We are often asked how best to store whole bean or freshly ground coffee.  The short answer is to store roasted coffee as little as possible.  The coffee bean is a remarkable seed.  Before it is roasted, the green bean can be easily kept in bins, barrels, and burlap bags with no climate control for months without any degradation in quality.  Once roasted, however, it begins to lose flavor quickly and should be used as soon as possible. Ground coffee loses flavor even faster because more surface area is exposed to air.

Moisture is the enemy of coffee. Refrigerators tend to be very moist places so it is best to keep your coffee at room temperature. If you must, freezing is ok but be sure it is in an airtight container.  Air is the second enemy as it quite literally sucks the flavor out of the coffee.  That is why we sell coffee in plastic lined bags with tin ties folded to minimize the air in the bag.  It is best to store your coffee in an airtight container at room temperature.

Even better ... come by your favorite coffeehouse often and replenish your home supply frequently!

It's called Coffee Oasis

The coffee part is obvious ... we serve the finest, freshest coffee we can find in an awe inspiring variety of ways.  Yes, we have other beverages, a menu of interesting breakfast delights, some of the best sandwiches and soups you will find anywhere, and those desserts....

In our hearts we are an old fashioned coffeehouse.  The kind where our founding fathers hashed out the details of the Constitution; where ships captains came together to solve problems of risk; that served as the incubator of talents as varied as Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, and Picasso; and celebrated in songs like Sugar Shack and Black Coffee.  A coffeehouse to go for your morning cup of Jo of or linger over a rich espresso.

The Oasis is less obvious but, to us, equally important.  The dictionary defines an oasis as fertile ground in a desert and a place that gives relief from a troubling or chaotic situation. An oasis is a place where people of all kinds find refuge and refreshment.  It is a place of rest, commerce, to be with friends, to meet new people, to relax, or to engage in discussion.  An oasis can be something different to each of the many people it shelters but those people, each with different motives, form a community.

So much of the modern world has us segregated and busy with our separate lives. At Coffee Oasis we invite you to come and enjoy a cup of coffee or whatever you would like ... make new friends or catch up with old ones ... reconnect with your email or favorite website, read or just hang out ... be yourself in a community of others being themselves.  Let us get to know you and make yourself at home.