I've tried several times to roast coffee in a cast iron skillet, using a whisk to stir the beans. I think I did this about three times and got drinkable but not really good coffee.
Friday, I picked up an air popcorn popper and after about three tries, I found that roasting green coffee beans is quite easy. I haven't tried the beans I roasted because they are generally best after sitting for a few days but I expect it to take some practice, which is half the fun. The biggest issue with an air popper is that the beans blow out the top so you have to figure out a way to keep them in the popper. A wire mesh seems to be a popular choice. Overall, green coffee beans are cheap and you can get into roasting with just a pan and a whisk. An air popper costs about $20 and people report roasting excellent coffee with them. On Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 6:28:13 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I’ve toyed with the idea of roasting my own coffee. Then Kellie goes and > mentions Sweet Maria’s and I find this: > > https://www.sweetmarias.com/product/heavy-gauge-stovetop-popper-with-ss-base > > Experiences and recommendations? Is it practical to roast your own coffee? > Benefits? > > With abandon, > Patrick > > www.CredoFamily.org > www.MindYourHeadCoop.org > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
