My love affair (obsession) with coffee has reached new proportions. Through friends of ours who own a micro-roasting company, I have the opportunity to learn to roast! It was one of the three things on my "43 Things" list, which I've completely ignored since I created it a few years ago. If I learn this well it will be one of those win/win scenarios - I get to learn a new skill and they get a backup roaster in case something comes up. Like needing a vacation.
It's fun to learn without the pressure of it having to lead towards "a job" or paying through the nose to have it taught. Learning for the pure joy of it.
4 comments:
Sounds wonderful! Don't you love it when these opportunities come up without going and looking for them. Looking forward to learning from you! Mom
Fun! Enjoy the whole experience! I still say my days at the 2nd Cup were among my favorite of any job I've ever had, solely because of the things I learned.
Still fun so far but I worry that I may never have what it takes to pull the beans at exactly the right time. We're talking about a difference of SECONDS. Too short and the taste/roast is all wrong but if you leave it in a minute too long you can go straight to calling the fire department. But no pressure or anything.
I have good memories of pulling shots at a coffee shop, especially before opening at 6am. Can't say I miss anything else about service jobs though.
Sounds like fun!
Great photo to go with it, too :)
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