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Farmgirl1961

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89. We started out simple

Mon Sep 2, 2024, 05:06 PM

Sep 2

We bought a used air popcorn popper for $3.00, bought a couple of pounds of green organic coffee beans on Amazon and watched a video. After a few months, we bought a JAVASTARR air popper on sale in Amazon for about $60.00. I then started buying my coffee beans from Burman coffee roasters. We used the JAVASTARR for about a year, until the motor died. About 2-3 months ago we bought the SR-800 roaster and the extension tube.

It’s been a fun learning process. We log each roast with respect to fan, power and time. It usually takes 10 minutes to roast 8 oz.

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What's your favorite brand of coffee, or do you stay away from caffeine? [View all] True Dough Sep 2 OP

For you coffee lovers... True Dough Sep 2 #1

My kind of person...drinking coffee straight from the carafe Niagara Sep 2 #37

That's why I make mine one big mug at a time! 2naSalit Sep 2 #42

Basic Eight O'clock whole beans ground at home for each pot. n/t rzemanfl Sep 2 #2

8:00 columbian beans. but the best hands down is valentine or torke. pansypoo53219 Sep 2 #91

Teal'c. Isn't that hot? BootinUp Sep 2 #3

Cameron's CousinIT Sep 2 #4

We get our coffee at Aldi Cairycat Sep 2 #5

I don't do it quite half half and half EverHopeful Sep 2 #54

..Tim Horton's... thomski64 Sep 2 #6

That's the dominant brand True Dough Sep 2 #7

...so Health Care and great coffee..!! thomski64 Sep 2 #19

Whichever brand is on sale (n/t) PJMcK Sep 2 #8

Dunn brothers. indigoth Sep 2 #9

Boiled coffee whatever brand is on sale bucolic_frolic Sep 2 #10

I'm surprised Maxwell house is only my vote. jimfields33 Sep 2 #11

I have only used Maxwell French Roast for the last 35 years. sinkingfeeling Sep 2 #17

Nice! What a nice way to wake up and begin the day. jimfields33 Sep 2 #20

I never buy coffee out. Huge waste of $ Diamond_Dog Sep 2 #12

Couldn't agree more. Some places charge 3.79 for breakfast. jimfields33 Sep 2 #21

This just arrived in the mail, and I'm expecting it to be the best! Croney Sep 2 #13

Community Coffee - Family owned in Baton Rouge, Bitbit Sep 2 #14

👆 this Docreed2003 Sep 2 #53

That's all I drink BOSSHOG Sep 2 #76

Fair Trade beans if..fish..had..wings Sep 2 #15

Yeah Me Too. It is a little coffee shop and roaster in the Clintonville area of Columbus, OH Botany Sep 2 #16

I drink decaffeinated coffee dhol82 Sep 2 #18

I been drinking instant of late I'm a real masochist Duncanpup Sep 2 #22

Our favorite Squeaky41 Sep 2 #23

Caribou. cloudbase Sep 2 #24

That's devotion! True Dough Sep 2 #25

I only wish I could get a truckload at a time. cloudbase Sep 2 #50

High 5! Jirel Sep 2 #28

Back at ya! cloudbase Sep 2 #49

Caribou used to be my favorite when I lived right near one. Shermann Sep 2 #59

gevalia maptap22 Sep 2 #26

Two cups Green Mountain, brewed in a press, in the morning only. quaint Sep 2 #27

Paul Newman's brand... Mike Nelson Sep 2 #29

Stay away from those Red Bull, Monster and Rock Star drinks True Dough Sep 2 #38

Favorite coffee Americanme Sep 2 #30

Winco, Columbian light roast CanonRay Sep 2 #31

Do you mean NO caffeine too? (no tea, soft drinks, energy drinks, caffeine tablets, chocolate or OTHER stimulants?) hlthe2b Sep 2 #32

