Easy coffee roasting method

[cally]

Recently a friend gave me some home roasted coffee beans. They were delicious. He bought a home roaster which I don't want to buy since I doubt I would use it that much since we have several shops with freshly roasted beans. I found this method to roast beans in a cast iron pan. Has anyone tried this?

Oven Roasting

A cast iron fry pan can be used to roast green beans in a regular or convection oven.

- Pre-heat the oven to 525° F. (Lower the temperature if a convection oven.)
- Place beans in the pan in one layer, so that all the beans touch the bottom.
- Check the beans occasionally for the desired color.
- The beans should be roasted in less than 15 minutes if your oven temperature is correct. It may take less time in a convection oven.
- Once done, remove immediately, place in a colander and shake to remove the chaff.
- Leave them for 5-7 hours before grinding and brewing.


Stovetop Roasting

A metal popcorn popper works well for roasting on the stove.

- Turn on the exhaust fan on your stove hood, or open the window or door.
- Pre-heat the pan on a medium setting; ideally it should be between 450°F and 500°F.
- Add about a half pound of green beans.
- Stir almost constantly, and at least every half minute.
- The beans will begin to color at around 5 minutes.
- Check frequently for desired color.
- Once done, remove immediately, place in a colander and shake to remove the chaff.
- Leave them for 5-7 hours before grinding and brewing.

http://fantes.com/coffee_roasters.htm#roaster

[Dora]

1. I just googled "green coffee beans"

And it seems that they're readily available from online retailers. I think this sounds interesting. Does anybody in here roast their own?

[Warpy]

2. My granny used to say she'd fry you a cup of coffee

and she wasn't joking. She'd re roast the ground beans in a dry heavy skillet to the point that they were nearly to French roast stage, then make coffee the regular way.

I always loved the shocked expressions on folks when they realized she wasn't kidding.