Coffee Beans | Finding the Best Coffee Beans

Alex Nikitin

Finding the best coffee beans available is not difficult but it does take knowing the best places to get the beans and what to look for in the coffee beans. There are many places to purchase coffee beans. They can be found pre-packaged in retail grocery stores and coffee shops or purchased loose in supermarkets and coffee shops. There are also online coffee specialty shops that offer many types and flavors of coffee beans and some coffee plantations will sell coffee beans to the public. Regardless of where the coffee beans are purchased they need to be carefully examined. If the beans appear to be cracked, off color or oddly shaped it is not a good idea to purchase these. Some shops and retail stores do not sell a large quantity of beans which makes their coffee beans less fresh than other places. Additionally, if the coffee beans are ordered in bulk there is a good chance that the beans are older than they should be for optimal coffee brewing. Coffee shops are a better choice for purchasing coffee beans from a brick and mortar store. These shops order beans more often than grocery stores and so their beans are typically fresher than other markets. Additionally, gourmet coffee shops and specialty coffee retailers will often order beans for consumers to pick up. This makes it easier to set up a routine of having fresh beans delivered weekly rather than relying on grocery store beans to be fresh. Coffee beans need to be kept in a vacuum sealed container to retain their freshness. Supermarket coffee bean hoppers are not vacuum sealed and the beans do not retain their freshness for the amount of time they are typically on the shelf. One of the best places to find the freshest coffee beans is through an online retailer.

These retailers often have a more direct source that they purchase their coffee beans from than retailers who have to go through several distributors who have probably gotten them from a wholesaler who go them from somewhere else. The closer to the grower the source of the coffee beans is the fresher the beans will be. The second best place to get the freshest coffee beans is directly from the plantation where they are grown. Many coffee plantations have websites where consumers can order their coffee beans and have them delivered directly to their homes. Some of these plantations also have subscription type delivery services to insure that fresh coffee beans are delivered on a regular basis. No matter where consumers purchase their coffee beans they need to insure they are getting the freshest beans possible. This means inquiring as to when beans are shipped and how often, inspecting the beans for visual clues and choosing a source that offers a guarantee that the beans are fresh. Following these simple steps will reassure the coffee drinker that their morning java is top quality.

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