I have the 1.3 L Coffee Saver and would like to use this larger to store both green coffee beans & fresh roasted coffee beans. See any problems?
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None that I can think of. I love ours. We use it for ground, but I see no issue with whole bean storage.
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I buy Lavazza beans in a 2.2 lb bag. I have the large and small vacuvin cannisters and they work fine and the two containers together hold the entire bag. I also use vacuvin for open wine bottles and it works well.
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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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Mixing green and roasted coffee will spoil the roasted coffee by proximity to the non roasted beans
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hmm,,,I'm not an authority on what gases are released naturally by either beans- I'm just really pleased by how much of a vacuum I can get using the vacu vin. It's a little tricky and takes practice to get a really good seal but it is definitely worth the effort. I take it you will be storing the green beans and the roasted ones in separate containers. I wouldn't store both in one.
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I always brew a full pot and dump what I don't drink (about half a pot) you use the same amount of coffee for a half a pot as full a pot, so why not. The grab a cup during the brew works just be quick or it will overflow the filter basket. Otherwise it is one of the best coffee pots I have owned.
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Should be no problem. It holds the coffee pot just fine and it is a little heavy.
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Sorry I have only ever used it for coffee beans but I am pretty sure it would work well.
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I think you can either fill the top with beans (about 1/2 lb.) or toss them in just before the grind, I keep mine full. Either way, there's a bit of grind still in the unit, but that shouldn't be an issue because of the relative amount to new coffee, as well as the fact that unless it sits for an extended period, there isn't enough air and time to seriously degrade the next cup.
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There is some wiggle room. If it were pressed with no space, it would force the grounds back into the coffee. At least that's what I've figured. Mine has wiggle room and the coffee is great.
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Hi, We brew our coffee in the coffee makers regular steel pot then pour the pot full of coffee into this container. You could not brew coffee directly into this container. The container does work very well for its intended purpose of keeping coffee warm for a long time and dispencing it smoothly., Ray
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I had a small stainless steel 4-cup percolator and these worked fine. Depending on how much coffee you put in the brew basket, you may need to tamp down the ends of the filters for the basket cap to fit. Otherwise OK.
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We found pretty much the same thing so we grind into the larger container and store the ground coffee in an air tight 2 cup Pyrex container. This works better anyway as it is not as messy. Just spoon it in as you need it. We also use the Simple Cups single serve coffee filters.
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It is an easy answer. Just put the coffee in it and close it. Depend upon how you want it you put a little or a lot of coffee in it. Never fill it to the top. �
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I'm going to try purchasing the foil seals compatible with this coffee maker to use with the discarded plastic Starbucks single Verismo cups (washed and dried and finger-pressed hard for sealing). I'm told to use fine ground coffee, filled and pressed to the top before re-sealing. We'll see if it works.
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I had a similar problem with mine in that the lid didn't quite line up just right. It took some fiddling but once it was in place it stayed put. I bought mine to roast coffee beans and it did a pretty mediocre job of it. My unit did not get hot enough to even reach a medium roast. I ended up selling mine in a garage sale.
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We used to store our regular coffee in the freezer when we bought a considerable amount on sale. I don't know why it wouldn't work with these. These are already vacuum sealed.
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I would say this is better for lose ground coffee. The spoon attaches on the side so there's an indentation where that goes and the opening is pretty narrow.
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Yes I have and it's not a good idea unless you want coffee grounds in your coffee and plastic from the lid. I've tried to cover the hole and sometimes that works. I've also reused the lid a few times in the same morning but again the same result as above. To me it's just easier to use a new lid.
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I was going to ask the same question. Can this be used to make regular hot coffee as well? I don't have alot of counter space.
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I've never had that issue, but if you make a large helping of coffee, I suppose you could. I would use a tall, not so wide, mug in that case. Maybe one of those travel mugs.