used to keep 'em in the freezer.. I don't any longer because I grind every morning, and the sack I grind from doesn't last long enough to sweat it.
used to keep my smokes in the freezer too, until I needed a new can.
Whole beans get damaged from condensation in the fridge or freezer anyway.
The good packs are vacuum sealed. There won't be much moisture in them to condense.
Coffee is never vacuum sealed. It offgasses CO2, so you can't keep a vacuum. (That's why there is a one-way value in the packaging.) It's sealed against oxygen intrusion, but the beans themselves contain the moisture that will condense.
I had heard the same regarding grounds as well, actually. seemed like over time, the grounds and even tobacco dried out albeit not quit as quickly as staying on the shelf - the tobacco did tend to take on a funky taste, makes me wonder if it was some kind of freezer-burn (if condensation is a factor then freezer burn is most likely)
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