Re: This is more difficult than i thought
Just a personal observation here. In regards to point b, before I started roasting my own coffee, I purchased from the local supermarket that claimed all stock was fresh. The number of times I didnt have to search through the packets of coffee beans to find one that wasnt out of date I could count on one hand.
I recently went to a smaller convenience store that stocks a local roasters coffee, got it home knowing that this roaster has always produced nice blends and roasts. Pulled a shot and the crema was poor, tasted it and straight away I could tell the beans were stale. I now cant be bothered driving 30k round trip to the roaster to by beans directly. If the dates had been on the packs, the roaster would still have my business when I was low on green beens (not that that will ever happen again)..
Originally posted by Curmudgeon link=1176531432/15#29 date=1176638723
I recently went to a smaller convenience store that stocks a local roasters coffee, got it home knowing that this roaster has always produced nice blends and roasts. Pulled a shot and the crema was poor, tasted it and straight away I could tell the beans were stale. I now cant be bothered driving 30k round trip to the roaster to by beans directly. If the dates had been on the packs, the roaster would still have my business when I was low on green beens (not that that will ever happen again)..


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