In article >,
Richard Hurwitz > wrote:
>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.


If you google this group for 'popcorn" you'll find several threads
about using air popcorn poppers to roast beans.

>
>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!
>>
>>
>>
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