Actually, roasting your own beans gives you some great advantages.
First of all, the green coffee is a lot cheaper than pre-roasted coffee.

You can roast to your taste, light or dark, and you can try different
types and blends of coffee. You can roast several ways: there are a few
roasters under 150 bucks, most are around 200, and a stovetop popcorn
popper is only 26, with a few bucks more for a thermometer. This method
is only good if you have a good stove exhaust or you roast outdoors, but
it's my favorite method.

Check out: http://www.sweetmarias.com/

They have all of the info and supplies you might need.

Richard

Alan wrote:

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 20:54:23 -0800, Jim Lane
wrote:


wrote:


I'd be very interested! Thanks.

I'd suggest walking to the local coffeehouse to get your coffee. Beats
shipping and the cooling that happens when fresh coffee is shipped in

from Hawaii, air or not.

Oh, you mean pre-roasted? Don't touch the stuff myself, prefer roasting
green beans and I'm hard put to know exactly when those cheries were
picked and the difference in one bean from the first of the season to
the last.


jim


Aren't you special!


He asked for mail-order, and you brag about your own taste.

Sheesh!