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IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN HOME
ROASTING
ROASTING AND ROASTERS: I have been roasting my own green coffee beans for over 20 years
now. I started using metal ring around aluminum foil with holes in the bottom
and would roast in the oven. Coffee does not smell like coffee when it is
roasting, it has a very pungent smell during this process and a vented hood over
your range is recommended. When using the oven I would roast at 425 in the
center for approximately 7 to 14 minutes. The time is dependent on the type and
origin of the bean you are roasting and flavor that you prefer. Roasted
properly, the coffee has finished roasting after you hear the first crack of the
bean. There is a second crack which means you have burned the been and this is
most often referred to as a "French Roast", some folks really like this flavor
and for me this has a common Starbucks taste. Any bean can be killed, just roast
until it's black (Past Second Crack) and the oil has come out of the bean making
it very shinny. The cost of a Coffee Roasting machine will pay for itself the
first year. After that it's a cash saving machine.
Later on I would roast coffee in a popcorn popper outside on the grill. Due to
the varying degree in temperature outside this is very difficult to judge the
proper time. Another method is the electric popcorn popper which works rather
well but there is no real way of venting the pungent order as popcorn poppers
use forces air and it always escapes out around the vent. The same problem with
temperature exist when using this method outside.
I have used just about everything from the aluminum foil, throwing them in the
fire while camping, roasting in a skillet to the "Alpenrost" (This is a drum
roaster) which will cost you around $299.99. I have settled on my second
Hearthware product; the Hearthware i-Roast (Forced air roaster) selling
approximately $169.00 depending where you buy it. This unit can be purchased
with a metal bracket for the top of the machine and along with a dryer vent
connection and hose you can roast in your kitchen venting the odor outdoors. I
have the attachment for this method of venting but do not use it. I guess I'm
just use to placing a window fan in the window and running it on reverse.
Previous Hearthware product models were somewhat disappointing to own.
Instructions for the Hearthware are not very clear. Although you can create your
own roast settings they are not saved in memory. Another issue is the Preset
settings can be changed to custom on the fly and makes much more sense than
setting up your own roast setting which will be lost when the machine is
unplugged.
The Hearthware i-Roast is a fast roaster. Currently I'm roasting the Zimbabwe
Salimba AA Plus green coffee bean. The i-Roast has two presents or you can
create your own setting. On preset 1 this bean roast in 5 minutes and 15
seconds. On preset 2 the bean roast just past the first crack at 6 minuets. I
find that this bean roast better if you allow it to go just before the second
crack.
GREEN COFFEE BEANS: ORiley Home has started
a preferred eBay seller page which can provide you with links to green coffee
bean providers. I would never list a seller that does not have the highest
quality of bean. When a link is provided, it means that I have purchased and
tried the product myself.
Jamaican Blue Mountain green coffee beans are what
I consider the best in the world. However in the past 15 years, sellers are no
longer honest with the product being 100%. It is now an $80,000.00 fine for a
coffee broker to sell an non pure Jamaican Blue Mountain bean (If they get
caught). I have not found a true product since 1988. If your a provider of
this product I'm willing to cup your JBM and provide a review. I have had
the real thing and there is nothing else even close to it. The flavor can not be
forgotten by anyone. The last warning I read on JBM were beans being sold from
the "Jamaican Blue Mountain Shipping Port". Because the beans were at the port,
they figured they would call them JBM and go for the big bucks. So this is what
you can run into and at approximately $25.00 to $75.00 bucks a pound you don't
want to make a mistake. I usually try a pound or two around Christmas as a gift
for the family. Unfortunately I've been disappointed each year since the date
above, 1988.
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