Or popcorn flavored java?

No, I never noticed it, though I'm careful to thoroughly wash when shifting
uses. The coffee is roasted "dry" and I generally stop the roast before oils
emerge (City Roast, stopped just at the beginning of "second crack"). Popcorn
is popped "wet" (I use grapeseed oil now), so I have to be careful to remove the
oil before going back to coffee. If I didn't, the extreme heat or roasting
(about 450 degrees) would burn it off pretty fast.

The three downsides of roasting this way are 1) a *lot* of smoke - enough so
that I don't roast in a marina (most don't allow running the BBQ anyways); and
2) after the roast, a "cooldown is needed - basically pouring back and forth
between two colanders. This also allows the "chaff" (a paper-like coating on
the beans) to blow away. 3) I usually get impatient and stop the roast slightly
early - its hard to see the beans, and I usually did it late in the day.

For those interested in home roasting, this is the definitive site:
http://www.sweetmarias.com/
and the Whirly-Pop:
http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.stovetop-popper.shtml



"rhys" wrote in message
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On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:54:52 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

The Whirly-Pop Also makes great popcorn.

Uh, I *grind* my own, and given that coffee is a little oily, wouldn't
your self-roasted bean popper produce Java-flavoured popcorn? Even
after a good wash, my grinder still smells of beans somewhat.

R.