How long does coffee remain fresh?
There’s not a lot of debate here - coffee will not remain “fresh” for very long. Estimates on this length of time will vary slightly, but it is generally conceded that it will begin losing its freshness immediately after roasting, and this decline will be especially rapid with exposure to air, moisture, heat, and light.
The solution for getting the most from your cuppa is simple
- purchase roasted coffee in smaller batches that will be consumed relatively quickly
- store coffee in air tight containers, at cool temperatures, protected from light
- coffee will absorb moisture, odors and taste, so avoid storage where this will occur
- coffee beans will stay fresher longer than ground - only grind what you need
- buy coffee that has recently been roasted
Are there health benefits of coffee
A debate on this subject has been ongoing for hundreds of years. Science, being what it is, has done some rather embarrassing 180s on the health benefits or dangers of coffee, while pretending to know the truth. In a partial defense of “science”, it must be admitted that there are clearly some things that do indeed take time to research in order to arrive at the correct “scientific” conclusion. In all cases however, it will ALWAYS boil down to the existence or absence of “real” evidence. When it comes to coffee, there appears to be an interesting trend which suggests that coffee does have health benefits, but much research still continues.
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