Roasting Basics
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There are many ways to roast coffee, from home appliances made specifically for this purpose, to simple pan roasting. Most methods are extremely simple and the results are excellent ...without investing much time or effort! This is especially true of the Air Roasting process (also called "fluid bed roasting"), which "cooks" the coffee in a hot air stream. You can re-purpose an electric hot air Popcorn Popper which produces an even fluid-bed roast. Some small appliances like the Freshroast Home Roaster and the Hearthware Home Roasters work on the same principle. So does the Nesco Home Coffee Roaster to some degree. Air roasting takes under 10 minutes, roasts very evenly without scorching, and results in coffee of exceptional quality. |
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Other types of roasting include radiant drum roasting like the Behmor, the Gene Cafe Roaster, and the HotTop Drum Roaster. The advantage of drum roasting is a larger batch size and an even roast, but it requires a bit more attention during the roast process than an air roaster. And there's also conduction roasting on the stovetop, for which we offer the Whirley Pop stovetop popcorn popper. This method is less even, and takes some practice and good technique, but can make an acceptible cup. Home roasting is as simple or as complicated as you care to make it, and starting with quality green coffee means you are already half way to a great cup of coffee.... |
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Some of the basic home roasting methods...We have prepared complete, concise instructions for each of the home roasting methods. You can print these directly from your web browser. Each should fit on a single 8.5 x 11 page. Read the "General" instructions first, no matter what method you plan to use. |
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More Reading on Home Roasting TopicsOn Roasters and Roasting Our Coffee Library Covers These Topics and Much More:Roasting Specifics, Blending, Espresso Blends, Decaf,
Ecology, Storing Roasted Coffee, Storing Green Coffee, Grinding, Brewing And for Discussion of Home Roasting and Green Coffee Topics, be sure to check out the Sweet Maria's Forum |
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