To drink coffee that expired September 2023?

coffeequerie · 2025-04-04T19:43:08+00:00

I thought I’d ran out of coffee and I can’t nip out now the children are in bed. I’ve just come across some ground coffee in a packet at the back of the cupboard but it’s out of date by just over 18 months. Would you?

WhereIsMyJumper · 05/04/2025 15:31

AlmostCutMyHairToday · 05/04/2025 08:51

There's a coffee shop in Tokyo that brews 20 year old coffee beans, and a sock as a filter, so I think you'll be fine. Maybe it'll taste even better?

FGS are you seriously suggesting that the OP pops over to Tokyo for coffee when her kids are in bed? Bit unreasonable

stargirl1701 · 05/04/2025 15:31

It’s not expired. It’s Best Before.

B1indEye · 05/04/2025 15:26

soupyspoon · 05/04/2025 15:17

Well you must be new here thats all I can say!!!

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No idea why you'd say that, you seem determined to make excuses for someone else with no basis for those excuses. Obviously @JohnofWessex will say now that their suggestion wasn't meant to be taken as an answer to the OPs question but come on, that's not likely to be the case is it?

soupyspoon · 05/04/2025 15:17

B1indEye · 05/04/2025 15:01

You could be right, I'm sure their must be some people who, when asked for an immediate solution to a problem, offer a future option with no context or acknowledgement that it's answering a different question but unless that poster returns we'll never know.

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Well you must be new here thats all I can say!!!

B1indEye · 05/04/2025 15:01

soupyspoon · 05/04/2025 10:59

God this is hard work

The poster who referenced getting some beans, is not likely to have meant right now. The poster is likely to have meant overall, in the long run, keep roasted beans in the house and then they'll be freshly ground at the time you want them rather than relying on bags in the cupboard.

Not for the OP to run out there and then to get some beans during this particular dilemma

I need a coffee now and I dont even drink the stuff

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You could be right, I'm sure their must be some people who, when asked for an immediate solution to a problem, offer a future option with no context or acknowledgement that it's answering a different question but unless that poster returns we'll never know.

soupyspoon · 05/04/2025 10:59

B1indEye · 05/04/2025 09:04

The OP was asking about making a cup of coffee at the time she posted hence, I assume, reference to the sleeping children

Why would anyone ask about coffee they were planning on drinking at a later date when soing shopping was an option?

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God this is hard work

The poster who referenced getting some beans, is not likely to have meant right now. The poster is likely to have meant overall, in the long run, keep roasted beans in the house and then they'll be freshly ground at the time you want them rather than relying on bags in the cupboard.

Not for the OP to run out there and then to get some beans during this particular dilemma

I need a coffee now and I dont even drink the stuff

WhereIsMyJumper · 05/04/2025 09:12

This is entirely unreasonable but only because I am a massive coffee snob who grinds freshly roasted beans and I think it wouldn’t taste very good 😂

B1indEye · 05/04/2025 09:04

soupyspoon · 05/04/2025 08:53

I dont think that poster meant right now did they?

Some posters do have the daftest understanding

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The OP was asking about making a cup of coffee at the time she posted hence, I assume, reference to the sleeping children

Why would anyone ask about coffee they were planning on drinking at a later date when soing shopping was an option?

soupyspoon · 05/04/2025 08:53

B1indEye · 04/04/2025 21:19

So pop out and leave the children not just to buy coffee beans but a grinder as well? Some posters do have the daftest suggestions 😁

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I dont think that poster meant right now did they?

Some posters do have the daftest understanding

AlmostCutMyHairToday · 05/04/2025 08:51

There's a coffee shop in Tokyo that brews 20 year old coffee beans, and a sock as a filter, so I think you'll be fine. Maybe it'll taste even better?

RhododendronFlowers · 05/04/2025 07:46

Quick, quick! Are you ok, OP?! 🙏

RhododendronFlowers · 04/04/2025 22:36

B1indEye · 04/04/2025 21:19

So pop out and leave the children not just to buy coffee beans but a grinder as well? Some posters do have the daftest suggestions 😁

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😂

B1indEye · 04/04/2025 21:20

ThreePointOneFourOneFiveNine · 04/04/2025 20:55

It wouldn’t even occur to me to check the date on coffee. I’m sure it will be fine.

It wouldn't even occur to me that it had a date in the first place 😁what could go off with it?

B1indEye · 04/04/2025 21:19

JohnofWessex · 04/04/2025 20:46

It shouldn't do you any harm unless its gone mouldy but it might not be as nice as when it was in date

Try it

Better still get some freshly roasted beans and grind them yourself

So pop out and leave the children not just to buy coffee beans but a grinder as well? Some posters do have the daftest suggestions 😁

SaladSandwichesForTea · 04/04/2025 21:15

I'd definitely drink it.

It's been sealed.
Its not an iffy product like meat or dairy.
You're putting boiled water in it.
It's a bbe not use by date.

I'd probably drink it 10 years out of date.
As long as it didn't smell off.

Xmasbaby11 · 04/04/2025 21:13

I’m sure it’s fine just not as tasty as it should be. I’d definitely drink it!

RhododendronFlowers · 04/04/2025 21:07

coffeequerie · 04/04/2025 20:52

It’s been opened and resealed with a metal twist.

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Probably ok.
Come back and let us know you've survived!

ThreePointOneFourOneFiveNine · 04/04/2025 20:55

It wouldn’t even occur to me to check the date on coffee. I’m sure it will be fine.

pizzaHeart · 04/04/2025 20:53

I won’t but I’m a cautious type

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coffeequerie · 04/04/2025 20:53

Moonmelodies · 04/04/2025 20:47

You could try pouring boiling water on it in case there are any germs.

Yes that’s how I normally have it.

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coffeequerie · 04/04/2025 20:52

RhododendronFlowers · 04/04/2025 20:48

Have a look, they're probably ok. Just lost some taste. Were they vacuum sealed?

It’s been opened and resealed with a metal twist.

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RhododendronFlowers · 04/04/2025 20:49

It'll be ok then.

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coffeequerie · 04/04/2025 20:48

It looks and smells alright.

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RhododendronFlowers · 04/04/2025 20:48

Have a look, they're probably ok. Just lost some taste. Were they vacuum sealed?

Era · 04/04/2025 20:47

I’m still drinking my Covid coffee from 2020 (I might have over ordered since we don’t drink much coffee). It’s completely fine