Roasting
Article about home coffee roasting
“It would be premature to call home roasting a trend”, the article says. How very true. It’s surprising, when I talk to people about my coffee roasting, how many view it as some complicated or expensive hobby. The truth is far from it…it’s incredibly easy, and it can actually SAVE you money – though factoring … Continue reading
Roasting coffee with a hot air popper
Yes, it really IS possible to roast coffee beans using a hot air popcorn popper! Though of course the machine will be useless for anything but coffee afterwards due to the oils the coffee will deposit, but…ah, the aroma!!! Coffee roasting is truly something everyone should experience, and if you have an old air popper … Continue reading
Acid-free coffee
A company in Arizona is selling acid-free coffee. That’s the plus side. The big negative is that it comes pre-ground (boo!), in those pre-measured packets designed for brewing a single pot of coffee. The sort of packets you’d find in an office lunchroom. I’m not really sure how they’re making it acid-free, other than that … Continue reading
Solar powered coffee roaster
I grew up in Oregon, and know firsthand that that state has its share of crazy ideas. The latest is a solar powered coffee roaster. Oregon may have a reputation for being cloudy and wet, but the reality is that east of the Cascades is an entirely different climate, and that’s why Michael and David … Continue reading
Coffee – good or bad for you?
There seems to be this continuing debate, is coffee helpful or harmful? As previously reported, roasted coffee beans DO contain small amounts of a chemical shown to cause cancer in lab rats when taken in large amounts. Well, the flip side of that is a new type of roasted coffee that manages to preserve the … Continue reading
iRoast2
My wife got me an iRoast2 for my birthday last fall. I’ve since used it half a dozen times or so, and am getting used to its programming and roasting style. The results are really good, I still need to tweak temperatures but I’m please with what I’m seeing so far. The only downside is … Continue reading
