AssumptionLivid6879 t1_j9jszvz wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Reply to comment by metalandmeeples in Dunkin budget vs. Electric bill by TarantinoFan23

You can also buy green beans around $300 for 50 lbs.

I’ll usually buy it once a year and then use my oven, popcorn roaster, or air roaster to roast about 1-3 pounds at a time.

It’s a nice comparison considering the average Dunkiner spends $300 a month

metalandmeeples t1_j9jt94c wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:09 PM

That's intriguing. Are they fairly easy to roast? Any good sources of green beans? Tandem is about $10/lb but maybe there are bulk discounts to be had somewhere?

AssumptionLivid6879 t1_j9jvdcm wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:24 PM

I use sweetmarias. I used their customer site for testing blends, then their commercial site to buy in bulk. They even have some entry level roasting stuff for sale, the only downfall with the popcorn roaster is if you roast too much in 1 day the plastic barrier melts a bit.

Mostly easy to roast, it gets difficult if you’re looking for an extremely light roast. I don’t have HVAC so I usually set up a couple of fans to blow the smoke out the window. The sweet spot for me is to stop when the beans are finishing their “first crack” and start to enter the “second crack”. There’s tons of YouTube/material on roasting with ovens or cheaper roasting guides.

metalandmeeples t1_j9jw991 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Thanks for the info. I might dip my toe into this over my next vacation!