Mmmmm.......coffee

[Hank McMauser]

Came home from work tonight and roasted some green costa rican coffee beans on the stove in my iron skillet,then proceeded to make a nice pot of the magic elixer.
Anyone else ever roast there own beans?
They are kindof hard to come by,I got a lb from the fellow who delivers our coffee supplies to my place of work,I casually mentioned wanting to try and roast my own beans,lo and behold, about a week later he dropped of a pound of green beans.I've been busy all week,but decided to give her a try.This evening.
I'm now sitting here sipping a nice hot cup. just like campbell's soup mmm,mmmm,goooooddd

[LeoinPA]

I use a popcorn popper occasionally. i should know better than using it indoors with the windows closed. The smoke, and husks really make a mess, but the coffee is great. I like the dark roasted Columbian bean espresso ground in a drip maker. I can get the beans locally, about a 10 minit drive. A pound lasts about a week, so I've been thinking about buying it in 5 pound bags. When I get it right it tastes pretty chocolatey. It's getting more consistent, the more I practice. Haven't tried the stove yet, but give me time.

Thanks
Leo

[creekrat]

I like my coffee,been a good to the last drop person for years ,but ive been mixin my coffee with some starbucks ground coffee and its a good mix 1 lb starbucks medium columbian blend to 2 lb folgers tant bad lol.....creek

[helix-2000]

I've wanted to give raosting coffee beans a try but my wife does not want me to smell the place up. LOL. For now I have to stick to buying my beans already bagged.

[Buster]

Sounds good. I had just gotten a coffee bean grinder at Xmas from my brother in law. Still have to try that baby out after I get rid of some of the store bought stuff.Will get there I am sure....Buster..
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[rip]

Sound's good ! I like French roast,Im not French so it wouldent work for me though.

[EPC Guy]

I'm not stuck on one brand...just so long as the coffee is strong enough for the spoon to stand up in the cup on it's own....

[gordiesgirl]

I guess I am weird but never got the taste for Coffee, I love hot chocolate with whipped cream of course.

[bdahunter]

The Princess and I were thinking of moving there but we decided against it. We Loved the People, the Countryside, the Ocean and especially the COFFEE. I've given up tobacco for a few years every few years, basically 2 years on and 2 years off the Tobac, BUT, there is no way I could give up my Java. I tried to quit once years ago, by day three I came into my site office and there were 6 Large Tim Horton's Coffees lined up on my desk all done up just the way I like'em. At that point my site foreman came in and asked me if I would please just drink one or two of them (he'd been elected to talk to me when all of my main guys brought me a coffee on the morning of day 3, they figured I wouldn't kill him). It suddenly occurred to me just how irritable and nasty I had become by Day 2 (even the Princess was having a hard time putting up with me), so I drank 4 of them [two had gotten cold already] and felt much better. My guys thanked me and I NEVER tried to give up coffe again.
Yeah, I LOVE My Coffee. Jamaican Mountain Roast is Excellent.

Cheers,

BDA