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Coffee Bean Trivia |
Coffee is undoubtedly one of the greatest beverages to be invented by man, what with the many perks and benefits that come with drinking this wonderful concoction. You can have it black, with varying amounts of sugar, with creamer, or flavored with just about anything you can think of, such as cinnamon, chocolate and vanilla. But any way you choose to drink this much-celebrated liquid, it all boils down to one simple fact: Coffee comes from beans, and these beans first have to be roasted before you can enjoy a cup of this stimulating drink.
Roasted coffee beans become what they are after green coffee beans are made to undergo the process of roasting, whereby these green coffee beans expand and transform in terms of taste, color, density and smell. In general, roasted coffee beans are produced commercially in large amounts. However, a good number of coffee drinkers, especially the aficionados, prefer to make roasted coffee beans themselves so that they could have greater control of the taste and freshness of their roasted coffee beans.
The process of producing roasted coffee beans from green coffee beans for personal use is termed as home roasting. This is a practice that has been done for hundreds of years, and over time has involved various methods. Examples of these methods include those involving the use of cast iron pans or fire coals, as well as methods involving the rotation of iron drums over a bed of coal or fire. More modern techniques have simplified the process of making roasted coffee beans, and these utilize computerized drum roasters, ovens and air popcorn poppers.
Needless to say, the early days before the 20th century saw people preferring to produce their own roasted coffee beans at home rather than buying them. However, come the beginning of the 20th century and with the mushrooming of the commercially roasted coffee industry, people began to lean more towards the more convenient method of simply purchasing commercially produced roasted coffee beans.
Nonetheless, in time, people again began to fall in love with home roasting as a means to make roasted coffee beans, again primarily for the reason of having more say over how they would want their coffee to taste, as well as the overall quality and aroma of their coffee. Sometimes, this preference is also due to the economic benefits of home roasting, as home roasted coffee beans can be less expensive than commercially produced roasted coffee beans.
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