The in-Laws gave us one of those vacuum sealers for Christmas. When we opened it up, I was thinking, "WHAAAA?" But of course out of my mouth came, "WOW!" So the thing has sat for months now in the corner and done nothing.
Saturday morning, the idea hit me to measure out the beans into the little plastic bags and then seal them up. I put in the amount I use to brew a pot of coffee and don't have to worry about storing the beans in something airtight - they're now as airtight as they could get. It's easy to just reach for a pack, cut it open, dump in the grinder and go about my day. And, for those tighta$$'s out there, you can reuse the bags if you cut them just right!
It will be interesting to see how the flavors hold up over time. I've got some that I've packed away with the date on them so I can see how well they preserve in the long run.
Saturday morning, the idea hit me to measure out the beans into the little plastic bags and then seal them up. I put in the amount I use to brew a pot of coffee and don't have to worry about storing the beans in something airtight - they're now as airtight as they could get. It's easy to just reach for a pack, cut it open, dump in the grinder and go about my day. And, for those tighta$$'s out there, you can reuse the bags if you cut them just right!
It will be interesting to see how the flavors hold up over time. I've got some that I've packed away with the date on them so I can see how well they preserve in the long run.