Home Coffee Roaster Machine

!±8± Home Coffee Roaster Machine

If you are looking for a coffee roaster machine to enable you to roast coffee at home, you may not need to look any further than your own kitchen cabinets or attic. Roasting coffee at home is the hottest hobby going for the do it yourself types. Not only will you save money, you will also have the best cup of coffee to satisfy the coffee drinker in you. While most home coffee roaster machines can run upwards of a thousand dollars, most people wanting to roast green coffee beans probably have a hot air popcorn coffee lying around the house. The right popcorn popper can roast a half a cup of green coffee beans of your choice in less than 10 minutes. After cooling the freshly roasted beans for around fours or so, you are ready to grind up those beans and make yourself a fresh pot of java.

Not all popcorn poppers can be used as a coffee roaster machine unfortunately. You are looking for one that puts out 1200 plus watts and lets in air via vents inside the hopper. The poppers that have a screen in the bottom of the hopper you will want to avoid as these can be a fire risk. The West End Poppery II and the Nostalgia Electrics brands are the most popular models to use as a roasting machine. If you do not have either type lying around the house, they can be found online or even at a neighborhood yard sale. Be sure to double check the wattage and the way air is induced to the hopper before purchasing. The wear and tear these machines can take is incredible and you will roast several batches of coffee in them before burning them up.

Make sure to use your machine outdoors and make sure that all safety precautions are taken and that you fully understand the whole coffee roasting process. Make sure to have hot baking mitts close by so you can handle the machine when roasting the batch of coffee is completed. It is a quite easy and enjoyable hobby and the end result is a fantastic cup of coffee.

Home Coffee Roaster Machine

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Storing Coffee Beans - To Freeze or not to Freeze, that is the Question

!±8± Storing Coffee Beans - To Freeze or not to Freeze, that is the Question

There are many theories about the best way to store coffee beans or ground coffee to retain freshness. One of the theories is to put your beans or ground coffee in the freezer for later use. Is this method the best way to store coffee? Let's explore the idea.

Freezing seems like a universally accepted way to keep foods fresher longer. Freezing is a great way to store many of our everyday foods. Vegetables, fruits, meat, bread, and even butter can be given a life extension through freezing. In fact, freezing often retains many of the important vitamins and minerals in foods. Unfortunately, coffee may not share the same benefits from freezing.

There are 4 main enemies of our precious coffee beans: moisture, light, heat and air. At first glance, freezing doesn't seem like it should be too damaging. Appearances, however, can be deceiving.

Coffee beans have been roasted in order to enhance flavor. The beans are also porous. Unfortunately a freezer can contain many other foods which have odors. The porous beans can absorb the flavors of many other frozen foods. Flavored coffees can be pleasant, but no one wants to drink seafood or garlic flavored coffee.

The beans can also absorb unwanted moisture. Moisture can deteriorate the coffee beans resulting in loss of flavor. The more you take coffee out of the freezer and put it back in, the more moisture can be absorbed into the bean. If you do decide to freeze some coffee, only freeze it once. The more you take it in and out of the freezer, the more damage you do.

The oils in roasted coffee beans are an important part of the flavor of a good cup of coffee. Unfortunately, freezing breaks down the aromatic oils in roasted coffee. Breaking down the oils means taking away flavor, giving another good reason to stay away from freezing coffee.

Ultimately, freezing coffee is probably not the best idea. Keep coffee stored in a cool, dry, airtight container away from light. Freezing coffee is possible, and may be alright if you only freeze it once. The resulting loss of flavor and quality might not make it worth it to you. Your best bet is to buy only enough coffee that you and your family can consume within 1-2 weeks. Enjoy it at the peak of its flavor!

Storing Coffee Beans - To Freeze or not to Freeze, that is the Question

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