I have a passion for coffee, and I like to use beans…

 

 

 

My current favourite is Lazy Sunday by Taylors of Harrogate but oh lordy… my local supermarket only had ground which I tend not to buy because I find it loses flavour in no time, whereas beans last longer, but then I’m a fussy old duck.

 

Add to that the fact that I tripped when rushing to make myself a coffee recently, caught my foot in the handles of  a bag of books sprawled on the floor, ready for a talk I was to do. I crashed   into the arch between kitchen and dining room, and found myself sprawled alongside the books.

 

One operation later, my shoulder suitably screwed and plated, I was home and  desperate for a coffee, but still the report came back that all that was available was ground Lazy Sunday – arghhhh.

 

In the nick of time Frost Magazine was sent the CoffeeGator Coffee Canister. I confess I was a doubting Thomas because I’ve tried this game before, even putting the canister into the fridge, or the freezer which is supposed to help with freshness and flavour – all to no avail.

 

So, dear readers, in desperation I sent ‘him indoors’ to buy the ground coffee, and tipped it into the very smart looking stainless steel CoffeeGator canister. Two weeks later my Lazy Sunday has just the same fresh flavour – the convalescence has been saved, and it doesn’t ‘alf perk up the physio sessions too.

 

So,  what’s so good about this canister?

 

Apparently coffee beans naturally emit CO2 and this is the enemy when storing coffee. This canister has a one-way valve which allows Co2 to leave but stops air and light from entering and attacking flavour.

 

The canister has a wheel on the lid to track the expiry date of the coffee to guard against staleness. There is an e-book and a  scoop to measure out the coffee, though I like mine strong so it’s a scoop and a bit.

 

A good looking product which does what it’s meant to. I find that as refreshing in  these days of hyperbole  as a good coffee quite frankly.

 

Coffee Gator seems to take its job seriously and has many impressive coffee tools on sale. Have a look:

 

www. coffeegator.com