Looking for coffee brands in steel-sealed cans
 

And I don't necessarily want to order freeze-dried brands from storage-food companies because cans of coffee from those companies will be a lot more expensive than just buying regular steel-sealed, vacuum-packed cans of coffee at the grocery store, but about the only brand I can still find that doesn't have those thin foil-wrap seals but is actually vacuum-sealed inside a steel can with a steel lid is Cafe Bustelo (a brand which I really like). I'd like to be able to find other brands as well if they can be easily obtained at a decent price. I'm paying about $3.25 for a 10-oz. can of Bustelo at local stores, and I have what I'm calculating to be a 5-month supply at the moment. (I'm going through roughly a can a week, so do the math.:biggrin:) Any suggestions on other brands?

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I don't know about your question, but there have been threads on GIM about buying coffee beans raw by the sack and roasting as you go.

That would be a good option for someone who drinks a lot of coffee.

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$6.99 for a large can of Folger's, when it's on sale. 2-3 pounds. the cans are sealed plastic.

probably cheaper at Costco. maybe they have "sealed in steel" coffee for a decent price ?

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I've been on the same quest. Last year a local building supplier had a pallet of Hills Bros. brand on sale,that had the metal top. A few weeks ago I needed to restock but every brand I looked at had the vacuum packed lid.

http://www.hillsbros.com/store-locator.aspx btw - according to their website the shelf life of vacuum packed canned coffee is 2 years.

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The vacuum cans of coffee are almost a thing of the past, I managed to find some off brand stuff last year but it all seems to have disappeared since then.

I just vacuum seal it in mason jars.

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COSTCO still sells 3 lb vacuum sealed cans. Current price ia $9.89 per can. Good coffe, both Regular and Decafe

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it's out there:

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...8802*&lang=en-

http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku...i_sku=21932811

http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku...i_sku=21679667

http://www.cajungrocer.com/cafe-du-m...ory-p-450.html

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Yuban-Orig...33-oz/11980388

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Valu....5-oz/10415776

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Master-Che....5-oz/10315892

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Don't give a fig about the coffee...

But the STEEL CONTAINERS ARE BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST...

I use them to soak gun parts in for long periods of time...

I CAN and have used glass, but I'm such a klutz I've found the steel coffee cans are perfect especially if they still have the plastic top -they don't break if knocked off my bench - yeah, still a mess to clean up, but no broken glass.

You've given us several places to purchase. And I will just empty the coffee into individual glass jars so it's not like I'm going to throw it out. But we don't drink coffee, so...

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What I wish I could find is unroasted coffee beans sealed in #10 cans. I suppose I could just vacuum seal raw beans, though.

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I use the steel cans to store pistol brass. I've got cans of .38 SPL, 9mm, .40S&W, .45ACP,.....

I find it difficult to believe that the plastic containers adequately block oxygen from ruining the taste of coffee over time, compared to steel cans. I'm sure that they're cheaper, though!

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There's plenty of brands available in the steel can, what the OP was referring to was the top of the can not being metal (like a soup can) but being a round piece of tinfoil glued on and then vacuumed. (can of pringles)

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yep

we buy the kirkland (costco) brand

steel can foil lid

whats wrong with the foil lid?

BTW How long will Roasted coffee beans last in a vacuum sealed mason jar?

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The vacuum seal on a foil lid is much easier to compromise, but you have to try pretty darn hard to accidentally break the vacuum seal on a steel can.

Not sure about roasted coffee beans in a mason jar, but as long as it still has caffeine to support my 4-pot-a-day coffee habit, I'm happy.:biggrin:

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4 pots a day!?!?

wow

maybe you should buy 25 pounds bags...lol

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Check Amazon

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this is not the cheapest- but maybe it's worth it for some people. I spose it depends if GREEN coffee tastes a lot better than regular coffee or NOT! ( I don't drink coffee because I don't like the taste at all and it does not fit in with my diet. ) I have to imagine this stuff is a bit higher quality than costco / walmart / etc, but it's all just coffee to me.

http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/the-...d-Costa/Detail

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Those steel cans come in handy. I took a closer look at one I had in the kitchen -
"Hills Brothers", 39 ounces. 2 # 7 ounces.

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Green means you have to roast the beans yourself. They are raw. The taste is excellent because the beans are freshly roasted and ground before being brewed.

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I'd rather have a 25-pound steel-sealed can!:biggrin: