The reason most airlines have dire coffee and tea is because the water doesn't get hot enough for proper brewing due to the lower air pressure. I'm not sure giving them good coffee to work with wouldn't be a waste of good coffee.

Hi,

YorkFoodie,

I'm impressed.. Not many people realize all the issues, most uncontrollable, that limit or inhibit a carriers options when it comes to on-board F&B options.

It's for these same reasons you've seen several Asian carriers, like JAL and All Nippon (NH) install specially modified rice cookers (not re-heaters but cookers) in their premium cabins.. In the end, given the operational and environmental realities of mass catering logistics, top quality rice- and coffee- is very, very hard to make on the aircraft in flight.

Travel Safe,

I brought coffee from New Orleans through SFO and LAX to Melbourne and no one was even remotely interested. One of our cases was searched at MSY but not the one with the coffee in it (I think it was the hiking poles that raised suspicion).

I declared the coffee to Melbourne quarantine and they were not the slightest bit concerned. I think the drug detection dogs are trained to detect drugs even through coffee and obviously the dogs were not interested in our coffee either.

I have taken coffee as a carry on. In the US, I take it out of my bag for separate screening just in case security has an interest. TSA has never have been excited about my Italian Roast coffee. I think they prefer airport house blend from the vending machine :-)

TSA would not object to coffee beans unless they're a security risk. Customs might, but usually only if they're raw, unprocessed beans. We've taken processed cashews, and coffee, from Brazil to the U.S. I didn't realize Canada was known for its coffee. Educational site here!

I'm sure no airline would process the cofee you bring. Here's an instrucitonal video showing why they need to be careful about their coffee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VQ_3sBZEm0

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Can see no issue.

They do sell decent coffee in Prague though/))

Starbucks on every corner:) and then let's discuss ' decent'

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