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Have Coffee….must. have. Biscotti.
Sometimes when I sit down to that glorious first sip of coffee in the morning I just need to dip something. And I always need chocolate. What to do…
Barb, at My Sister’s Kitchen has solved this dilema for us. She says,”This is a purist’s biscotti. I know they come in all flavors nowadays, but this is still my favorite and my standby. When I just NEED biscotti, these are the biscotti that I NEED…..The only bad thing (more…)
Bald Guy Brew – Local Tip – Great ideas
The Bald guy. Bald Guy Brew.
Right here in Boone, the bald guy sells and roasts great coffee. I’ve been buying my green beans from him recently and have been very pleased. Don has a mobile barristamobile where he can roast, brew, and mix awesome coffee and coffee drinks. He can roll up to cater an event or (more…)
Roast of the Day – Organic, fair trade Mexican beans
My friend Dave Day used to own Specialty Coffee Company. In developing the business he traveled to small mountain coffee farms in Mexico, Central America, and South America. The more time he spent with the farmers, the more help he realized they needed and the more he was able to help them. He helped them get organic certifications, he coached them on leadership, he helped them find a fair distributor to buy their beans so they wouldn’t have to sell to the (more…)
Coffee Roasting Tip # 5: Try before you buy – The Stove top frying pan method
I realized through my reading that I had several methods of roasting available to me without buying any equipment. I have a heavy, cast iron frying pan, a hot air popcorn popper, and a stovetop whirly top popcorn popper. These are all viable, economical methods.
I tried pan roasting first. One thing to know when you start roasting is that roasting coffee produces smoke. It isn’t unpleasant, I rather enjoy it but you will need a well ventilated place to roast. If you have a powerful hood on your stove you might try it in (more…)
Coffee Roasting Tip # 4: Try it Before making a big investment – Buy some beans!
Once I read a bit about buying green beans, roasting methods. roasters, roasts, coffee origins it a couple of things became abundantly clear. First, coffee roasting is relatively simple. I recognize that being a master roaster is not simple but given that it use to be a household chore like making bread, anyone who wants to roast coffee is cabable of doing it. The second thing that struck me is that one could (more…)
Coffee Roasting Tip # 3 – More Reading about Green Coffee Beans and Roasting!
The second book I read on coffee is also by Kenneth Davids: Home Coffee Roasting: Romance and Revival, first published in 1996. It was published when homeroasting was still not common. This work focuses more in depth on home roasting. Early in the book (more…)
Coffee Roasting Tip # 2 – Recommended Reading about Green Coffee Beans and Roasting!
The first book I read on coffee was published in 1976. I was a coffee lover but had never considered pursuing a better cup by roasting my own green beans. The book is: COFFEE, A Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying. It has been updated a few times and the latest (more…)
Coffee Roasting Tip # 1 – Read All About Green Coffee Beans and Roasting! #1
Roasting your own sound fun? Well, it is. However, you will need to learn quite a bit about coffee as you go. You will want to learn about how coffee is grown and processed; about the varietal beans from different parts of the world and their (more…)
100 DIY Coffee Roasting Tips
Following this post will be the first installment of 100 tips and resources on the homeroasting of coffee. They will range from where to buy home coffee roasting supplies, to suggestions on books and online articles, to practical advice on selecting beans, methods, roasts, and equpment. Check back often for tips. And feel to email me your own tips and experiences…or leave them as a comment.
