Teacup Terrorist

I was looking for the best way to store coffee. The age old way is to freeze it, but I have just read that you should not freeze your coffee. It stands to reason, that the best way to store it is dry and cool, away from light. I have successfully kept coffee grounds fresh this way for about a year and a half. That’s right, the grounds didn’t get that over ripe smell until a year and a half later. I thought it was interesting.

The funny part is, the only reason I was keeping my coffee in a dark cabinet was due to the lack of room in my freezer to house all my blends. My mother has kept her coffees in the freezer for as long as I can remember. I always thought that her grounds kept themselves pretty fresh in there. Who would have thought that this was not the ideal way to store your coffee?

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