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I own a cafe and I roast my own beans. I won't drink anyone else's coffee unless I am on a roadtrip. I have one of these http://www.ambexroasters.com/pages/ym5
by dan_the_welder 17y ago
I own a cafe and I roast my own beans. I won't drink anyone else's coffee unless I am on a roadtrip.
I have one of these http://www.ambexroasters.com/pages/ym5.jsp http://www.ambexroasters.com/pages/ym5.jsp
Although it's older and not as shiny.
- stephencelis 17y agoI'd definitely second the recommendation to roast your own. Green beans are cheap, and the you can't really have better control over freshness. Hackers interested in roasting their own should probably just grab a cheap $15–20 hot air popcorn popper. You can actually get a great, consistent (if rushed) roast. I've migrated to bigger, slower machines, but can't say they always do a better job.
- dan_the_welder 17y agoI have enough empty 155 lb coffee sacks to make a yurt.
- xinsight 17y agoRoasting your own doesn't equal better coffee. Roasting is a skill and not everyone has it.
- stephencelis 17y agoNever said to the contrary, but skills can be acquired, and roasting is one of the easier ones to work on.
- dan_the_welder 17y agoIf you can cook, you can roast coffee. It's not that hard. My advice to new cooks and coffee roasters is the same. Eat your mistakes.