Hi Snobs,
I have a question revolving around personal affairs a trifle dirty, crude and unpleasant. Please, a little patience and understanding:
I was at the supermarket this evening buying some Beans of Desperation for tomorrow morning's Emergency Work Espresso. As I was pawing through the selection, I noted the huge variation in best before dates on the different beans available -- varying by over five months (Feb 2016 - Jul 2016) both across and within brands.
Which made me wonder, is there a 'de facto' standard for the time duration of the date code/best/before/expiry printed on a bag of roasted beans on the market shelf?
Seeing dates of July next year, I assume a code of 1 year from packaging but I also know how easy it is to "extend the shelf life" of a product simply by adding a few extra months to the date coder. So, I was wondering how the best before reflects the actual packaging date in shitty supermarket coffee. 1 year? 18 months? 2 years? crapshoot??
I was morbidly curious after buying my big ol' bag of Caffé Aurora that says its good till July next year.
Your thoughts and expert opinions are appreciated.
I have a question revolving around personal affairs a trifle dirty, crude and unpleasant. Please, a little patience and understanding:
I was at the supermarket this evening buying some Beans of Desperation for tomorrow morning's Emergency Work Espresso. As I was pawing through the selection, I noted the huge variation in best before dates on the different beans available -- varying by over five months (Feb 2016 - Jul 2016) both across and within brands.
Which made me wonder, is there a 'de facto' standard for the time duration of the date code/best/before/expiry printed on a bag of roasted beans on the market shelf?
Seeing dates of July next year, I assume a code of 1 year from packaging but I also know how easy it is to "extend the shelf life" of a product simply by adding a few extra months to the date coder. So, I was wondering how the best before reflects the actual packaging date in shitty supermarket coffee. 1 year? 18 months? 2 years? crapshoot??
I was morbidly curious after buying my big ol' bag of Caffé Aurora that says its good till July next year.
Your thoughts and expert opinions are appreciated.


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