The journey starts from the green coffee bean. You apply heat using either a stove or oven and control the time to transform the bean to its roasted form.

Take the bean through it's first and second cracks, by varying the heat/time profile, you may get burnt, under-roasted or if you're lucky, the best coffee you've ever tasted.

Be warned, it's a smoky trip but can be nostalgic for those old enough to remember the days when coffee shops roasted their own.

And how long does it take? i do a 15 minutes over my stove-top for one 200g batch. email me if you need basic roasting instructions.