COFFEEVAC 1LB Patented Airtight Multi-use Vacuum Works as Smell Proof Ground Coffee Bean Containers. Black Cap and Body, 1.85-Liter/1.6-Quart

I was surprised to find out both how fast coffee loses its flavor, and how good fresh can really taste. I got into roasting my own green beans (available HERE on Amazon: Costa Rica Dota Estate, Green Unroasted Coffee Beans, 1lb) with one of the poppers still on Amazon that will do so (they are HERE: Toastess TCP-713 Hot-Air Popcorn Popper and HERE: Toastmaster Hot Air Popcorn Popper TPC2), then brewing them in the inexpensive little Bialetti Italian moka pot (available HERE: Bialetti 6800 Moka Express 6-Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker) for AMAZINGLY fresh coffee I'd never experienced being American!All the barista sites I've surfed (source aapbr dot org) told me that: green coffee beans, when cool and dark, last a year or two in storage, and some (Arabica) even get better with age. Once you roast them, after three or so days of CO2 release, they start to lose flavor within TWO WEEKS! Once you grind the beans, the grounds start to lose flavor in FOUR DAYS. This is all trumped by the correct storage techniques. Here are the ones I've tried on Amazon that work GREAT, and don't cost a fortune like the vacu seal machines that can be over $200 US!Green beans: I use the "pseudo vacuum" of the COFFEEVAC (see it here: Tightvac Coffeevac 1 Pound Vacuum Sealed Storage Container, Solid Black Body/Cap) which isn't a vacuum at all, but works fine for green. Does NOT work for new roasted as it doesn't have a co2 release valve.Freshly roasted beans step one: For the first 3 to 4 days you need a container with a CO2 release system. One (the Friis, see it HERE: Friis 16-Ounce Coffee Vault, Stainless Steel), is more expensive and has replaceable filters. The other (The bean safe, see it HERE: BeanSafe "The Coffee Storage Solution", Polypropylene -MOCHA) is cheap, and only has a small valve, but doesn't require replacement filters.Freshly roasted beans step two: Best is to use right away after the three day roast period. Roast just enough for your next few day's needs. The normal popcorn popper will take 81 grams for roasting green beans (about ½ cup or about 5 tablespoons green). These yield (bigger) roasted beans of about 9 tablespoons. Since a tablespoon of ground is roughly the same as a tablespoon of roasted beans, and the moka takes 3 tablespoons for 6 cups of espresso/moka each pot, that gives you roughly three days of roasted beans. I keep the roasted (since they will be used in a few days) in the next "step up" of vacuum: a semi-true vacuum with the airscape sealer (see it here: Planetary Design Airscape 64oz Chrome). This gets close to a "real" vacuum, and just enough to let a little extra CO2 escape over those 3 days.FINALLY, for fresh grounds, the most vulnerable, you'll need a true vacuum to extend the life. I use the handheld freshsaver from foodsaver (10% of the cost of the foodsaver system, see it here: FoodSaver FSFRSH0060-035 FreshSaver Handheld Vacuum Sealer with Starter Kit, Red) with the little "Tupperware" reusable foodsaver tubs. In the cool/ dark (don't refrigerate) this vacuum will keep fresh grounds fresh for over a week, close to the taste when just roasted.For background, I'm not a coffee snob, but as a throat cancer survivor I have barely any taste buds left and coffee is one of the few great tastes that still work. Also, the above is FAR less expensive than either buying drip or certainly Starbucks. Amazon has green beans of very high quality (see link in first paragraph). These can be (eg. Sumatran Arabica) over $40+ a pound roasted, not very fresh when you get them, and you can get them for under $10 at times on Amazon GREEN, REAL savings. Enjoy!

I wrote this review actually for four products as they work so well in concert:If you also buy the Tightac Coffeevac 1 pound canister to keep your coffee in you can say good-by to struggling to get your hand down in the bottom of those narrow coffee bags to reach the coffee in the bottom. It seals well, better than the bags the coffee comes in as it has a vacuum seal. It's very easy and a pleasure to use. The coffee bag hassle, every time you want to make some coffee, is eliminated.I like the Bunn Coffee drawer because I want to brew two servings (10 oz) at a time using the Coffee Drawer insert. I like to paper filter my coffee as that removes some oils in coffee that are not good for you and leaves you with all of the benefits of coffee. A 10Oz serving is perfect for the Contigo steel Desk Mug another product which I like very much when used with the Bunn MCU Single Cup Multi-Use Home Coffee Brewer. It keeps the coffee warm for a long time and has a vacuum set up that really seals the coffee in when the mouth piece seal is released.There is enough material in the Ekobrew Single Serve Filter single serve filters to allow two measures (a 10 ounce serving of coffee) to be placed with just enough room left over to seal the coffee grounds in the paper filter when the top screen of the Bunn Coffee Drawer (not the single serve Cup Drawer) is closed. I iron out the bottom of the paper filter with my thumbs and forefingers to increase its volume – works exceedingly well.All of these products taken together make a real winning combination especially if you want to brew two servings of coffee at the same time and use a paper filter to get rid of the unhealthy oils coffee contains. The Ekobrew Single Serve (don't let the name fool you it's just big enough (barely, and that is what you want it to be) is an essential part of this set-up. It seals so well almost no grounds get down into the Bunn Coffee Drawer. I can easily dump the grounds and wipe out the drawer and brush off the top screen with a Kleenex and I'm ready to go again. I wash the coffee drawer once a day.

Great value. Easy to use. Works as advertised. There's no reason not to get this. Keep your beans fresh!