Newby - Home Coffee Roaster
Just arrived .. green coffee beans (pic by Mrs. Mac) Here's what green coffee beans look like (pic by Mrs. Mac) Our shipment of green coffee beans arrived this week. We purchased beans grown organically in Bolivia for $4.99 a pound, including shipping. They have a AA rating. Being a newby roaster, I still have much to learn about the process. It is rather exciting to roast beans at home .. and the more often you do it .. the better you are able to judge how well they are roasted. Make sure your skillet harbors no previous cooking flavors :) (pic by Mrs. Mac) I am using a big black cast iron skillet on top of the stove and have my exhaust fan turned on high to remove the smoke. Some people use pop corn poppers .. others use bread machines with heat guns (used for paint removal) .. I'm using a method surely used by my great grandparents. So far .. so good. The beans start turning color and the skins pop as moisture is released (pic by Mrs. Mac) And I mu...