Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

storing green beans

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • storing green beans

    hi all,
    ive got some green beans and they are currently stored in plastic bags with a rubber band to seal them. will that be enough to ensure they stay fresh?

  • #2
    Re: storing green beans


    The best way is in cotton/burlap bags.

    But this was covered not long ago in a nice thread

    http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1160091135

    some nice info there :-)


    Belinda

    Comment


    • #3
      Re: storing green beans

      Gday Tal,
      I wouldnt store the green beans in plastic bags for any length of time due to mould concerns. They are better off stored in breathable material, like the CS cloth bags, in a cool dark place.
      I think Javaphile said, "The beans need to breathe man"   (Apologies if Ive misquoted you Java)

      -EDIT- Jeez Belinda, youre quick on the ole keyboard, just pipped me at the post ;D

      Comment


      • #4
        Re: storing green beans

        Hi talbashan,

        As Belinda said - and is also said in the thread she refers to.....

        Grean beans are great little aroma / flavour sponges!!

        Plastics give off harmful- and nasty tasting chemicals as they decompose (ever smelt that "aroma" of a new car on a hot day?)...

        These will be absorbed into the beans... also beans "breath" and if stored in plastic the moisture can cause the beans to mould.....

        So a bag of a natural fibre which breathes (cotton like CS bags Andy ) are ideal and you can store grean beans in these for 3 years!

        Comment


        • #5
          Re: storing green beans

          Ive just finished the exterior of my coffee storage box - the Coffen. It is stained with coffee and finished with a light low odour wax. I am about to line the inside with a special foil like the one used in tea crates to ensure no flavours are passed to the cotton bags from the timber and it has a nice big ventilation port on the top - I know Ive posted pics of it in progress but here it is all finished (on the outside at least).

          Comment


          • #6
            Re: storing green beans

            Grendel,

            That "reduced coffee" stain looks great. Maybe you have started a new trend.... all those stale coffee grounds can be put to good use after all..

            [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

            Comment


            • #7
              Re: storing green beans

              WooHoo!! Great looking coffen there Grendel! [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]


              Java "Yet another use for all those old pucks!" phile
              Toys! I must have new toys!!!

              Comment


              • #8
                Re: storing green beans

                That is a neat looking coffen there, what happened to the Jarrah plan, my unskilled eyes (been teaching woodwork for 20+ years) note a locally grown though originally imported softwood of the genus Pinus species Radiata. A sweet Jarrah box would be a nice thing - dovetailed corners solid brass hardware ahh a plan hatches......

                Comment


                • #9
                  Re: storing green beans

                  Jarrah was the plan, the the combination of the cost of the timber and my lack of confidence in my ability to build it without ruining the timber made the much much cheaper 12mm radiata a more budget friendly option. Call it a training tun - I may get the Jarrah box built one day!

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Re: storing green beans

                    Jarrah is a wonderful timber to work with, and the depth of colour and figure is fantastic. I have built a dining suite, coffee table, display unit, kitchen doors and drawers, and two buffet type built in storage units from it. I have sitting under my bench about 15 lm of 200 x 75 cabinet grade jarrah waiting for the time to use it properly. Much like anything else, take your time, plan, measure twice and once more for luck and dont spare the sanding time to achieve the correct quality of finish. Now you have one for a plan it will be easy to make another as you have already fallen into the pitfalls that were waiting for you.

                    Comment

                    Working...
                    X