Re: Freezing Coffee Used for Espresso; a Randomized Trial


Andy Schecter" <schecter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ken Fox wrote:
I'd be surprised if the industry would have any interest because the
market for truly fresh coffee is pretty small and the likelihood of
supermarkets devoting freezer shelf space to coffee seems prettly slim to
me.

Well, for one, there are possible patent issues:
http://tinyurl.com/2m2hev
http://www.sivetzcoffee.com/preservation_patent.htm

Also, the first patent (listed in the tiny.url above) states that the
coffee must be held below -17C for satisfactory preservation. Minus 17C is
about 1F. Not everyone's home freezer can do this.

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-Andy S.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_s/sets/

just visit your neighborhood Costco. They'll sell you a 7 cubic foot
Kirkland Signature (Whirlpool) chest freezer for less than $200, that is
identical to the two that I own.

Are you implying that I am infringing on patents by storing coffee in my
Costco freezer? Where do I send the royalties?

ken
;-)


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