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About a year ago, I came across an article in an in-flight magazine about roasting my own coffee. Rather than buying already roasted coffee, I could purchase green beans (which are cheaper), and roast the coffee at home. This would save me money but it would allow me to enjoy an even fresher cup of coffee.

I was inspired. The only problem was, I wasn’t motivated to research on how to get started. Thanks to my friend Josh, I got connected to Sweet Marias, a coffee roaster (local to him) in the Bay Area that sells green beans and has excellent resources and instructions to roast your own coffee at home.

The method is a lot simpler and cheaper than I ever anticipated. With a $10 popcorn popper (purchased at my local Walgreens), I roasted my first batch of coffee and drank one of the freshest cups of coffee ever.

As you know from weeks ago, I am a huge lover of Peets Coffee. But even Mr. Peets himself (God rest his soul) would be proud of my new endeavors. I was so excited for this cup of coffee, that I made two cups before getting started. One cup had Peets coffee and the other had home-roasted Eddy Coffee. I had Rhoda taste the cups and compare. She was overwhelmingly satisfied by Eddy Coffee. Rhoda, a non-coffee drinker, said to me, “Eddy, this makes me want to drink more coffee. Too bad I’m pregnant!” (That brought tears to my eyes)

I doubt that my search for the perfect cup of coffee is over. But I’m glad to be on that journey and to have come to a new place of enjoyment. My next aim: grow my own coffee bean tree!

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