| Thanks Bill. I think I probably ran the cracks together in the wok and didn't know it, but I'm learning! Tonight I used the new 912 digital cooking thermometer in the mail and it is perfect for the stainless steel stovetop roaster - It sticks in the hinge hole and touches the bottom of the pan just outside the diameter of the paddles. I'm guessing it's really in the beans! Roasted 1/2lb of Brazil Cerrado DP lot 242 (aiming for FC+). Took the roaster up to 400 and dumped in the beans. The temperature dropped to 232 deg and then continued to rise very nicely for about 11 minutes. I started getting smoke and first crack about 370 deg (8 min) and it continued to past 400 deg (10 min). Temperature rose slowly between 11 min (414 deg) and 12 min (419 deg). I think I heard 2nd crack about 446 deg (13 min) and the beans reached 454 deg at 14-15 min when I took ithem outside. So I believe the temperature readings and think I'm getting the hang of it! Bean munch is OK, no burnt taste. I'm anxious to taste it tomorrow. I think I'll try turning the gas down by about 1/2 a mark at first crack next time. THIS IS FUN! Jim On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Bill wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://lists.sweetmariascoffee.com/listinfo.cgi/homeroast-sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |