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REMEMBER -

• Coffee Beans are best brewed 1 to 2 days after roasting
• Grind your coffee just prior to brewing, grinding just the amount you need
• The moment you grind the bean, it loses flavor
• If you can roast your own coffee, that would be ideal
• Home Roasters are quite affordable
• Check out our Blog to give you some pointers on choosing coffee

Whole beans maintain the flavor and richness of coffee longer. Coffee begins to deteriorate from the moment coffee is ground. Coffee on grocery and retailer shelves are often stale and lacking flavor but still rate fresh according to their standards. Premium coffee from gourmet coffee retailers typicallly ship coffee that is freshly roasted.

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Remember, glass carafes and other containers should never be left on the burner for more than 10 minutes. An airtight thermos-type container is the preferred hot storage container and will keep hot coffee fresh considerably longer.

Always store your premium coffee in an airtight opaque container such as Tupperware, away from heat, moisture and light.

The type of coffee grind that you use is important in order to properly match the type of brewing method you will be using. The objective is to get the most flavor out of your ground gourmet coffee beans when infused with hot water. The fast rule of thumb is the faster the infusion the finer the grind.