They look great, and I love the one-way exhaust valve. I normally would open a bag of coffee, weigh, and grind every time I made coffee which leads to outside air exposing the coffee resulting in oxidization and staleness. With the bean cellars I could just put the coffee in and open them when I'm ready to grind reducing the amount of air exposure.

The bean cellars fit snug in the stand, and are easy to pull them out. There are no damages in the stand and the acrylic is flawless. The stand was pleasantly heavy and had rubber feet installed. Everything was well packaged.

I put 19g in the bean cellars and had plenty of room left. It simplifies my morning routine tremendously, especially since I make multiple drinks in the morning.

I don't see any clear downsides to them. I use the Bean Cellars for speed and convenience, and my family goes through 12 tubes in a little under a week so I don't have to often refill them. I enjoy using them, even the small silicone funnel is great. I understand they aren't for everyone, but if you're into single dosing I would highly recommend these.

This makes the mornings easier. I found the easiest way to fill these is to weigh a ramekin or cup and then use that to fill the cellars rather than trying to put the cellars on the scale. They fit about 30g of peaberry or 21g of maragogype beans so size of the beans determine how many grams fit. The included funnel is nice and folds up. It works fine and does not take up a lot of space.

The chambers are a clear acrylic that came with zero flaws or scratches and this was true of the base as well. The design language matches the aesthetics of the rest of the Normcore pieces. I would have preferred a slightly less gloss on the lids and more of a matte finish to match the rest of my coffee gear. The clear tubes are nice for seeing the bean level but I wonder how much UV gets through the clear versus having a tinted tube. There is a one way chamber to let the gases from the coffee and and to keep the air from getting in and making the beans stale (the point). There are gaskets on the lid. I would have like to have seen a few extra gaskets thrown in the package because inevitably a few will break and it would be nice to see some extra, especially at this price point. The cellars are pretty stable but easy to remove. The caps seem airtight but not hard to remove.

Weighing and dosing beans once instead of opening a bag 2x a day and weighing each cup saves enough time for me in the morning to make it worth it. If you spend good money on freshly roasted beans this is a very good option for dosing cups individually. Other than slight nit picks on fit and finish, this cellar matches the quality of the other Normcore products. This would make a great gift for a coffee snob as it looks nicer than a ball jar on the counter. This is the freshest way to keep beans and takes away a step in brewing coffee before coffee. Highly recommended.

Wish it was glass

I have kids so I went with plastic over glass. Fits 22g of dark or light roast easily. No complaints

Item: Normcore 12 Tubes Coffee Bean Cellars with Stand & Hopper - Single Dose Coffee Bean Vaults - Espresso Bean Storage Set - One-Way Exhaust Valve - Capacity 25-28g

In our household, after pouring the beans into our Jura, we reseal the coffee bag and then place it into a sealed ceramic container (with rubber seals and clasps). We average 1 cup a day. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Coffee is not the first thing I grab after waking up. It's more of a "˜maybe I'll have a cup this morning' while sitting at the breakfast table.

And, I know I'm gonna get it from my best, true coffee nerd friends. But honestly, I've never given much thought to the beans that just sit in the machine for days as we slowly go through just a cup a day 😳. That part of our machine is definitely not airtight. But, we've never thought the blend tasted bad, flat or weak as the Jura does such a good job with the grinding and extraction. So, we don't feel like we've been missing out.

Then, after seeing this set, I was intrigued. Visually, it's beautiful. It comes packaged very well and would make for a great gift for a junior coffee aficionado. I can also see it being useful if you use the containers for a variety of blends (rather than just a single blend) that you don't drink as often. Glass tubes would definitely have given the set more of a high-end feel. But, the plastic/acrylic still works perfectly. And, it looks very cool on a countertop. A conversation piece for sure.

So, I don't know. Overall, this is a very nice set. If I should up my coffee game one day (roasting, using a digital scale, etc), I could see the value in using this. But, for now"¦(as true coffee connoisseurs cringe!), I think we're gonna stick with what we've been doing. But, although it's a bit too niche for me, I could easily recommend this to others.