Coffee Bean Storage Canister - Comparison

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[@wendstudio_coffee]

After recent tests and comparisons of the recipes I understood that it's too much work to make a zip lock work 😄 Some canister is definitely needed to become a part of my coffee corner. I've chosen the vacuum one since it can be used for preserving "not everyday" lots which I don't want to put in the freezer. Currently put the beans into glass one and one in a vacuum. Will test on Saturday, is there a difference in degassing and preservation

[@cheapcopy1]

As usual, very interesting content and your voice is very pleasant to the ear, but it can put me to sleep because it is so pleasant😂

[@wendstudio_coffee]

Haven't used the voice for a while, now it's weak

[@yeroca]

I agree. Very soothing voice.

[@yeroca]

The pump one is actually pressurizing the space around the bag, which forces air out of the bag via the one-way valve in the bag. So it's not creating a vacuum. Actually, the air inside the bag will be at the same high pressure as outside the bag even after pressing most of the air out. That's why when you took out the bag, it didn't look very "evacuated", because that pressurized air surrounding the beans (even though there's not much space left) expanded a bit when you released the pressure.. What I do, and you can take this idea it or leave it, is use an old French coffee press. I cut out a circle, about 20mm wider than the diameter of the French press plunger, from a sheet of wax paper, and place it over the screen plunger thing. I pour the coffee beans in the caraf, then push the plunger down to the level of the beans, using the wax paper as an almost-air-tight gasket. One nice thing is that eventually the wax paper will wear out, but you can just cut out another one for a few cents from a roll. and it's as good as new. I've been doing this for years, and it works great.

[@wendstudio_coffee]

Great idea!) The pump just wasn't powerful enough to create enough negative pressure to activate the valve. But still, it worked. Just wanted to demonstrate that it works 😄 no need to put the bag here

[@yeroca]

@@wendstudio_coffee I assumed it was pressurizing the chamber, instead of sucking air out. It seems I'm wrong about that.

[@wendstudio_coffee]

That's why it preserves the coffee. By taking out air from the can to have a lower amount of oxygen. In the video, it took around 40 seconds to get the air out, but when there is more coffee - takes less time. Anyway, it's more for a longer shelf life. Will try to store some unique coffee in it in order to check how it affects the aromatic compounds and overall freshness

[@yeroca]

@@wendstudio_coffee Makes sense. I was originally thinking that the way it works was to place pressure on the coffee bag to force any remaining air out. But if you don't use a bag at all, it would oxygenate the coffee, which of course would be the opposite of what you want. Thanks for the reply.

[@AnniAndMe]

and will there be some sort of an outcome video? how are we suppose to know what actually works?

[@wendstudio_coffee]

What do you mean? 😄 It's just a replacement for a bag. When I'm opening new coffee - just pouring it into the can and taking it from there. As for the effectiveness of a "vacuum" one - it stayed in the studio for 3 days. Pressed the button today - air sucked in. So it retained negative pressure at least. But it's about the overall convenience of any storage. I like ones where I can easily open and close them. Pumping out the air is just a good addition, not the key feature for me.

[@wendstudio_coffee]

Sometimes I brew 10 cups in a row while testing the recipes. Since I don't know if I'm going to brew another cup - I'm always closing the bag and pressing out the air. That's why I finally decided to get some storage. But I didn't know how much coffee would fit in each version. So it's more like sharing my personal struggle of choosing a proper one)

[@AnniAndMe]

@@wendstudio_coffee That is exactly what I meant! How long can I store my coffee with those methods. When I just buy a pack, it'll go very very weak in matter of days. I wonder if some of those containers and methods presented can keep coffee fresh for months! :O

[@wendstudio_coffee]

@AnniAndMe freezer can. Though it's better to pack them in a single dose tubes. But some coffee can be ok without the fridge, especially vacuumed.