Apr 01 2009
suck and seal
I went and bought myself a foodsaver in hopes that I might use it to extend the life of the beans that I roast and send away to others. It works pretty good, but I am hoping to find some pre-made bags so I do not feel like a dressmaker when I construct a bag of a proper size from the roll that came with the machine.
I have also been experimenting on how fresh I can keep roasted coffee by keeping in an an airtight package. Right now, I have some of that Rwandan coffee from Sweet Marias hanging out in a bag to be enjoyed later. The only problem, is that the vacuum part of the bag did not work on the bag and it contains a pocket of air. This will not doubt speed up the process of deterioration but I am too lazy to make another bag. I think the failure of the vacuum pump has something to do with how I made the bag (its a tad bit uneven).
Anyways, my ultimate plan is, is to to try to sell freshly roasted coffee on e-bay to people who want fresh roasted delicious coffee, but do not have the time or resources to do it themselves ( we all cannot be coffee nerds now can we?) Hopefully, I will get some good feedback from the peeps who got a complimentary bag from me. Who knows, maybe ol BS will make enough to support his own habit.
