First crack at roasting

[floydpink]

Freakin unbelievable, but had to happen.

Keeping the tradition alive of breaking everything in my path, I broke the glass roasting chamber ,putting it back on for a roast.

Didn't seem like I was roughhousing it, it just chipped off a piece.

Don't try this at home, but I put a piece of tape over the hole and pulled off another roast!!!

For those keeping tabs, that's a grinder, machine, and now a roaster.

On a VERY positive note and big kudos for Sweet Marias, I told them and they are 2nd day air sending me a new one free after I told them what happened. It's enroute and tracking shows it will be in my wreckless paws before I get through the first two batches.

They may be exaggerating frshness, but won a customer for life with that move.

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by floydpink

Freakin unbelievable, but had to happen.

Keeping the tradition alive of breaking everything in my path, I broke the glass roasting chamber ,putting it back on for a roast.

Didn't seem like I was roughhousing it, it just chipped off a piece.

Don't try this at home, but I put a piece of tape over the hole and pulled off another roast!!!

For those keeping tabs, that's a grinder, machine, and now a roaster.

On a VERY positive note and big kudos for Sweet Marias, I told them and they are 2nd day air sending me a new one free after I told them what happened. It's enroute and tracking shows it will be in my wreckless paws before I get through the first two batches.

They may be exaggerating frshness, but won a customer for life with that move.

You need to live in a rubber house!

SM's is great, I have yet in over two years had a single complaint, just praise.

[floydpink]

And to put icing on the cake, I decided to spend 200 bucks on the new Panoptix transitional lense motorcycle glasses that get really dark when it is sunny and really light when it's dark.

I was enjoying them immensely until they flew off my head the other day and got crushed under a car.

Shoulda used the straps.

Orlando Harley wasn't as kind as Sweet Marias but offered a 10% discount on new ones.

I keep reassuring myself that this is why you work so hard, right?????

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by floydpink

Freakin unbelievable, but had to happen.

Keeping the tradition alive of breaking everything in my path, I broke the glass roasting chamber ,putting it back on for a roast.

For those keeping tabs, that's a grinder, machine, and now a roaster.

OK - so you're a little rough on equipment. At least the coffee is finally fresh! Nice job.

I don't savvy that 4-day fresh thingie either. Your roaster and espresso machine will show you, without a doubt, some beans aren't developed for 4-5 days and then may drink brilliantly for a week or two thereafter.

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I don't savvy that 4-day fresh thingie either. Your roaster and espresso machine will show you, without a doubt, some beans aren't developed for 4-5 days and then may drink brilliantly for a week or two thereafter.

Yemens can be at their best at 7-9days IMO for espresso SO shots. This brings up freezing roasted beans so that they can be kept at their peak flavor for espresso.