I’m grinding coffee beans at home for my coffee and wondered if anyone is familiar with some good airtight small containers to have a double shot of coffee beans already grinded?
I have some portable espresso machine but I want to just grind it at home.
So the idea is to take the amount of coffee we drink, each grinded coffee shot in a single canister for the camping trip (usually two or three days).
Ziploc baggie
Orin said:
Ziploc baggie
This is the way. Traveled the world my entire career with a cup or so of ground, home-roasted coffee in double ziplock bags. Get the thicker freezer ones. Used the same ones for years.
Orin said:
Ziploc baggie
this. Lightest weight and can be washed when back home for re-use.
Orin said:
Ziploc baggie
Absolutely this. OP I make pour overs in my kitchen and sometimes on the trail. I believe the beans ground the day before a trip and stored in a plastic bag are perfectly good enough for whatever coffee I whip up in the woods.
Nalgene makes air tight small Tupperware type containers for exact scenario. I have different sizes and they’re amazing.
Lock n Lock containers are inexpensive, leak and air tight, and very easy to clean.
I like silicone zipper style bags for backpacking. If I’m car camping I use a screw top glass jar.
Harlan said:
I like silicone zipper style bags for backpacking. If I’m car camping I use a screw top glass jar.
Do you have a favourite brand/type of the silicone bags?
I’ve got little 2 oz ziploc style bags I put it in. Basically, it’s like a dime bag of coffee grounds…
I use these so I have it prepped per serving/cup that I plan to use.
@Miko
Looks nice! Which bag do you use for 20grams of grinded coffee?
Dylan said:
@Miko
Looks nice! Which bag do you use for 20grams of grinded coffee?
I usually only do them with 2 tsp (so about 8.5 grams) and I use the 6x9 cm (2.2x3 Inch) for that. If I was going with 20 grams I’d definitely have to step it up to a larger size. I make my coffee in a Helix coffee filter/maker on the cup itself. So, the smaller amount is about perfect for how I like it.
Used pill bottles can work.
Ari said:
Used pill bottles can work.
As can used spice bottles. A little cinnamon, nutmeg, or pumpkin spice might improve your coffee.
Go to your local head/pipe shop and ask for smell proof/air tight vacuum containers, they will have a wide variety most likely.
Not even joking.
I recently went down a rabbit hole in a similar pursuit. I was looking for the perfect container to hold a single serving of protein powder while hiking. I wound up finding some hdpe amber bottles(uv is no good for your situation either) from usplastic.com in the appropriate size.
Try to find bottles that match your serving size as it will limit the amount of air the grounds are exposed to. Hdpe is pretty ubiquitous food-safe container that is used in things like pill bottles you could repurpose if you are inclined. I went with the diamond brand from India as it was cheaper, but Nalgene also makes the same thing if you are looking to buy USA made. Go for lab grade as you don’t want recycled plastics for anything food related.
Honestly, I just use an empty peanut butter jar. Holds plenty of coffee for a few days, holds the little scoop and is pretty much indestructible. Plus you can’t beat the cost. Run it through the dishwasher and it doesn’t even smell.
I like Rubbermaid’s Brilliance food storage containers for their seals. I think having single serve sizes would be convenient but take a lot of unnecessary room. Since the Brilliance container would be airtight, I would divide up serving sizes in snack size baggies and store them in a single storage container.
I had a can of coffee that had a sealable top that I use.