What's the best temperature to roast coffee beans in my oven?!
What's the best temperature to roast coffee beans in my oven?
I got these bulk organic coffee beans but they only came in medium roast. What's the best temperature to roast them darker in my oven, and should I use the broiler setting or not? How can I tell when they have a nice deep roast without getting all burned? Starbucks for example would be a bit too burned for me.
Answers:
I bought green coffee beans and they told me to roast them at 400 degrees. It worked, but smoked up my kitchen like crazy, activated the fire alarm...made for a really bad sunday morning!
I later found that I could put a single layer in a skillet over medium heat and just heat them gently while moving them around a little, I have a gas range, so it was fast and worked well with way less smoke.
You could also skip the roasting and try grinding them really fine to make the flavour stronger.
I think the temperatures and times are secrets. The beans have to be stirred like popcorn to keef from burning. Best experiment with a few at a time. You could get one of those cheap monon popcorn popper and try. I would think hot like 400-500 degrees and short time. I picked that temperature because it makes things brown like the crust on bread. I think if you go too long, the flavor will evaporate. The flavor is in the form of a gas. That is why it goes flat so quick. good luck