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:

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>>>I'd be very interested! Thanks.
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>>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
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>>from Hawaii, air or not.
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>>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.
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>>jim
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> Aren't you special!
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> He asked for mail-order, and you brag about your own taste.
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> Sheesh!
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