I drink whatever instant decaf my local grocery store comradebillyboy Sep 2 #33

It was Paul Newman's but recently it has doc03 Sep 2 #34

Drink the cheapest K-cups I can find, usually shipped. Keep thinking of going back to grinding beans. Silent Type Sep 2 #35

Eight O'Click 100% Columbian Peaks Whole Bean Coffee Niagara Sep 2 #36

You and my wife True Dough Sep 2 #39

It's good to know that I have a fellow kindred coffee spirit, True! Niagara Sep 2 #40

Jim's Organic nt Voltaire2 Sep 2 #41

I now mail order... 2naSalit Sep 2 #43

Blue Mountain Blend gademocrat7 Sep 2 #44

Higher Grounds Cirsium Sep 2 #45

I no longer drink coffee, I never really liked it. I take caffeine pills now Beringia Sep 2 #46

Angelino's arkielib Sep 2 #47

I may be a beer snob, but folgers is fine for one cup in the morning. Kali Sep 2 #48

1 cup a day, Maxwell Instant Coffee. SWBTATTReg Sep 2 #51

Chock Full o' Nuts, dark roast Glorfindel Sep 2 #52

I buy organic green (unroasted) coffee beans Farmgirl1961 Sep 2 #55

Your kitchen must smell like paradise! Pinback Sep 2 #71

We started out simple Farmgirl1961 Sep 2 #89

Thanks! Pinback Sep 2 #90

I used to buy Peet's French Roast from Mr Peet himself in Berkeley (mid 70s -- he accepted food stamps!) fierywoman Sep 2 #56

I like french roast coffee WhiteTara Sep 2 #57

Bustelo JoseBalow Sep 2 #58

New one to me True Dough Sep 2 #60

If you want an espresso in Miami, you ask for a Bustelo JoseBalow Sep 2 #62

That's good stuff! I sometimes mix it with Glorfindel Sep 2 #80

I've been on a Cafe Bustelo kick for the last 2 mos. Bristlecone Sep 2 #85

SUMATRA Xoan Sep 2 #61

Need I say more? GreenWave Sep 2 #63

Quite the marketing campaign True Dough Sep 2 #64

And I need the 5 pound bag! GreenWave Sep 2 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author quaint Sep 2 #66

I like variety Skittles Sep 2 #67

Buy almost all my coffee at Costco...either Starbucks of Kirkland French Roast, whichever is on sale. SeattleVet Sep 2 #68

Side note: For several years all I drank was Kona Peaberry. We stocked up every time we went to Hawai'i. SeattleVet Sep 2 #77

'This is Your Mind on Plants' Dear_Prudence Sep 2 #69

Mayorga Cubano available at Costco. The Wizard Sep 2 #70

Dunks bottomofthehill Sep 2 #72

I say coffee is medicine. Mme. Defarge Sep 2 #73

At home, Safeway Select sakabatou Sep 2 #74

Chock Full o' Nuts decaf because to me its less bitter wishstar Sep 2 #75

i do everything i can to de-bitter coffee. lighter roasts, but more grounds for stronger. burr grind corse grind best. pansypoo53219 Sep 2 #92

Tennis fans know Jannik Sinner is now pushing Lavazza. spooky3 Sep 2 #78

We do our own because we sell large commercial coffee roasters and have our own roastery. yourout Sep 2 #79

I have several brands that I like. Different Drummer Sep 2 #81

I picked other wendyb-NC Sep 2 #82

The true American coffee jrandom421 Sep 2 #83

Costco's kirkland demosincebirth Sep 2 #84

Interesting True Dough Sep 2 #86

Starbucks French Roast MaryMagdaline Sep 2 #87

Dunk8n ProfessorGAC Sep 2 #88

I'm not a huge coffee guy, so I buy whatever K-Cups Polybius Sep 2 #93

Anything black and dark. n/t malthaussen Sep 3 #94

Wilkins Coffee, of course jmowreader Sep 3 #95