Re: My coffee roasters.

On Apr 24, 9:44 am, North Sullivan <northwri...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:54:08 +0100, Chris Nachtribe wrote:

Is home roasting worth the trouble. It can't really compete with an
experienced roaster using a Probat or similar. There may be savings on
greens but you lose maybe 17% when you roast.

tobel

I'll second the the opinions by Steve on the twoloons link.  Home
roasting is worth the trouble.  The coffee we sell is roasted in the
Diedrich.  The coffee I use at home is roasted in the bread machine.

I'll add another reason for home roasting.  It's enjoyable to me.
And at home, I can have a beer while I'm roasting.

North Sullivan
(who roasts on both a Diedrich IR-12 and a bread machine/heat gun combo)

I second that.
I roast with a bread machine/heatgun combo and the results are always
different depending on my blend (I typically mix a couple of South
Americans, a Cuban if I can get it and a small-bean Ethiopian) but
always rewarding. And even if I lose some weight in the process,
buying for around $9 a kg here in Australia beats speciality roasters
who can charge anything between $25 and $35. Cheapest supermarket
quality roast is around $18 so I'm still way ahead.
Anthony, Woodend Victoria Australia
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