Does anybody have a favorite coffee roaster? I am looking for one for my BF’s birthday, without spending 300 bucks. He loves a dark brew, and the review of the Nesco Home Coffee Roaster ($150) on sweetmarias.com indicated...

I recently starting roasting green coffee beans at home. The roaster that my vendor sells (the only roaster they have) is the FreshRoast Plus 8. I’ve had it just under two months and the machine has cracked. It is under...

I keep seeing snippets of an infomercial for a home coffee roaster. The name escapes me – I think “Zak” is part of it. The product is endorsed by coffee maven Ken Davids but his site http://www.coffeereview.com...

I bought a home roaster about a year ago-my wife drinks LOTS of coffee (she’s from Seattle) I am able to purchase green beans for about 3-4 dollars a pound and have great fresh coffee-its fun and a big money saver!!

Just discovered this coop on the web that has really top notch organic, Fair Trade, Shade Grown, green coffee beans. Their prices in general are excellent, and right now they are having a sale. Best prices I have seen anywhere for...

Roasting coffee is as easy as popping popcorn.

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Your 150 pounder won’t fit in a caja china. I have had good luck with a guy out in Downers whose business is called “Roasting Jacks”; he has several solid, home-fabricated, covered roasters with heavy duty...

Can anyone recommend a Vertical Roaster I can use in the oven to cook whole chickens?

. (I prefer Todd & Holland in River Forest for loose leaf tea, great white teas.) The Daily Grind Cyber Cafe in OP has a roaster as well. The coffee served at the Grind is usually quite good and the atmosphere, laidback, with a...

Does home roasting coffee count as cooking? For Striperguy and all you home coffee roasters, here is a perfect example of techie overkill, courtesy of slashdot. I actually bought a hot air popcorn popper to roast coffee, but have...

As a ten year veteran home roaster, I strongly recommend a hot air popcorn popper as your first roaster. Being entirely manual, you’ll get a feel for roasting that the automated/semi-automated machines won’t give you....