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I do not feel it’s right to “Buy only whole-bean coffee roasted within the last few days.” - what should we do with coffee that was roasted weeks or even month ago? Throw it away? My mantra is to never throw away food - I will keep on drinking my coffee until I’m done, then I’ll move on to the next pack. Difference is so small that it’s not worth it.

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I don't think anyone is telling you to throw away old beans - the author is just providing accurate information that beans go stale in a couple of weeks and that you should try to plan accordingly if you care about good coffee. Avoid buying old beans. And don't overbuy fresh ones thinking you're going to keep a 2 month supply around.

Just buy what you think is a 2 week supply, and when that's gone go buy another 2 week supply.

And if you don't care about optimizing your coffee experience - that's cool tool. Most of us have better things to worry about.

The assumption here is that you are buying them fresh and then using the entire bag within 1-2 weeks (while they are still fresh). If you don't go through coffee that fast, then that probably doesn't apply.

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