Coffee Roasting

[Allice]

oh, I'm very careful about roasting coffee. I think it is better to entrust it to professionals. I do not like this burnt aftertaste, it requires clarity and knowledge, and I unfortunately do not have them, and I just use thr grinder, it is easier to use

I agree, I think it's easier to buy already roasted coffee and just put it in the coffee machine. However, there are people who want to control the process of roasting their coffee themselves, and it is important for them to know how to do it right. Who knows, maybe one day I'll want to roast my own coffee too.

[Smokey]

An old post but to answer it there is nothing stopping one from roasting green coffee beans in a Komado style bbq. The issue would be an open top chamber roasting pot and a way to clear the chaff. You also need to keep a visual on what is going on. First crack, Second crack then final colour.
I've seen them roasted commercially in a cement mixer with gas burners so anything is possible. I'm lucky as I have wild Aribica growing in the rain forest behind my back yard. I got into it hard several years ago, But it's a hell of a lot of work from red berries to a cup of coffee. If you buy green beans though, There is nothing to be worried about roasting them yourself. A few goes and you'll get the hang of it. I use a brevile pop corn maker with a tin can opened at both ends as an flu extender because as beans roast they get lighter and fly about.
In my engineer mind, The tool for roasting coffee beans in a hot komado would look like a deep pot with a long handle. A bit like a giant soup ladle.

[Cobblerdave]

Gday
Never come across roasting your own coffee. There’s a coffee shop at Carindale that roasts their own coffee. The smell certainly brings the punters in.
The pop corn maker sounds interesting that’s for sure.
Cooking in a kamado sound interesting as well but how do you keep the beans moving so the roast evenly with out burning some and not roasting others?
Regards Dave