"Janice" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote:

"Larry L" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote



If not, any true coffee lover should definitely look into the do it
yourself thing.



I drink WAY too much of the stuff and always buy whole beans and grind
them just before preparing ( I generally use a French Press style pot )

I haven't tried roasting beans but with this encouragement I just may
do
so soon

What I've tasted so far convinces me that I made a wiser decision in this
than I do in most of my purchases.

I could have, and probably should have, done some more reading before
buying
a $70 machine to roast coffee, but I trust Rodger's judgment in these
matters. Subsequent reading reveals that I could have simply bought the
beans and roasted tham in a pan on the stove top. If you try that method
first, the worst that can happen is that you're out five or six bucks for
a
pound of beans. Based on my first attempt at using the machine, and
Becky's
first, and Rodger's 25 years, I'd say that the worst isn't likey to
happen.
If you don't like the first try, roast the second a little less.....or a
little more.....to suit your taste. And then, you only need to roast as
much at a time as suits your immediate needs.....it only takes five to
ten
minutes. The remaining beans can be stored at room temp for a year or
two.

There IS one potential drawback, though. Roasting coffee beans is an
extremely aromatic experience! Even a relatively light roast like I
prefer
leaves my apartment reeking of coffee (I don't have an exhaust fan). I
didn't realize the full impact until I stepped outside and then came back
in. Everything I've read thus far, including the instructions that came
with the machine, says that a really dark roast WILL produce smoke.
Anyone
who doesn't like a really powerful smell of roasting coffee will
definitely
NOT be pleased. And we're talking about an odor that's got some staying
power.

ASIDE: As I say, I drink lots of coffee, fresh ground and brewed
from a
variety of beans ... I thinnk of myself as a serious coffee drinker.
But I always feel like a real country bumpkin when forced to buy my
morning fix from a trendy coffee shop .... the list of fancy products
on
the list always leaves me wondering "what the hell is a Lattie" ( or
whatever) and "how do I just order a good cup of strong black coffee?"
.... the "adult beverage" in your subject line makes me again ponder,
"are
these kiddie drinks full of whipped cream really coffee?"

De gustibus non est disputandum.

What ****es me off (aside from the already mentioned fact that it all
tastes
like ****) is that you can't get "a small cup of coffee." You gotta
speak
some other language.

Wolfgang

Assmunch

Recognition in the eyes of your peers is what you live for.....ainna?

Wolfgang