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Gavalia Coffee Cannister
People choose a miriad of containers, eveything from screw topped jars, resealable bags, or ornate coffee cannisters some being better than others in their ability to prolong the quality of your coffee.
Coffee beans are full of glorious flavours and taste when roasted but are also more likely to perish at this time especially once ground. To prevent detrioration of flavours and quality of your coffee you should take simple precauctions when storing coffee once the packaging has been opened. Coffee needs to stored away from heat, humidity and light in an airtight container. This airtight coffee container should be kept in a dry and cool place such as a kitchen cupboard. Whole beans will keep their quality and flavours for up to four weeks if stored corretly but once ground you should aim to use them within a couple of days.
You should not place your coffee beans in the fridge as this will attract more humidity when brought out into the kitchen atmosphere and you should NEVER freeze your coffee as the beans natural oils alters causing a dramatic deterioration in flavour. It is always advisable to buy your coffee in small amounts keeping storage time to a minimum. To really optimise the flavour of stored coffee you should invest in an airtight vacuum sealed cannister. There are many available from simple glass jars to those with a firm fitting sealed lid causing a vacuum once closed.
Gavalia make very stylish ceramic or stainless steel coffee cannisters that will not only keep your coffee sealed and fresh for longer but will also fit in with the decor of your kicken as they come in several colors. The design of this Gavalia coffee cannister is very stylish and modern coming in stainless steel,burgundy,green, white, black or classic blue so something for everyone. This may not be the cheapest coffee cannister you can buy but it is worth every penny as it creates a good vacuum keeping the coffee airtight and fresh much longer.
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