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Guide to "City" Roast Levels

Guide to "City" Roast Levels

By Carson Parodi on

The Guide to “City” Roast Levels. The terms City, Full City, French Roast, etc. have been long used in the coffee domain to refer to roast degrees, but they have...

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Preheating and Reheating Your Roaster

Preheating and Reheating Your Roaster

By Daniel Parodi on

How many times have you circled back on a coffee that you’ve roasted before, excited for what you know is possible for that coffee, and been stunned that it doesn’t...

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How to Avoid the Rise, Crash, and Flick

How to Avoid the Rise, Crash, and Flick

By Carson Parodi on

Last week we talked about roasting curves and the importance of holding a steadily decreasing Rate of Rise as your roast progresses. We alluded to a few key inflection points...

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How to Manage Rate of Rise

How to Manage Rate of Rise

By Carson Parodi on

Photo courtesy of Sean Benesh/ Unsplash By now it’s clear how critical it is to micro-manage your roast at almost every stage of the cycle. In the past weeks, we’ve discussed...

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Tips for Light Roasting Coffee

Tips for Light Roasting Coffee

By Daniel Parodi on

Photo courtesy of Anastasia Zhenina / Unsplash Following last week's installment on dark roasting coffee, it seems fitting to offer a few tips for producing quality light roasts. The simplistic misnomer...

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Tips for Dark Roasting Coffee

Tips for Dark Roasting Coffee

By Daniel Parodi on

Photo courtesy of Ria Puskas / Unsplash When I (Dan) was roasting back in the early 90s, I roasted for a café in San Francisco that was owned by a nice Iranian...

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