Woodfired Oven Roasting Ideas

[Mono]

Re: Woodfired Oven Roasting Ideas

Ya makin me hungry

[Lacehim]

Re: Woodfired Oven Roasting Ideas

Me. Lucky for me my WFO is fired and the pizza dough is ready!!!!

Nice oven. Kinda wish I had built my own but time ran out. Can you block off to chimney? You might have issues baking bread in it with a permanent flue.

[Lacehim]

Re: Woodfired Oven Roasting Ideas

Roasted tonight following lovely pizzas. Mmmmm.

I roasted about 30cm from the heat source, which was red hot and no flames. It look a while, and I probably should have been closer. 1st crack at about 17mins, first snaps of 2nd about 25mins and pull, but to be honest the roast looked more like a roast to 1st crack with some tipping and over roasted beans in there.

So based on that Im not wasting any more beans for the moment until I redesign the roasting cage. I personally think the heat source is fine for roasting. The problem is my method, where the beans are in the cage on the floor and arent being adjitated enough.

I think Im going to have to visit harris scaffe in brisbane next visit for a look at the rotissarie cage Im sure I spotted there and see if I can adapt that. From memory it was 60-80 dollar though. At least that might enable it to be more even to the heat source and operated by a motor or a crank. Im not sure if the floor, which is also heated causes problems or not?

jlazz62, have a go if youve got some green to spare and let me know how you go. My first roast was great, but the latest havent been as good. Still its great fun doing something different.

[nissanneill]

Just found the site, registered and my first posting.
Two years since the above post made, but hopefully Lacehim is still around.
I also have a wood fired oven and built a rotiserie for roasting beans but not sure of heat control and consistence. Especially now that I have built a lpg roaster from an old lpg cylinder, I find that roasting is really a very complicated science and especially if you have 'basic equipment', consistency will go out the door. Sorry, but I like my coffee too much to waste and have second grade results.
The rotiserie that I built for the wood fired oven has not been used and simply lying around going rusty, but who knows, one day I will adapt a stainless shaft and cook a side of pork or a whole lamb if I can find a small one to fit through the door.

roasting green coffee beans - Page 2 - Forno Bravo Forum: The Wood-Fired Oven Community

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Sorry, can't work out how to attach photos yet.

Cheers.

Neill

[nissanneill]

Now that I have approval to include pictures, here's my wood fired oven roaster.
Cast aluminium doors would close between the drum and motor/drive system, haven't used it and not likely to as it would be too hard to control the temperature and too long getting it right, especially for consistency.

Cheers.

Neill





Oops, another learning experience!