Roast your own coffee
Coffee starts as a green seed that smells like grass. Fifteen minutes of heat turns it brown, fragrant and alive with flavor. Start with a stovetop popcorn pan and a small batch. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first roast.
Space neededA stove with a strong vent, or outdoors
First projectOne batch in about 15 minutes
Skill levelBeginner-friendly
Good forCoffee lovers, small kitchens, gifts
The video that hooks everyone
Coffee roasting, explained
Four coffee beans sit in a row, from raw and green to light, medium and dark, and the video explains how roasting creates coffee's flavor. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't. A popcorn pan with a crank roasts beautifully.
Starter kit
01Stovetop popcorn pan with a crankThe crank keeps the beans moving so they roast evenly.
02Green coffee beans, 2 lb.Unroasted beans from a home roasting supplier. A washed Central or South American coffee is forgiving.
03Digital kitchen scaleWeigh each batch so you can repeat it.
04Two metal colandersToss the hot beans between them to cool them fast and lose the chaff.
05Oven mittsThe pan, the lid and the beans are all very hot.
06TimerNote when things happen so you can repeat a good roast.
07Glass jars with lidsFor resting and storing your roasted beans.
08Fire extinguisherA small kitchen one, within reach. Chaff can catch fire.
09NotebookBatch weight, times and how it tasted.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Roasting without a ventRoasting makes real smoke, more as it gets darker. Roast outdoors or under a strong hood with windows open.
- 2Walking awayBeans can go from perfect to burnt in a minute, and loose chaff can catch fire. Stay with the pan.
- 3Brewing too soonFresh-roasted beans give off gas for a day or two. Let them rest at least 12 hours before you brew.
