FiReD uP
What sounds warmer than a smooth cup of coffee on the coldest day of the year???
How about our own roasted, ground, and brewed coffee!!!!!We bought the roaster on a whim. It was too incredible to pass up.
That was a year or more ago.
For Ted....Every task has more than one purpose. Every job yields many prizes. He runs on full tilt at all times. always thinking...re-duce, re-use, and re-cycle. He manages to build empires of stations that serve one purpose or another. Work cubbies that have essential pieces of equiptment. Equiptment that begins the process of re-incarnation from the time he picks "it" up until it takes on new meaning and function. What ever it is....it's valuable! And so the process of preparing for "roasting day" began........ the day the roaster came home. One small functional piece after another...and finally the beans. He ordered them last week......25 lbs. and when he opened the burlap bag we ran our fingers through the beans like we were sifting through an illegal shipment.
Odd as it sounds.....I was sound asleep on sunday morning, vividly dreaming!!!!!!!!....some female manager at Griggs was crying on my shoulder stating that her only reliable employee had been fired.She was referring to Ted, who took a moment from waiting on his customers to come over to me and explain that he had been fired................i awoke............and the roaster was churning outside my bedroom door! He was roasting 5 lbs to test the water!
Satisfied that the roaster ran like a gem we headed out to roast the other 20 lbs. He is truly a resourceful guy! When are we going to get lost in the wilderness so he can save me????
ALEX AND TEDDY GO OVER THE ROASTER ONE LAST TIME
ADJUSTING THE FLAME
THE PADDLES TOSS THE BEANS INSIDE THE DRUM
IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHECK THE BEANS OFTEN
READY
DUMP
How did that one bean not get a tan???????????????
Gotta get em out of there.....he'll ruin the grinder!!!!Not sure whats next.........except it's my turn to pick a green bean.......I can promise you it won't be "The Poorman's Blend." (which we got to make sure everything was gonna be ok)
Happy January.....stay warm.
