. You can identify bad coffee by a flat, rancid, or musty taste.
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