Going bad?

[frenchvanilla]

How long can you keep a container of ground coffee around? I went to my friends house yesterday and her coffee tasted horrible. She said she rarely makes coffee and so it has probably been open for a few months.

[CoffeeJunkie]

Eek, yes, it was probably bad. Once you grind your coffee, you're supposed to use it within a week or two. That's why I like to grind my own.

[Icemocha]

I really didn't think that coffee had an 'expiring' time. When I get the big cans of coffee, I end up finishing it up after a little over a month and I never tasted a difference before. Thanks for the information!

[frenchvanilla]

Eek, yes, it was probably bad. Once you grind your coffee, you're supposed to use it within a week or two. That's why I like to grind my own.

Thanks I had no idea that coffee had such a short time frame when ground. I will advise my friend to invest in a grinder and buy whole beans to make sure she serves fresh coffee.

[PepetheCoffeeManiac]

Maybe, the coffee was horrible from the very beginning?

[Derek]

Of course, it shouldn't be open for so long, or they should keep it in proper conditions. It seems that it became stale, that's why it had an awful taste.

[jennyffer777]

Where does she store it? It should be kept in a dark dry place.

[paul77]

No more than a month, and then it gets stale and should be thrown away or into your garden.

[PepetheCoffeeManiac]

Wasn't there an expiry date on the container?