God is in the details ... and you lovable coffee geek weirdos prove the point ! I am surprised that nobody has tried to hook up an electron microscope inside the brew head ... hmmmmmmmmm or have they? Thanks for the hints !

Thanks all you coffee geeks !

Thank you for your reply Jim ... do you have any idea how long it takes the small quantity of beans to reach room temp ?

I read the article "Coffee: To Freeze or Not to Freeze" and I possibly missed the part on the proper method to defrost the beans. I would like to defrost small amounts ... only one or two "scoops" at a time ... the beans have been stored in glass jars. How long should they be