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| kelliseggs |
Posted on 08/19/2012 17:06
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Hi all! My name is Kelli. I'm a stay at home mom to two energetic & awesome little girls. I just started roasting with a hot air popper about a month ago and so far I just can't get enough :)
So far I think my favorite is ethiopian with camaroon being a close second.
A lot of great info on here~good to be among folks who share my obsession:300ccCoffee.gif:
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| snwcmpr |
Posted on 08/19/2012 17:49
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Welcome Kelli,
I started with a popper, and have a HotTop now.
Ken in NC
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| ginny |
Posted on 08/19/2012 18:15
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Kelli:
welcome to this crazy bunch. we thank you for joining. you sound like you have your hands full at home...
shout out or post when you need some help. we are here.
enjoy,
ginny
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Ala di Vittoria La Valentina,
Solis 5K, Aero Press, Mazzer Mini, Hot Top 8828 B 2K,
Quest 3, TC4C set up to use...
Sun-swept beaches with a light wind blowing...
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| ginny |
Posted on 08/19/2012 18:17
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all the Africans are great coffee's. where do you get your greens as a rule? any special place?
-g
Ala di Vittoria La Valentina,
Solis 5K, Aero Press, Mazzer Mini, Hot Top 8828 B 2K,
Quest 3, TC4C set up to use...
Sun-swept beaches with a light wind blowing...
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| kelliseggs |
Posted on 08/20/2012 03:17
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Ken~how long did you roast w/popper before moving on to the Hot Top?
Ginny~So far I've only gotten beans from SM. Got an 8 lb sampler which seemed a good place to start. My husband is a great help with taste testing. |
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Posted on 08/20/2012 04:37
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I think it was a year and a half. I then spent some time making a drum for a rotisserie, but then thought the rotisserie wouldn't have enough heat. I now see it would. My wife suggested the HotTop ... "Go for it".
Ken
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Posted on 08/20/2012 06:07
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Great to meet you Kelli! Like many others I started with a popper, and used the heatgun / breadmaker, a few diy roasters....
You said you needed another hobby, right 
CHAD
Don't put the cart before the horse. Put the horse in the cart and listen to him say "weeeee" all the way down the hill.
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| kelliseggs |
Posted on 08/20/2012 15:46
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Great to meet you to Chad. So far I've been really happy with the results I'm getting w/popper. I'm curious what prompts folks to move on to other styles/types of roasters?
As for another hobby? I think I might be bordering on obsession :)
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| snwcmpr |
Posted on 08/20/2012 16:19
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For me it was size of roast.
And some control. (Well, I am still hoping to find that)
Ken
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Posted on 08/21/2012 06:13
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+1 on larger batch size and control.
CHAD
Don't put the cart before the horse. Put the horse in the cart and listen to him say "weeeee" all the way down the hill.
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Posted on 08/21/2012 06:46
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Funny, now that I have the larger batch size, I want a still larger batch size.
Ken
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Posted on 08/21/2012 13:50
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I did the backward thing and modified a poppery II for fun after building my larger roaster. I should have built the popper first to learn more about roasting.
While my big roaster was apart I did some popper roasts and was very impressed with the results. There is nothing like a popper to see, hear and smell the whole process. |
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for you