Beans and bacon...

Well, having learned to make bacon, I have decided to continue in the breakfast vein and learn to roast my own coffee. I got me a sweet hand-crank popcorn popper, some fine green coffee (check out Sweet Maria's link on the side, because they are awesome), and decided to get at it.

Here's how it works: Get the popper hot, add the coffee, crank and crank and crank and crank (this continues for quite a while.) After a bit, it gets to popping, this means you are almost done. So you keep cranking. When you are done, you dump it in a metal bowl, or a colander, or a strainer, or both. Then you dump it back and forth while the bowl/strainer gets really hot. Eventually, the beans are cool enough that they stop roasting, so you can put them in a jar, or wherever you choose. I got the thumb of my glove in them accidentally, and decided to store a bunch on the back patio.

Really, though, for being my first try, it turned out fairly well. It made some pretty good coffee, too.

That is a big, big bag.	The 4# Sampler
Ready to go!	The "before"
The "after"	All done, just hangin' out before getting bagged.

Now, if I get some chickens, I will have an entire homemade breakfast.

Well, that's about it for now. I leave you with a picture of Andy. Just because I can.



PS -- I am not getting any chickens.