Coffe Aficionados: Please Step In **UPDATE Page 2**
I'm getting some home projects done while on my staycation. In the process of doing one of said projects, I opened a cabinet that I don't open that often (obviously for at least a year) and found an unopened shipment of Caribou Coffee in the cabinet. How the hell it got there, I'll never know.
At any rate, I opened the box and there are two unopened bags of decaf coffee that I purchase from them on a regular basis. The invoice is dated 7/22/2022.
Do y'all think this coffee is still good? I don't think it would "spoil", seeing how it was literally in a cool, dry place inside a dark cabinet for over a year. It's "Paper Filter" grind for brewing in my Mr. Coffee...This message has been edited. Last edited by: erj_pilot, October 02, 2023 04:53 PM
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August 24, 2023, 02:10 PM
12131
Still good, as far as I'm concerned. But then, I'm one who has no problem drinking a day-old coffee.
Q
August 24, 2023, 02:12 PM
erj_pilot
^^^^^^ Heheheh...I've had your coffee. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
August 24, 2023, 02:16 PM
ensigmatic
It'll be stale. Very stale. But, whether that matters to your palate or not only you know.
Dollars to donuts I'd open a bag, take a sniff, think "Yup. Stale," and toss 'em both.
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August 24, 2023, 02:18 PM
pace40
No mold = good to go
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August 24, 2023, 02:44 PM
Expert308
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic: It'll be stale. Very stale. But, whether that matters to your palate or not only you know.
Dollars to donuts I'd open a bag, take a sniff, think "Yup. Stale," and toss 'em both.
What does stale ground coffee smell like?
August 24, 2023, 02:48 PM
clang
If it was sealed it is OK to drink. Is it ground or whole bean? Whole bean keeps fresh flavor longer.
Your best bet is to brew a pot and taste it. It probably lost some of its flavor notes, but may be acceptable to you, especially if you are a cream and sugar guy. If you don't like it you can dump it.
August 24, 2023, 03:29 PM
Tailhook 84
I'm in for the karma if you decide you don't like it. Year-old Caribou would be an upgrade from some of the stuff I have in my cabinets.
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August 24, 2023, 03:32 PM
bettysnephew
If you were brewing for espresso it would be an absolute lost cause. For pour over it may be fine. Make a pot and if it is acceptable, enjoy.
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August 24, 2023, 03:40 PM
egregore
It will have lost some flavor because there is still air space in the bag, but should still be drinkable. But it's still decaf. (Decaf coffee, to me, is an oxymoron. It defeats the purpose.)
August 24, 2023, 03:45 PM
rat2306
Caribou makes some pretty good brews, but I have never tried the Decaf. Take a chance, brew some of it up.
August 24, 2023, 03:50 PM
myrottiety
Full Send. Drink it!
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August 24, 2023, 03:53 PM
Rightwire
What is this Coffe you speak of?
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August 24, 2023, 03:58 PM
mr kablammo
If the seal held, drink it. I have pre-covid coffee in the queue.
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August 24, 2023, 04:03 PM
erj_pilot
Both are "Paper Filter" grind for brewing in my Mr. Coffee.
Thanks for the input. I'm a "no sugar, cream only" in my coffee kinda guy, so I might taste a difference, but doubt it. I'll give it a go and see what happens. I'm STILL puzzled as to how the UPS box got in that cabinet...
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
August 24, 2023, 04:09 PM
smlsig
In for the Karma. Thanks.
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August 24, 2023, 04:10 PM
RogueJSK
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic: It'll be stale. Very stale. But, whether that matters to your palate or not only you know.
This. It won't be "spoiled" in the sense of making you sick... It just won't taste as good as fresh coffee. (Preground coffee that's over a year old may not taste much like coffee at all.)
Whether it's still worth drinking is up to your personal taste.
August 24, 2023, 04:11 PM
erj_pilot
quote:
Originally posted by smlsig: In for the Karma. Thanks.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
No. No Karma.
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
August 24, 2023, 04:17 PM
smschulz
It will not be spoiled if that is what you mean by "good" but know that optimum flavor comes within 1-2 weeks of the roasting date or less.
August 24, 2023, 05:00 PM
architect
I've got some 15-20 year old teas in the cabinet if anyone is interested. Not for long, though.
(Decaf coffee, to me, is an oxymoron. It defeats the purpose.)
