For best results, roast your coffee in the kitchen with a window slightly open, the vent fan running, or even just do it outside. Here are several that we found helped to make the perfect roast: All are readily available for purchase online. An air popcorn popper, a large bowl, a metal colander, and some green (unroasted) coffee beans are all you need to get started. As far as equipment, nothing fancy is needed. We did a lot of research, but we found that it worked best when we didn’t overthink it too much. There are a lot of methods and tutorials available online. Home roasted coffee beans are actually very simple to make. He’s a big fan of coffee, and we’ve lived in Italy, so his palate has seen a huge variety. His words: “Best cup of coffee I’ve ever had.” That’s saying a lot. I sipped each roast, but he definitely got to enjoy the full experience. Not to mention every whiff of the glorious aroma that filled our house! I’m only allowed very limited amounts of caffeine due to baby, so Hubby took one for the team and did the majority of the tasting. We made batch after batch, testing and re-testing, and loving every moment of it. It was such a great project that Michael and I enjoyed doing together. One of the highlights of our holiday season was having fun roasting our own coffee beans at home. To not get caught up with buying things that we don’t truly need, to avoid bringing extra clutter to our home, and to minimize the distractions that pull my attention from what matters most to me…my family. We’ve been donating things left and right in order to simplify our life and home. So far we have been enjoying getting back to a “normal” schedule, whatever that is, and cleaning and sorting the house from top to bottom. ![]() Happy New Year! I hope that 2017 is off to a great start for you all.
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