Glad I posted! I wondered about the popcorn popper. I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy the roasting but I was worried about being able to roast a coffee that tasted better, or at least comparable, to what I'm already using. I may take you up on the offer to use the hottop! Makes a lot more sense than spending that much money and deciding I don't like roasting. I have a commercial fan in my house that would take the smoke out so that wouldn't be a big issue, as long as my wife doesn't kill me. lol
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 11:06 AM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Herman, > I used to roast a lot, and really enjoyed it. I’ve gone through a few > roasters and my last was/is a hottop. It was really good, and I hear great > things about the behmor also. > In my opinion, using a popcorn popper to decide if you like roasting would > be like using Folger’s to decide if you like espresso. You need to have a > decent tool to get the good result, and if you use a crappy tool you can’t > really conclude you don’t like the result. > > Roasting does produce smoke; I did it in my garage, and some have > successfully used a strong kitchen hood indoors. I like the smell, but not > everyone does. > > I’d be happy to loan you my hottop for a bit if you’d like to try it out; > you’d need to pay shipping and insurance. > > best, > bmc > > On Sep 26, 2016, at 08:00, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi. I've been on this forum a while and have always gotten good advice > here. I'm thinking about getting a roaster and roasting my own beans. Right > now I usually use a bag a week of beans, 12oz, that I get from counter > culture coffee. I have a subscription and for the most part that works > great but because of circumstances beyond my control I run out of coffee 2 > or 3 times a year. I do have issues with the post office occasionally > losing the order or delivering it several days late but for the most part I > get my coffee before the weekend. Right now I'm using their Big Trouble > blend and I also use Hologram and Apollo to mix things up. I'm looking for > a recommendation for green beans and a roaster. I may just get a popcorn > popper to begin with to see if I like the results better than what I'm > already using. Any ideals and recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks > in advance. > > Herman > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
