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Roasted Beans - Shelf Life

  • 12-12-2011 12:54pm
    #1
    marathonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭


    What is the general recommendation with regards to use of freshly roasted beans?

    The reason I ask is that I use about a 250g bag of beans in a fortnight and I'm looking at ordering from HasBean.

    The single bags usually cost from £4 up. Taking a £4.50 bag as a sample, it'd cost £6.78 per bag including delivery.

    The filter starter pack costs £25.61 including delivery - or £5.12 per bag.

    Obviously the starter pack works out cheaper. However, for me, the last of the five bags wouldn't be opened for a couple of months. For this reason, I'm considering a 12 month subscription which costs £71 including delivery - or £5.92 per bag.

    What are your thoughts?


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  • #2
    aristotle25
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    Beans start loosing their freshness as soon as they are roasted.

    In general you would want to be using them in 4 weeks but up to 3 months is possible, but they loose their aroma and flavour as time goes on.


  • #3
    donnacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭donnacha


    marathonic wrote: »
    What is the general recommendation with regards to use of freshly roasted beans?

    The reason I ask is that I use about a 250g bag of beans in a fortnight and I'm looking at ordering from HasBean.

    The single bags usually cost from £4 up. Taking a £4.50 bag as a sample, it'd cost £6.78 per bag including delivery.

    The filter starter pack costs £25.61 including delivery - or £5.12 per bag.

    Obviously the starter pack works out cheaper. However, for me, the last of the five bags wouldn't be opened for a couple of months. For this reason, I'm considering a 12 month subscription which costs £71 including delivery - or £5.92 per bag.

    What are your thoughts?
    You'd be mad to get the starter pack based on that consumption. You should get the mthly sub, and consider a second mthly sub from another roaster (Squaremile, James Gourmet or Bailies)
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  • #4
    marathonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭marathonic


    Thanks for the response. I've gone ahead and ordered the 12 month subscription.

    The 52 weekly coffee subscription seems really good value - working out at £4.16 per bag. However, I wouldn't use that amount to the monthly one should suit me fine.

    Does anyone know whether HasBean send out the monthly subscription coffee on a weekly or monthly basis, i.e. should I expect my first bag before Christmas?


  • #5
    donnacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,275 ✭✭✭donnacha


    I'd guess you'll get the first b4 xmas - but email steve directly and he'll sort ya.


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