we've had a can of folders coffee grounds in the cupboard for a couple years, do they go bad?
2006-12-27 02:59:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
If the seal was never broken it should be ok. If the seal was broken then dump it out and do some arts and crafts with the can.
2006-12-27 03:01:17 · answer #1 · answered by Bored Enough To Be Here 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't go bad. Coffee grounds lose their potency over time. You will just have to use more grounds in your filter.
Since you are asking this question, you aren't a serious coffee drinker. The flavor and aroma of the coffee made from old grounds will not be significant to you.
2006-12-27 17:08:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's still sealed it will be fine but the oils in coffee rapidly dissipate and stale once it is open this is especially true of preground coffees. You can dump the grounds in your flower bed to stimulate the plants growth in the spring - sounds odd but my mom's roses were always the best and she would always put coffee grounds on the soil. Good Luck!
2006-12-27 12:42:14 · answer #3 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ground coffee loses it's flavor quickly after it is opened. If it was unopened it will lose it's flavor less quickly but after 2 years I'd throw it away.
It's odvious you're not a coffee drinker, why start with gross coffee?
2006-12-27 11:02:36 · answer #4 · answered by Jacob R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has been opened, then it has lost a lot of its flavor. It goes kind of stale, and the coffee tastes bland. You'd have to be a really poor person to not throw it out.
2006-12-27 11:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two years old is starting to get stale. You can drink it, however it will not have the full flavor it once had.
I'm unsure what FOLDERS coffee is!! Do you mean FOLGERS?
2006-12-27 16:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roast coffee grounds, if exposed to air can get stale and lose flavor. Unopened cans should retain their original flavor.
2006-12-27 13:08:14 · answer #7 · answered by dpon62 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the seal was never broken it still should be ok, but if it was opened, I'd probably throw it out, they seem to lose the flavor the longer they have been opened.
2006-12-27 11:04:11 · answer #8 · answered by Likes the O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do go bad. They can get moldy, nasty, and could even make you sick. Chances are they will also taste like a wheelbarrow full of hay. I would toss the can.
2006-12-27 11:04:59 · answer #9 · answered by mck642 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think that they go bad like milk goes bad, but i think they get stale and do not make a good tasting cup of joe.
2006-12-27 11:14:30 · answer #10 · answered by mel2430 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