Five Reasons to Roast Your Own Coffee at Home

Roasting your own coffee beans might seem like a daunting task, but tools like the NESCO Coffee Roaster make the process so easy your morning coffee ritual may never taste the same again.

Roasting coffee beans at home expands your knowledge and appreciation of what goes into a good cup of coffee, and the right equipment can make the process smooth and simple. NESCO’s Coffee Roaster could change the way you think about coffee.

How a NESCO Coffee Roaster Will Elevate Your Morning Brew

1. Freshness & Flavor
   Did you know that coffee only stays fresh for seven to ten days after roasting? Most coffee grounds purchased commercially have been in the bag at least a month. That means the chance for truly fresh coffee is gone before you even open the bag. Even the coffee at most coffee houses isn’t roasted and ground onsite. Home roasting can allow you to develop the natural flavor in the beans that you purchase by controlling air flow, temperature and speed of the Coffee Roaster.
2. Cost
   The cost of truly fresh roasted beans can be quite high, particularly for everyday use. On average, the cost of raw (green) coffee beans is typically 50 to 75 percent less per pound than freshly roasted coffee. Not to mention the difficulty in finding freshly roasted coffee beans in your community, which may prove difficult unless you’ve got a local roaster close by.
3. Health
   Coffee beans are naturally high in antioxidants. The trouble is with roasting, grinding, packaging and finally brewing, the coffee loses a significant amount of antioxidant content. By roasting your beans at home you eliminate that added time and opportunity for antioxidant loss which makes your morning brew much healthier.
4. Customization
   Everything from the origin of your coffee beans, to the temperature and time they are roasted can affect both the flavor and the caffeine level of your end product. Experimenting with your home roasts will allow you to customize the flavor profile of your coffee to your liking.
5. Satisfaction
   There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of mastering a new recipe or producing a true artisan cup of coffee for yourself, friends or family. Roasting your own coffee beans at home is a simple way to really wow your tastebuds, especially with tools like a designated Coffee Roaster to help.

The NESCO Coffee Roaster has pre-programmed medium and dark roast options which make roasting your own coffee beans at home virtually fail-proof. You still have control over the flavor profile of your coffee based on the origin of your raw beans. Plus the ability to override time and temperature allows you to achieve the exact roasting profile you desire – all from the comfort of your very own kitchen.

NESCO prides itself on accessibility and ease of use. Our products, including the original NESCO Roaster Oven, Electric Food Slicer, and the Coffee Roaster are affordable and easy to use to make your kitchen adventures easier and more fun.

NESCO: Your Key Ingredient

At NESCO, we believe life is an occasion worth celebrating. We’re dedicated to being Your Key Ingredient in those celebrations by making cooking enjoyable again with our complete line of innovative small kitchen appliances and accessories. NESCO began as the National Enameling and Stamping Company and created the first Roaster Oven in 1931. NESCO is currently headquartered in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

To purchase NESCO products visit nesco.com or for more information call 1-800-288-4545.

Processing wild game has never been easier than with a NESCO Electric Food Slicer

There is nothing like fall when you’re a hunter. Hitting the woods to bow hunt deer or taking the dog out to flush a few ruffed grouse brings back that primal hunter instinct and connects you with nature. There is also the thrill that comes from bagging your game and serving your loved ones with the harvest you worked hard for.

NESCO knows how much effort it takes to get ready for a successful hunt. If you are like a lot of hunters, making sure you are prepared to process your game is an important part of it. After field dressing and skinning your game, taking the time to carefully cut up the harvest is where a NESCO Electric Food Slicer comes into play.

An Electric Food Slicer can be used on both raw and cooked meat. A little planning will go a long way in proper and safe processing to get the cuts of meat you prefer in the end.

Create perfect cuts of meat every time with a NESCO Electric Food Slicer

The NESCO FS-250 Electric Food Slicer can be used on pretty much every cut of the harvest whether it is for roasts, steaks, jerky, or lunchmeat. The motor is 180-watts, and the stainless steel blade is 8.7 inches, a powerful combination capable of cutting a wide range of meat types and sizes.

One thing we love to do is to take some of the raw venison roasts and cut them into 1/4 inch thick steaks using an Electric Food Slicer. Jerky can then be made by hand cutting those steaks into 1½ or 2 inch strips. Eating your own jerky in the field is a great way to bring the sport full circle. A recipe you won’t be able to pass up is Bloody Mary Jerky.

An Electric Food Slicer isn’t just used for big game. A pheasant cooked in a NESCO Roaster can be cut into perfect deli-thin slices for lunch meat. It could be used now or packaged using a NESCO Vacuum Seal Kit to retain the flavor and freshness longer.

There is a satisfaction in bringing your meat from field to table and NESCO takes pride in making that process easier and faster.

NESCO: Your Key Ingredient

At NESCO, we believe life is an occasion worth celebrating. We’re dedicated to being Your Key Ingredient in those celebrations by making cooking enjoyable again with our complete line of innovative small kitchen appliances and accessories. NESCO began as the National Enameling and Stamping Company and created the first Roaster Oven in 1931. NESCO is currently headquartered in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

To purchase a NESCO Electric Food Slicer or other NESCO products visit nesco.com or for more information call 1-800-288-4545.

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