If you store roasted coffee beans in the container, how often do you need to change the filter? Is the filter necessary for the value function?
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I actually store ground coffee in the friis coffee vault. You are supposed to change the filter every other month-that's just 6 times a year.
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As recommended by Friis, you should change the valve filter every 60 days. The unit will include 6 replacement valve filters.
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I've been changing mine every two months. Honestly not sure how often they are supposed to be changed.
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Coffee beans after roasting give off CO2 gasses. The little plastic valve is the same as the ones built into most coffee sacks. You know, the round indentation in the plastic sack? It allows off-gassing. You can cut them out of the sacks and use those. You do not have to buy other valves. You get 6 with the purchase of the container. This works great. I can tell the difference in my coffee. It stays fresher longer.
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You change it every three months. I purchased this after looking at others without filters. Totally good value .
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It sounds like the coffee will be very stale by the time you are done with it. Unless you plan on transfering the coffee into smaller bags and removing all the air to store, I would recommend buying a smaller bag, say a pound at a time.
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I only use the bunn filters. You can purchase them at most grocery store for a few bucks. The bunn filters are taller than most other brands, using an off brand cause grounds in my coffee:)
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Susan, if your coffee is ground very fine, you might want to use the filter. I don't use, although with a different grind I might want to to avoid grounds in the coffee dispensed.
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We have used a paper filter for this but I don't like doing that because I think it takes the oil out of the coffee and makes it taste bland. We just use a small round wire strainer set over the cup to catch any grounds that have escaped the basket. The answer is no you don't need any kind of additional filter.
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You adjust the amount of beans by the setting of cups. I always tend to put in a little extra pre-ground just to make the coffee a bit stronger. If you do buy one of these, be sure to clean the part underneath the bean holder so it doesn't clog up. You really should do it once a week so it works at it's optimum. Hope this helps.
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Fresh roasted coffee beans off-gas CO2 (which pushes out 02 and keeps the coffee fresher) for about 48 hours or so. These containers do not have a one-way valve for off gassing. There are various specialty containers that do, along with very inexpensive valved, resealable bags as well. After ~ 48 hours, I think these should be fine - although I find them a chore to vacuum.
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Hi Charles. I too do not want my coffee to have ANY modifications to the original coffee bean's tastes. I simply rinse the entire apparatus thoroughly with plain tap water each and every I time use it. About once a week I'll use a couple of drops (no more!) of Dawn and a soft sponge on everything, but I've never felt compelled to disassemble any parts; although I suppose you could it just doesn't seem necessary. The instructions say "If it's very dirty" to use a small amount of bleach, but I wouldn't dare use anything so harsh. Besides, after quite a bit of use, it's still squeaky clean. Just keep rising after EVERY use - it'll be fine. Hi Charles. I too do not want my coffee to have ANY modifications to the original coffee bean's tastes. I simply rinse the entire apparatus thoroughly with plain tap water each and every I time use it. About once a week I'll use a couple of drops (no more!) of Dawn and a soft sponge on everything, but I've never felt compelled to disassemble any parts; although I suppose you could it just doesn't seem necessary. The instructions say "If it's very dirty" to use a small amount of bleach, but I wouldn't dare use anything so harsh. Besides, after quite a bit of use, it's still squeaky... » Read More Hi Charles. I too do not want my coffee to have ANY modifications to the original coffee bean's tastes. I simply rinse the entire apparatus thoroughly with plain tap water each and every I time use it. About once a week I'll use a couple of drops (no more!) of Dawn and a soft sponge on everything, but I've never felt compelled to disassemble any parts; although I suppose you could it just doesn't seem necessary. The instructions say "If it's very dirty" to use a small amount of bleach, but I wouldn't dare use anything so harsh. Besides, after quite a bit of use, it's still squeaky clean. Just keep rising after EVERY use - it'll be fine. « Show Less
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For what it's worth, I don't depend on the timer to decide how much grounds to dispense. If you want to ensure a consistent cup of coffee every day, I would recommend figuring out how much coffee by weight you need to make an ideal-tasting pot of coffee and then measuring out that amount of beans on a kitchen scale. That way you merely set the timer to run long enough to empty out the hopper.HTH.
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I change mine every 90 days or so. I can usually tell when it is time by the taste of the coffee. We drink a lot of coffee.
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All coffee beans have to be stored in an airtight container. I always use the same bag and squeeze out all the air and put a rubber band around the bag and store in an airtight container like Lock and lock. Never freeze extra coffee. The goof thing about this coffee is it is fresh roasted. Most coffees receive their bean already roasted.
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I buy whole bean Starbucks French Roast and other coffees when I am ready to use them. The bags are always tightly sealed. Once I open the bag, I store the beans in a tightly closed container in the freezer compartment of my refrigerator. This seems to maintain the flavor. Unfortunately, the days when I could buy freshly roasted coffee at the original Starbucks near Pike Place Market in Seattle are long, long in the past.
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Trixie,I basically set a calendar reminder to change it every 6 months. I think for home use this is more often than necessary but the filter is low enough cost to make that not a Big Deal. In years of having the Keurig plumbed in at home, not ONCE has it asked me to descale it and the coffee is always great without that bit of a "film" that you might see using tap water.
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inside basket to put the coffee in. Some use filters inside the filter basket. We don't
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I would have to say it depends on both how often you use your coffee maker, and how good/bad your water is. If you have other water filters in house(maybe your fridge) I would put them on that same schedule. If not, if your water is decent then I would say once every couple of months. If your water is bad(or high in mineral/iron content) every month might be best.
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Of course not! That is the whole point of getting the permanent filter. LOL You just dump the used coffee grounds out of this filter and then rinse the filter and put back in the coffeemaker for next use. It works great! Love it.
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i just checked, and amazon.com sells them. search: Mr. Coffee BVMC-ZH1B basket filter. i didn't think to use a basket reuseable filter, thanks!