wickedMy new favorite bowl. I probably shouldn’t get attached as it hasn’t been fired at all yet but it was fun to make. View attachment 16330
wickedMy new favorite bowl. I probably shouldn’t get attached as it hasn’t been fired at all yet but it was fun to make. View attachment 16330
thats awesome.My new favorite bowl. I probably shouldn’t get attached as it hasn’t been fired at all yet but it was fun to make. View attachment 16330
Have you tried any other methods of roasting. Do you have to use this roaster outside? I hear it can be quite smoky. I was actually looking into this a couple months ago because I found a supplier for my favorite coffee bean, but they don't roast them so I now have a bunch of unroasted coffee beans and need to figure it out. I miss my coffee.I've started a new hobby and thought you should know about it. Coffee roasting!
We've got a great local place to get green beans (which is what they are called before roasting). I just chose their base beans which was $30 for 5 pounds. Green coffee is CHEAP! Then I went and picked up a cheap coffee roaster off Ebay. This thing:
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So far, I've found about 350g seems to be the sweet spot for roasting with this thing. The roasting is clear from perfect, but you'd expect that for $60. Coffee roasting is a rabbit hole and some of the elite home roasters will run you >$1000. I figured I'd try it out and if I liked it, I could dive down deeper into it.
Anyway, after about 20-30 minutes, and then a 24 hour rest on a sheet pan, @APRIL and I have some of the freshest coffee possible! I'm still a troglodyte and don't really 'get' all the weird flavors that aficionado attribute to coffee like bubble gum, stone fruit, etc. But it tastes good, and that's good enough for me!
Result:
Now post pics of your hobbies.
My new favorite bowl. I probably shouldn’t get attached as it hasn’t been fired at all yet but it was fun to make. View attachment 16330
How do you drop things? Were you playing catch with it?
Taking it out of the bin to put on my table to finish drying. Accidentally hit the side of the bin with my hand and the bowl slipped.How do you drop things? Were you playing catch with it?
Wait!Pottery is super fragile at that state. Now I know to be more careful. Threw the bowl in the bucket of clay scraps and it will become something new.
It hasn’t even been fired once. Adding any liquid would have just melted the clay back to liquid form.
I know!!!YOU HAD ONE JOB KIWI
I'm working on something new.
Perry miniatures sets. Anglo-Zulu wars.
Think Battle of Rorke's Drift.
If you know what that is.
No pictures yet. Gonna be a while.
Something on this scale is a time consuming commitment.
I use it inside. It's not very smoky. However, I don't like my beans Starbucks-ass black.Have you tried any other methods of roasting. Do you have to use this roaster outside? I hear it can be quite smoky. I was actually looking into this a couple months ago because I found a supplier for my favorite coffee bean, but they don't roast them so I now have a bunch of unroasted coffee beans and need to figure it out. I miss my coffee.
Who does? Starbucks coffee is gross, over-exposed to oxygen, and over-roasted. I just know it can be smoky prior to getting to that point. I'm not looking to buy a roaster yet, and read you could just do it in a pan, but I guess I should reconsider if I want to do it inside.I use it inside. It's not very smoky. However, I don't like my beans Starbucks-ass black.
Yeah, you can do it in a pan, or an oven. But this thing was like $60 and is much easier since it moves everything around instead of you having to do it. I like the smell of roasting coffee, so zero issues inside.Who does? Starbucks coffee is gross, over-exposed to oxygen, and over-roasted. I just know it can be smoky prior to getting to that point. I'm not looking to buy a roaster yet, and read you could just do it in a pan, but I guess I should reconsider if I want to do it inside.
Men of harlech, stop your grievingI'm working on something new.
Perry miniatures sets. Anglo-Zulu wars.
Think Battle of Rorke's Drift.
If you know what that is.
No pictures yet. Gonna be a while.
Something on this scale is a time consuming commitment.