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Re:Things Worth Knowing About Coffee by stephencelis on Friday November 13, 2009 @09:13AM (#939988)
I'd definitely second the recommendation to roast your own. Green beans are cheap, and the you can't really have better control over freshness. Hackers interested in roasting their own should probably just grab a cheap $15–20 hot air popcorn popper. You can actually get a great, consistent (if rushed) roast. I've migrated to bigger, slower machines, but can't say they always do a better job.
Re:Things Worth Knowing About Coffee by dan_the_welder on Friday November 13, 2009 @09:56AM (#940044)
I have enough empty 155 lb coffee sacks to make a yurt.
Re:Things Worth Knowing About Coffee by xinsight on Friday November 13, 2009 @06:00PM (#941029)
Roasting your own doesn't equal better coffee. Roasting is a skill and not everyone has it.
Re:Things Worth Knowing About Coffee by stephencelis on Saturday November 14, 2009 @09:42AM (#941744)
Never said to the contrary, but skills can be acquired, and roasting is one of the easier ones to work on.
Re:Things Worth Knowing About Coffee by dan_the_welder on Monday November 16, 2009 @08:34PM (#945772)
If you can cook, you can roast coffee. It's not that hard. My advice to new cooks and coffee roasters is the same. Eat your mistakes.