Buy Large Quantities
Many times coffee is promoted at competitive prices at grocery stores as a customer draw into the store. Taking advantage of this type of sales event is a good idea and a great time to stock up. Buying canned or vacuum packaged ground coffee will help insure freshness up to two years. Some believe that coffee beans store longer and although their life span is up to six months when frozen, making freezer room can be a problem.Bigger Packages Are Better Deals
Bigger packages are better deals. Although the smaller packages may seem prudent, the difference you will pay is simply not worth it. If you are worried about storing the coffee, try recycling glass jars like spaghetti jars, and store the unused grounds in the refrigerator to help insure freshness.Blend Coffee
If you enjoy a particular brand, but shy away from it because of the price, try experimenting with mixing and blending it with a less costly brand, extending the dollar per pound that you pay. Store some of the pure unblended coffee aside for the first morning pot and use the blended mix throughout the day. By doing this you can still spoil yourself on the most important cup of coffee of the day, yet enjoy a hint of it with those less than important gulps during the day.Thermal Pots Cut Down On Waste
Letting coffee sit on a coffee maker for hours is one way we waste a lot of this prized refreshments. To avoid tossing out a half of pot of coffee, try storing freshly brewed coffee in a thermal type container. If you drink a lot of coffee throughout the day, the coffee makers which come with thermal pots instead of glass pots may be the way to go. Also, pouring your unused coffee into a thermos and taking it to work with you, will keep it nice and hot for you to drink during the day.Enhance the Cup - Not the Pot
If you enjoy experimenting with flavored coffee, purchasing small samples of varied flavored instant coffee may be a good choice. Adding a spoonful of flavored instand to your regular cup of coffee will perk it up and offer you a nice change without the big investment of purchasing gourmet beans.Invest In a Wise Coffee Maker
You are probably asking, "how can a coffee maker be wise?" Simple! It comes designed to fit the owner. In other words, if throwing out half pots of coffee or trying to save your morning coffee in the refrigerator until you get home has become habit, it's time to part company with your old coffee pot. As coffee drinkers, we have choices! We can buy pots which make a single cup or two or four-cup pots, or regular-sized pots with adjustments for brewing four-cups or less. Utilizing this feature can save a lot of money in the long run. Paying attention to how much coffee we pour down the sink can help us decide if it is time to invest in a new pot that fits our gulp.Home Roasted Coffee Beans
Roasting fresh coffee beans can be cost effective if you do it on a regular basis and if you are prepared to absorb the start-up costs. You will need to purchase the beans, the roaster and a grinder plus other small accessories.There are many resources for coffee beans and roasters online, including online auctions such as eBay.com. A good coffee bean roaster can run from $30 for the stovetop roasters (for patient people only), to electric roasters ranging from $100 to $1000 and up for commercial grades.
Take advantage of the enormous amount of information online regarding techniques, roaster reviews and coffee bean flavor descriptions. It is a fun hobby and a delicious one plus you will notice your popularity increases when people find out you roast at home.
Cheers!
Donna Montado
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