In todays modern coffee industry gas roasters are used by the vast majority of roasteries and has been the case for nearly 70 years. Though most living people have always enjoyed coffee roasted in this manner, using gas as a fuel source is a relatively new development in the history of coffee. In the… Read more »
Lebenshilfe Bamberg is a German institution that helps people with disabilities find work opportunities within their workshops. Offering a wide range of positions including metal assembly, plastics processing, bicycle service, packaging and housekeeping, their employees have many options to choose the perfect job to fit their skill sets and interests. One issue that was ever… Read more »
Coffee and Cocoa have been staples in the human diet for a very long time. Since 1500 BCE, cocoa roasting has been embraced for the pleasure of all who consume it. Almost three thousand years later, early in the 15th century, the knowledge and practice of roasting coffee beans spread quickly across Africa, Europe, and… Read more »
Part IV: Wood Fired Roasters Our four-part blog series Beans, Burners, and the Heat in Between describes the various roasting methods that use different energy sources. Previous posts in this series include Part 1: Gas burners, Part II: Pre-Mix Gas Burners, and Part III: Electrical Heating. Last but not least, we’d now like to end our review with… Read more »
Part III: Electrical Heating Electrical heating is the cleanest heating source available for roasting. This is just one of its many advantages. And just like with everything else, there are also some disadvantages, at least according to some roasters. One thing is certain: in some cases, gas is not an option. In these cases,… Read more »
Part II: Pre-mix Gas Burners In our previous post we described the first category of gas burners – self-aspirated burners. This time we will talk about the second category: pre-mix gas burners. First-generation gas burners with air pump This burner comes equipped with an air pump, and it is more ducted than pre… Read more »
Part I: Gas burners One thing is obvious: roasting begins with heat. Heat is far from obvious. We spend our professional lives thinking long and hard about the best ways – the healthiest and most efficient – to deliver heat to beans, beginning from the component that ignites it all: the burner. Till they… Read more »
What is beans roasting actually? Most food preparation processes that take basic ingredients beyond raw – baking, grilling, roasting, frying, boiling, and the list goes on – involve heat transfer in some form. Intermediary agents are often used in the cooking process, such as water (boiling), fat (frying), or air (baking). Other cooking methods crucially… Read more »
