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Simple Coffee Roasting

video Simple Coffee Roasting

Despite what you have probably seen on many coffee sites or television, roasting your own coffee is actually quite simple and doesn't require any special tools. I will show you the simple secret to having fresh coffee each day.

Make sure to check out http://www.technogumbo.net/tutorials/simple-pan-roasting-coffee/ for the text transcript of the video.

Enjoy your coffee!

6 comments

Sep 14, 2009. 3:09 PMuberchoob says:

are you from west michigan??

Sep 20, 2009. 11:42 AMtechnogumbo (author) says:

I grew up in Michigan, yes. Can you tell from the accent?

Aug 17, 2011. 9:17 PMuberchoob says:

Lol, I got away from instructables and never saw your post...

But yes, I was asking because of your accent :)

Oct 1, 2008. 10:00 AMTankobu says:

I've used this technique for years and it works. What I usually do is transfer the roasted beans to a shallow pan and take them out side to blow away the chaff. Chaff will blow all over the place. I've made a lot of great tasting coffee over the years. Be aware that if your pan is Teflon coated that with excessive heat, the Teflon will come off. I believe it turns to poisonous gas. So as a precaution, don't breathe the fumes. A lot of kitchen pan manufacturers are moving away from Teflon...and I think that they're suppose to phase out the use of Teflon on cooking surfaces. But you can double check that.

Apr 15, 2008. 8:37 PM

sysiphus says:

Don't you run into problems with smoke? Unless that is a VERY light roast, it seems you'd be setting off the smoke detector. I can't even get to mid-light indoors, even under a fully-vented range hood. Maybe it's a difference in the pan roast vs. various methods involving significant air flow (all of mine do.)

Apr 20, 2008. 4:28 PMtechnogumbo (author) says:

Hi sysiphus. Thats a great question. I have noticed that with pan roasting on the stove, it takes a lot longer then a coffee roaster. Due to this, the roast occurs much slower, and smoke is given off in a much less rapid manner over the duration of roasting. I recently purchased a Fresh Roast 6 minute roaster and I'll agree with you that it outputs WAY too much smoke to catch in a conventional range hood. I do my roasting outside.