Would you like your coffee beans in the fridge? Reason?

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Coffee beans don't need to be put in the fridge.

The refrigerator is regarded as a general solution for modern people to preserve food because of its low temperature and low humidity. But why don't we suggest this way to preserve coffee beans? Because the use of the refrigerator to save coffee beans, basically ignoring the use of coffee beans will make the suggestion. The food stored in the refrigerator, whether in the freezer or in the freezer, will produce "condensed water" as soon as it is taken out, which is our common "sweat". For example, when we go to the supermarket to pick up drinks, as soon as the door is opened, the glass door will immediately fog and condense a large amount of water in the external air, and it will take some time before it will be removed by the fan of the refrigerator. Fortunately, the soda drinks and beer in the refrigerator have a completely sealed outer package, otherwise, after the refrigerator has been turned on and off several times, moisture has already seeped into the food, and the risk of deterioration is naturally greatly increased.

The same thing happens to coffee beans, but unlike beverages, beans are not packaged as Porter bottles and iron and aluminum cans. When consumers put iced coffee beans at room temperature, they cannot prevent condensed water from seeping into the packaging and adhering to the coffee beans. So when the coffee beans are taken out, the humidity immediately increases, and when stored at room temperature, it becomes a good environment for mold growth.

In order to avoid the deterioration of the coffee beans that are "sweaty and wet all over", consumers have to ice the coffee beans back and use the cooling function of the refrigerator to drain the coffee beans, and after several repeats, the most important flavor of the coffee beans dissipates, leaving only the fuel consumption taste that oxidizes over time. Therefore, the way of using the refrigerator to preserve coffee beans in order not to go bad loses the taste that coffee beans should taste, which is a way of putting the cart before the horse. Carelessly, it will be self-defeating and drink bad and bad coffee.