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Roasting - Coffee roasting is a process of pyrolysis which, by increasing the temperature of the coffee from room temperature to 300-430 degrees ideally within the space of 10-15 minutes , brings about marked physical and chemical changes in the beans that improve the quality of coffee and make it easier to prepare*.
Roasting can take place in a drum roaster, a fluid bed roaster, an air-pop popcorn machine, or even a black, cast iron skillet.

*The Book of COFFEE, Francesco Illy & Riccardo Illy, published by arrangement with Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., Milano, 1992.