The Coffee House

[Gary A.]

Welcome Mom, to citizenship and the opportunity to vote.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary has been roasting coffee today. He tried a cast iron skillet ... nope ... the results were not nearly as good as the popcorn popper.

 

[davidharmier60]

I'll be darned if I know what I'll do with these pennies. I consider it a fairly harmless project.
Thousands of people who have more money than I do the same thing with Nickels, Dimes, Quarters and Half Dollars. And find their fair share of silver.

 

[SquarePeg]

Hey hosers.

My mother became a U.S. citizen this morning.

This must be a great relief with today's political climate. Congrats and a very belated welcome!

 

[SquarePeg]

Shower is grouted and looks exactly as I envisioned. The trim and glass half wall will go in next. Not visible in this pic but the shower floor has hexagon shaped white marble tiles with a pale silver grout (didn’t dare use white on the floors) and that is what the floor of the finished bath will have.

 

[smoke665]

Gary has been roasting coffee today. He tried a cast iron skillet ... nope ... the results were not nearly as good as the popcorn popper.

Why exactly????? Curious mind??? Are you using a hot air popcorn popper by chance, that would really keep them in motion for even heating I'd think.

 

[smoke665]

how do you get the extra value from those pennies?

Melt them down without getting caught

Buy one of these put it in the right spot and you can generate anywhere from 50 cents to a dollar on every penny. My DW loves these things, we've got them (pennies) from everywhere.

 

[davidharmier60]

Looks like something I could NEVER afford...

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

 

[terri53]

Hey hosers.

My mother became a U.S. citizen this morning.

That's wonderful!

 

[terri53]

Shower is grouted and looks exactly as I envisioned. The trim and glass half wall will go in next. Not visible in this pic but the shower floor has hexagon shaped white marble tiles with a pale silver grout (didn’t dare use white on the floors) and that is what the floor of the finished bath will have.
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Looks gorgeous. I really like those small hexagonal tiles, too, from what I've seen.

I have remodeling envy here!

 

[davidharmier60]

I long since should have been in bed. Good night y'all.

 

[JonA_CT]

Gary has been roasting coffee today. He tried a cast iron skillet ... nope ... the results were not nearly as good as the popcorn popper.

Why exactly????? Curious mind??? Are you using a hot air popcorn popper by chance, that would really keep them in motion for even heating I'd think.

He is. And your assumption is correct -- a lot of airflow makes the process much more efficient!

(I've been buying coffee recently...shhh.....)

 

[Gary A.]

@smoke665 : After a dedicated coffee roaster, (which are quite expensive), Gary went with the second best option, a popcorn popper. It works quite well and as a starter roaster, it made my entry into home roasting quite affordable.

 

[Gary A.]

The problem with popcorn poppers is, unmodified, they don’t hold a lot of beans per roast. Which is the main reason why Gary may upgrade to a bonafide roaster and the only reason Gary tried a cast iron skillet.

 

[Gary A.]

Popcorn Poppet

Skillet