I’m tired and grumpy as all hell, and I have to struggle with the damn foil coffee bag that closes by folding each end of a plastic thingy around the flap of the bag. The plastic thingy is held on by a dab of cheap-ass glue that breaks off easily. The detached plastic thingy either (1) goes flying across the kitchen and invariably slides under the refrigerator; or (2) gets taken away by the cat who thinks she has found a new play toy.
Why do coffee companies use the same packaging like this? Where’s the zip-lock?
Not the bag itself, but the locking closure seam. After several closings and openings the side of the seal can fracture and tear. This has happened to me on numerous occasions with Zip locks that were opened and closed regularly.
You think you have problems? I have half a bottle of vodka with no mixer! :eek:
But we’re talking coffee. So I will calm myself. I can’t picture what you’re talking about here. My java is stored one of two ways. Whole beans that get ground when I brew it, and pre-ground beans that come in sealed containers. (All stored in the freezer.)
What exactly do you have flying around the kitchen? I’m thinking it may be one of those bags with the twist-tie type tabs that you fold over to seal the bag, but not sure.
If it’s a Ziplock-type deal, I have no experience with that setup. Maybe you’re brewing the coffee while reading one of my posts? That’s the only thing I can think of that would cause someone to destroy a Ziplock seal in a week. :smack:
Like duffer, I don’t understand exactly what kind of seal system you’re describing in your OP. But be that as it may, I suspect that a zip-lok seal is not used for coffee because the powdery nature of the grounds might foul-up the seal mechanism, like placing boulders on a railroad track.
In addition to the powder fouling the ziplock, he idea behind the various types of wire ties is that you’ll roll the bag down tightly on the remaining coffee and then apply the seal, thereby minimizing the amount of air in the bag. Given teh stiff material of most coffee bags, that would not work as well with a ziplock seal that’ll always be located up at the top of the bag.
I buy my coffee in 132-lb. burlap bags.
OK, no I don’t.
Actually, when I was drinking a lot of coffee, I used to buy it ground, measure out 1 pot’s worth into each of several ziplock bags, squeeze out as much air as possible and stick the bags in the cupboard above the coffee machine. Then each morning I had a pre-measured bag of coffee that I could just dump into the filter for quick brewing.
I do know exactly what you’re talking about and I hate it. I think we have no solution, except to transfer the coffee to another type of container every time.
I am not a coffee drinker, the stuff tastes nasty and gives me enough gas to melt the north pole, but I always thought the beans come in those bigass metal cans.
I agree, those plastic thingies are nearly worthless. Not only do they come off easily, but they’re not long enough. So if you don’t roll up the bag exactly right, you can’t secure both sides. I distinctly remember, however, that they didn’t use to break off so easily.
I get around the problem by keeping some rubber bands nearby that I wrap around the whole bag after rolling it tight. The thick kind of rubber bands that come with bunches of fresh asparagus work well.
The problem with this approach is you want to minimize the exposure of the coffee to the air. This is why premium coffee companies sell it in bags rather than cans…with a can, the more you use, the bigger becomes the volume of air that reacts with the remaining coffee.
friedo–flatulence from coffee? I never did hear of that one.
