Hi!
I've decided to try roasting my coffee. As I have no specific equipment, my weapon of choice has been an ordinary frying pan (the newest I have, it's only a week old so it hasn't absorbed nasty smells). Today I've bought 150 g. of Colombian coffee. My first surprise was the smell: it was a mixture of grass and something "animal-like" nothing to do with roasted coffee. So, I've decided to make three 50 g. batches and only keep the best one, as I've got enough coffee at home, and I just wanted to have a first go.
First batch: it went OK, but I started with a stoo strong fire, so the result was pretty uneven: some of the grains had already done the second crack, while some others hadn't even done the first one.
Second batch: This is the one I've picked. Although it's still pretty uneven (I doubt you can make a truly even one with a frying pan), I don't think that any of the grains has gone to far beyond the second crack while none has been left behind the first one.
Third batch: It started great: I decided that I needed to stir more often, and it went great: as chaff started popping out just before the first crack, but suddenly... THE PHONE RANG, go outside look for it, curse at Vodafone commercial department and once back... half of the batch near charred. Off we go to the rubbish bin.
Some photos.
First batch evolution.
First batch finished.
Second (left) and first (right) batches finished.
I roasted it an hour ago, and it already smells like coffee...
I've decided to try roasting my coffee. As I have no specific equipment, my weapon of choice has been an ordinary frying pan (the newest I have, it's only a week old so it hasn't absorbed nasty smells). Today I've bought 150 g. of Colombian coffee. My first surprise was the smell: it was a mixture of grass and something "animal-like" nothing to do with roasted coffee. So, I've decided to make three 50 g. batches and only keep the best one, as I've got enough coffee at home, and I just wanted to have a first go.
First batch: it went OK, but I started with a stoo strong fire, so the result was pretty uneven: some of the grains had already done the second crack, while some others hadn't even done the first one.
Second batch: This is the one I've picked. Although it's still pretty uneven (I doubt you can make a truly even one with a frying pan), I don't think that any of the grains has gone to far beyond the second crack while none has been left behind the first one.
Third batch: It started great: I decided that I needed to stir more often, and it went great: as chaff started popping out just before the first crack, but suddenly... THE PHONE RANG, go outside look for it, curse at Vodafone commercial department and once back... half of the batch near charred. Off we go to the rubbish bin.
Some photos.
First batch evolution.
First batch finished.
Second (left) and first (right) batches finished.
I roasted it an hour ago, and it already smells like coffee...