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Post by sahira on Sept 20, 2007 12:21:13 GMT -5
Hi! I just got my beans in the mail and I cant wait to start. I am concerned about the best way to roast them though. I have an electric stove/oven though and it bakes hot so If I do roast in the oven I am not sure what temp to use. I have to bake breads at a temp 25-50 degrees lower than recipe temp. I read somewhere online that I could roast them on the stove burner in a cast-iron pan? What do you more experienced roasters think of that? Thanks for any advice you can give.  |
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Post by sharkman on Sept 21, 2007 1:46:23 GMT -5
Aloha Sharkman here. I 'm not sure what kind of beans you have, but from what I gather here on the forum; it could make a difference. I have a genetic mix here on my farm in Hawaii so I do it all the same and the results seem to be consistent{if I pay attention. I use a toaster oven that allows me to do about1/2 to3/4 of a lb of beans. A toaster oven with temp control and a timer is good. With my beans I do 8 min at 425 ,7 min at 325 and finish with 250 at 10 min. When it's hot I stir with a spoon to mix up the beans. You will get a familiar chocolate smell at on point. Do a small batch first and experiment from there. Good roasting and let us know how it goes. This chocolate thing is a big scientific experiment. Aloha Sharkman
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Post by Brad on Sept 24, 2007 0:30:12 GMT -5
I use a regular oven with two cookie sheets and the beans spread evenly on the sheets. Every 10 minutes I stir the beans and rotate the sheets from top to bottom and bottom to top.
I've talked with some chocolatiers and apparently a number of larger factories in Europe use a similar method (except on a much larger scale) with the beans on a sheet and hot air blown over them.
My 02 cents for what it's worth.
Best Regards.
Brad.
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Post by reelchemist on Oct 16, 2007 7:33:33 GMT -5
I use a gas oven and have trialed a couple of profiles with some Vanuatu forastero beans. A couple of things I find that coincide with them being done is a number of the beans start to pop - quite loudly, taste testing = yummy flavour and the beans are crisp all the way through. This seems to happen over a narrow window.
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