The price of coffee is keeping me up at night!!

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Yeah I'm not competing with professional roasters. It's just for fun to say I've tried doing it before. I also have a theory I wanna try out.

My advice is do it outside, or if inside then something with a lid - a Whirly Pop is quite common.

Also know that coffee roasting is not a good smell. You kind of go into it half expecting it to be like the smell of freshly ground coffee, but it’s rather something uniquely unpleasant that lingers for some time.

But still, something to try at least once or twice to say you did it and have an appreciation for commercial roasters.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by Wormius

My advice is do it outside, or if inside then something with a lid - a Whirly Pop is quite common.

Also know that coffee roasting is not a good smell. You kind of go into it half expecting it to be like the smell of freshly ground coffee, but it’s rather something uniquely unpleasant that lingers for some time.

But still, something to try at least once or twice to say you did it and have an appreciation for commercial roasters.

Holy #### so that's the smell in Barlow.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Wormius

My advice is do it outside, or if inside then something with a lid - a Whirly Pop is quite common.

Also know that coffee roasting is not a good smell. You kind of go into it half expecting it to be like the smell of freshly ground coffee, but it’s rather something uniquely unpleasant that lingers for some time.

But still, something to try at least once or twice to say you did it and have an appreciation for commercial roasters.

Good to know. I was assuming that there might be some smells that aren't totally like the smell I'm used to for coffee beans, but reading up on it, it seems the off gassing CO2 has some strong volatile compounds that might smell weird and awful that will linger for a few days and/or until the coffee bean is ground.

[Fuzz]

I love the smell of The Roastarie in the morning.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I love the smell of The Roastarie in the morning.

Is that the place in Kensington on 10th st

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Is that the place in Kensington on 10th st

Technically Sunnyside, but yes.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I love the smell of The Roastarie in the morning.

Is that the smell of coffee roasting or brewing?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Is that the smell of coffee roasting or brewing?

Its people. Its always people.

[Shazam]

Is that the smell of people roasting or brewing?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Is that the smell of people roasting or brewing?

Dealer's choice?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Is that the smell of coffee roasting or brewing?

Roasting. They roast directly in the shop.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Roasting. They roast directly in the shop.

If it smells nice, then it’s maybe not the coffee roasting, or you have an odd sense of smell. It could be either.

[Fuzz]

It's definitely the coffee roasting(like, I can see the smoke coming out the stack and I go inside and voila, coffee roasting in front of me) but I do also concede I do have an odd sense of smell.

[Shazam]

They probably have an afterburner installed.

[Shazam]

Got the coffee dialed in. Great cup. Salt Spring Island was on sale. It's been eons since I had a cup of coffee at home that was full bodied but not bitter.

[SportsJunky]

I mistakenly ordered Kicking Horse whole coffee beans when I meant to order ground coffee. Can anyone recommend a decent, inexpensive coffee bean grinder? Maybe I'll give this a try.

[TopChed]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

I mistakenly ordered Kicking Horse whole coffee beans when I meant to order ground coffee. Can anyone recommend a decent, inexpensive coffee bean grinder? Maybe I'll give this a try.

There are lots of good hand grinders out there for around $100 (kingrinder, timemore, 1zpresso).

The Baratza Encore at $200 is a great entry point for electric grinders and performs well for filter coffee.

[DoubleF]

You can get entry level burr grinders for $40-70 on Amazon, Costco or otherwise. Just don't buy blade grinders. They'll work fine and the coffee won't be any worse than the pre-ground coffee you were hoping to buy. You can also keep an eye out for a used burr grinder within your budgeet.

I bought a Shardor grinder like this for my in laws a few years ago.
https://amzn.to/46MCfnU

I still use this Cuisinart that was sold in Costco years ago.
https://amzn.to/4q3xLkj

My in laws like the Shardor more. They think it's less messy than the Cuisinart because the Shardor grinds go into the chamber from above instead of the side like the Cuisinart.

You can also buy a hand grinder. I still quite like my Hario slim hand grinder and I take it on trips.
https://amzn.to/4ohPp24

Bigger isn't always better. A large hand grinder is awkward to hold. I have a Hario skerton but it's kinda exhausting to grip. But I don't know how cheap with hand grinders you can go before the quality isn't good enough.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

I mistakenly ordered Kicking Horse whole coffee beans when I meant to order ground coffee. Can anyone recommend a decent, inexpensive coffee bean grinder? Maybe I'll give this a try.

Do you have a Costco membership? They have a grinder by the exit of Beacon Hill. It’s only one bag, so no need to buy a grinder if you’re only ordering pre-ground.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Do you have a Costco membership? They have a grinder by the exit of Beacon Hill. It’s only one bag, so no need to buy a grinder if you’re only ordering pre-ground.

Are the coffee grinders still there? I thought there was a whole kerfuffle a few months ago about them being removed.