We love our coffee. I like to pick up a few flavors or types and put them in the fridge, giving us variety. The problem with this, unfortunately, is that the coffee doesn’t usually taste as good after the bag has been in the fridge for a while. We bought a glass container to keep the beans in. That didn’t work. Not only did it let in light but it also didn’t seal well and produced condensation. We bought a stainless container to keep the beans in. It looked nice. Unfortunately, it was cheap and also didn’t seal well. We needed a solution that would allow us to store beans while keeping them fresh. Friis says that they have one in the Friis Coffee Savor, a product selected by the coffee industry’s leading publication—CoffeeTalk—as the Most Innovative New Product during Coffee Fest Seattle 2009, the world’s most prestigious and best-attended tradeshow for specialty coffee.
From the website – The Friis Coffee Savor is the world’s first coffee storage canister with a freshness valve that preserves the rich, full flavor of coffee. Until now, there has not been a coffee storage canister that eliminates each of the four causes of flavor loss in whole bean and ground coffee—CO2 gases, moisture, light and air. The Friis Coffee Savor releases trapped carbon dioxide gases and blocks out moisture, light and air that destroy the flavor of coffee.
I received a Friis Coffee Savor for review. It is a sturdy coffee canister and it looks like it’s made better than the last canister we bought. The canister can hold up to one pound of coffee beans or ground coffee. The black lid, which actually seems to seal, contains the freshness valve that releases the CO2 from your coffee, helping keep it fresher. The valve is easy to access and easy to change.
The stainless canister came with additional valves, helpful as it is recommended that valves are changed every two months. I was able to easily change the valve myself.
We tried a taste test of two bags of beans – one stored in our old canister and one in the Coffee Savor. I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was a definite taste difference after one week. This canister would make a great gift for any coffee lover.
The Coffee Savor is available for purchase online for $21.95 at www.friiscoffee.com. The Coffee Savor comes with the canister, a measuring spoon, a one-year supply of replacement Freshness Valves, an Art of Flavor booklet and an instructional guide. Additional filters can be purchased online as well for a nominal fee.
The product(s) featured in this review was provided free of cost to me for the sole purpose of product testing and review. This review has not been monetarily compensated and is based on the views and opinions of my family and/or self. Please note that the opinions reflected in this post have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.
Kandi
Wednesday 15th of August 2012
Your review was helpful. I have e-mailed and called Friis many times and no reply. I took the time to comment because as a coffee roasting company, I wanted to alert you to the fact that you should NOT refrigerate or freeze your coffee. Coffee is a great odor absorber so for obvious reasons that would not be a good thing in the fridge. Also, as you mentioned the condensation issue, coffee has natural oils....oil and water do not mix. The best way to store coffee, especially if you have gone to the expense of purchasing grade one, organic, FRESH roasted beans, is to store them in an airtight container, out of direct light. Sounds like the Friis is a good container, if only I could get them to contact me. :-)
pat.navymom
Sunday 20th of June 2010
Looks like a great coffee cannister. Tip for coffee connesseurs--keep open bags tightly closed/sealed then refrigerate or freeze. .-= pat.navymom´s last blog ..This Week’s Winners =-.