Until the early 20th century, roasting coffee, like baking bread, was one of many common weekly household tasks folks did themselves. Much of the coffee was roasted in an open pan on top of a hot ...

DIY enthusiasts are building wobble disk coffee roasters from simple parts, led by inventor Larry Cotton and shared online.

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Coffee beans, it turns out, emit carbon dioxide for a period after roasting, and their flavor and aroma don’t peak until after the emission stops. (Davids puts the window at four to 24 hours, but ...

Nonetheless, he shortcut my home-roasting learning curve a little further, helping me listen for the pops that signify “first crack” (the point at which the coffee really begins to transform), watch ...