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Grill-mounted Coffee Roaster

By C. S. Magor / 5 comments

If you already own a grill, then you are just one coffee roaster drum kit away from roasting your own coffee. The GEN2 Coffee Roaster drum kit is an aluminum cage coupled to a small rotisserie that you sit atop a standard barbeque grill. It isn’t cheap, but it is an attractive solution that should give you plenty of control over the intensity of your roast.

Price: $110 [Cooking Gadgets via BBG]

About the author: C. S. Magor

C.S. Magor is the editor-in-chief and reporter at large for Uberreview and We Interrupt. He currently resides in the Japanese countryside, approximately two hours from Tokyo - where both his bank balance and the lack of space in his home are testament to his addiction to all things shiny.

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Robitj

Excuse me for being so low class but WHY would you want to roast your own coffee beans? Control the intensity? Who knows how to control the intensity of the roast?
http://www.uberreview.com C. S. Magor

Hi Robitj, there are a few reasons that you would want to roast your own coffee beans.
1. freshly roasted coffee tastes 1000 times more awesome than vacuum packed stuff. A lot of what you pay is for the roasting – green beans are cheaper and if you drink an assload of coffee then the economics is there to justify roasting your own. I haven’t but I should, I drink far too much coffee.
2. the intensity of the roast is simple, lightly roasted, medium or dark. I would assume that with a little practice it would come pretty easily.
Robitj

Sounds good to me since I am a fan of coffee but I doubt I would do it. Where does one get un-roasted beans (green?) and why is it economical? Just in case I actually run OUT of gadgets to mess with….:).
http://www.uberreview.com C. S. Magor

Good question Robitj, and sorry I didn’t respond sooner as I have been out of commission for a couple of days.

Forgive me if I sound like a salesman but I am passionate about my coffee and am in the process of convincing myself to start roasting my own.

I am not sure where one would get green beans in the states, but there are bound to be plenty of sources.

A lot of the flavor in a cup of coffee comes from the roast. Dark, medium and light roasts can all start from the same color beans. Now, the green coffee beans will vary in quality – you will pay more depending on the quality of the beans that you get, but you will still save a lot of money doing it yourself.

Why? There is a pretty hefty mark-up when you get the roasted premium types, they tend to only be sold by gourmet coffee shops, so you are paying for both the name and the roast. When you buy them green, you are paying for the beans. They also keep for quite a long time, so you can buy in bulk.

The economics is there, but you would want to drink a fair amount of coffee to make it worthwhile. I do most of the buying for a small group of teachers that enjoys good coffee at my school and we easily go through about $100-150 of the stuff each month. It would work out for us, but I can’t really afford the time (and I don’t have space for a grill at this stage).
Robitj

All good info on the Roaster. I don’t think I drink enough coffee to justify this but I am fascinated by the concept. At first I thought it just another useless yuppie gadget but I would put it in the same category as a home coffee grinder which I found makes for a terrific cup of java. When home grinders came out, whole beans were not that common in a store now lots of markets carry the beans. Perhaps the same can be said for green beans for the future.
I am not sure the expense would justify it for me. I am the lone coffee drinker in this household but I can see a market for this item. Appreciate your info.

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