Why are coffee beans baked? what's the flavor of unbaked coffee?

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Roasting green coffee beans can produce roasted coffee beans as a raw material for coffee. Grind and extract it, and it turns into a delicious cup of coffee. This was a question. Why are you roasting coffee beans? What's the change in baking? Today we are going to talk about coffee roasting.

About coffee roasting

Coffee roasting (roasting) is the work of heating coffee beans and skimming off moisture. By roasting, the ingredients contained in the raw beans undergo chemical changes, and the aroma, bittern, sour, sweet and other flavors of the coffee beans are extracted. The flavor varies greatly depending on the roasting time, degree of roasting, type and condition of beans used.

History of baking

Information about the origins of coffee roasting, an accident that happened in the mid-13th century, shows that coffee beans were burned, but the aroma was then said to have become sobering after roasting, and it did not remain sober. In the 15th century, Turkey and Iran, Egypt, because the tools that were said to have been used in the roasting of coffee beans had been excavated, through wills were presumed to have been made at the time of roasting. As coffee spread, so did the making of musical instruments like the modern coffee cup. The coffee seemed to have been drunk by then.

History of BBQ Tools

In the 1400s, a metal pot and a baking pan were used.

Invented a tool for roasting over a 16th century fire.

The Dutch developed a small cylindrical roaster around 1670. Widespread in Europe and North America.

Around 1860, roasters similar to modern designs began production.

Heat source and method of baking machine

The heat source of oven is gas, electricity, charcoal fire, etc. Manual type, direct fire type, semi-hot air type, hot air type there are four ways. The manual type is mainly used for domestic purposes, while others are often used for commercial purposes.

manual type

Manual baking is a method of baking raw beans by hand while using special baking equipment on a heat source such as beans. This is a popular baking method at home and camping.

direct flame baking

Direct fire baking is a method of baking a hot pot by heating it directly in a pan containing raw beans. Because the fire enters the interior directly through a hole in the kettle, it is called "direct fire baking".

semi-hot air baking

Semi-hot air roasting is a method of heating directly from the outside of a pot containing raw beans. Since there are no holes in the pot, it is a method of heating beans with hot air.

hot air baking

Hot air baking is a method of heating raw beans with hot air without direct heat.

Enjoy coffee with different roasting methods

Why not buy coffee beans and check the roasting method. Some places install roasters in self-service grills and grilled fish shops. In appearance, it is impossible to judge whether it is direct flame or hot air, so please confirm "Is this toaster direct flame or hot air?"

Even if there are no stores equipped with roasters, there are stores that will introduce direct fire and hot air baking methods. Buy coffee beans from the same production area and brand name and roast them to feel the difference in flavor. There must be something new.

What is coffee roasting? abstract

Baking is also known as baking, when baking heat. Coffee roasting is characterized by a change in flavor depending on the time spent, the degree of roasting, and the type and condition of beans used. The reason for the flavor change is that the coffee ingredients undergo chemical changes due to heating and attract attractive flavors of coffee such as aroma, bitterness, sourness, sweetness, etc.