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COFFEE ROASTER ALERT
I have a coffe roaster and it says in the instructions that if you want a
darker roast to the green coffee beans turn the automatic timer to a longer roast. BE CAREFULL. I did this and the smoke alarms in the house went off. Now I do it on the outside patio; at the wife's insistance. She did not like being awakened by the smoke alarms. The coffee was great. But green coffee beans stink. (smell). Any input from the coffee officinados? Bob |
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Yep, coffee roasting produces smoke - lots of it. Goes with the
territory. I'm working on a roaster that will roast around 10 oz per batch and when I run a batch, I get lots more smoke than from my old 3 oz roaster. A word of warning about roasting outside - be sure the smoke more or less stays away from your house otherwise you'll get a coffee streaked house over time. The smoke carries oils that settle out on the first cool surface the smoke touches. |
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Thank you Michael, I never even considered that taking place.
You said: >A word of warning about roasting outside - be sure the smoke more or >less stays away from your house otherwise you'll get a coffee streaked >house over time. The smoke carries oils that settle out on the first >cool surface the smoke touches. |
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"Drbob92031" > wrote in message ... >I have a coffe roaster and it says in the instructions that if you want a > darker roast to the green coffee beans turn the automatic timer to a > longer > roast. BE CAREFULL. I did this and the smoke alarms in the house went off. > Now > I do it on the outside patio; at the wife's insistance. She did not like > being > awakened by the smoke alarms. The coffee was great. But green coffee beans > stink. (smell). Any input from the coffee officinados? > Bob After my husband bought a 100# bag of green coffee back from South America and by the time I finished roasting it all, I discovered quite a lot about coffee. #1 was that the darker you roasted it, the more apparent it became that "dark-roast" is "burnt." They can't market it "Burnt Coffee," so "Dark Roast" is the ticket. I know, I know, I know -- I didn't know what I was doing; I'm not sophisticated to like that dark, oiley stuff -- ha ha! My green coffee did not smell in its green state, but it certainly did in its burnt state. Yuk! I lived in Hawaii for about 4 years, and am still drinking Kona, even though some of the roasters that have little Kona are getting a little dark for my preference. Dark coffee makes me dizzy! I recall in California in the 70's when it was "Peet" that everyone was raving about. I didn't think it was that great, but it was a little better than Starbucks. (My husband LOVES Starbucks. - I think I've tried all of the other drinks they have, but am no fan of any of them. Very over-rated and down-right inconsistent. Dee |
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