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  1. Thoroughly enjoyed your article and I have much to learn from new experiences with fire and coffee beans.

    I also take your rhetorical questions to heart. They are very thought provoking and I will use them in my extended family newsletter next week!

  3. Wonderful, wonderful article! Can’t wait to try this in the new year! I equally enjoyed the thought-provoking questions. To be sure, every reader of this blog is mindful of the same issues.

    Please consider more articles!

  4. Your not so rhetorical questions is part and parcel of the enemy’s divide and conquer efforts.

    Keeping us afraid and separate makes us weak both in spirit and social bonds.

    Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

    Yes Satan uses flesh and blood weapons also. Antifa and Burn Loot Murder are real threats as well as those that say “Tolerance” while doxing you and destroying your family’s lives.

    When the Bible is openly called “Hate Speech” it’s more than a difference of opinions here, it’s Spiritual Warfare.

    Real Tolerance is not shouting down or beating someone into silence but as Paul said in 2 Timothy 4: 1I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom: 2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.…

    When folks say why be so concerned about that “little change” from the strictness of the scriptures. I say human manure is brown, how little do you want me to add to your chocolate cake recipe?

    Note Patient Instruction, other scriptures say gentle reproof.

    Guard your hearts, let not constant concern of the enemy make you into that monster. “You gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you” hold true.

    And it seems Ben Franklin may have called Coffee Houses the “Penny University” as for a penny of coffee you could see intellects inflamed and thoughts flow.

    Enough for now, chores call. Peace and the Love of Christ to you all.

  5. Loved this article! May I ask where does one source green/raw coffee beans? I do stock up on coffee, generally whole bean in vacuum sealed bags. When my favorite bean goes on sale at Costco, I buy several bags at a time.

    Regarding the important questions… aye. We, as Christians, have some sobering decisions to make.

    1. SaraSue, I got my green (central american country) coffee beans years ago; I think I ordered from amazon. They came in large burlap bags and I repackaged them into 5 pd bags, wrapped them in freezer paper and put in the freezer. I pulled out a bag last year, took 2 cups of beans out, then resealed the freezer paper and put it back. First time roasting the beans in a cast iron skillet on the grill and according to my kids, it made coffee good enough to drink.

  6. Deb Dwner – Your concern for breathing fumes from galvanized metal is well taken. Go back to yesterday’s post (part 1) and look closely at the picture of the culvert cooker. The actual interior burning container is a 6″ cut-off of the top of a 55 gal barrel (non-galvanized) set into the top of the culvert. the space between the barrel rim and the culvert is then filled with crushed rock or beach gravel, leaving a nice surface for cooking or roasting tools. The galvanized metal never gets more than slightly warm. Perhaps another article – “constructing a culvert cooker, and surrounds” – is in the making.

  7. SaraSue – Regarding a good source for green/raw coffee beans: Merle at Appalachian Mountain Coffee would be happy to help you out. He is a master, full service coffee roaster. His web site does not list raw beans, but just ask and he’ll take care of you. My orders are filled and delivered to me in Alaska in three to four days.
    – Appalachian Mountain Coffee
    – 594 Grubb Church Rd
    – 570-374-3836
    – web: cirruslyfreshcoffee.com
    ________________
    re. serious and sobering questions – yes and Amen.

  8. Thanks for the thought-provoking questions at the end. We will soon find that the CCP has infiltrated our entire system: economic, land-ownership, large corporations, politicians. As the American people realize the extent of the ‘occupation’, the CCP will become more testy. Are we ready? (as you said in the article?) Will the patriots stand for truth and liberty and freedom? Will there be backlash from the CCP? Do we know the ‘times’? I disagree with one commentator that your comments are meant to divide….not so. Your comments at the article’s end are meant to remind. Meant to encourage. Meant to exhort. We are to be working and preparing. We are to ‘watch and pray’. May God Almighty and our Savior Jesus be merciful on our nation and President.

  10. Having no experience in cooking on a setup like you have, I would be interested in more detail on laying and maintaining the fire. It is all new to me. Maybe that could be part of the next article you mentioned? Thanks!

    1. Missouri, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia have joined to support Texas.

      All Republican Attorneys General in those states.

      Looks like a division is happening.

      1. Looks like the South is rising again. Now the blue states have sided with the defendants. The nation is split. Only Wyoming, Iowa, Kentucky, Alaska and Idaho have decided to stay out of the case as well. Nearly the entire country is in the game now.

  13. This was such a great article. The descriptions of the roasting processes hit all of the senses. (I’m certainly no coffee snob – I only drink it to stay awake, just the store-brand-in-a-can – and it made me want to learn to roast!) You didn’t ignore the larger questions facing us, but provided an oasis within life. I’m willing to bet that the repetitive motions of stirring and ‘nurturing’ those coffee beans is soothing whilst you ruminate on the questions…just as the kneading of dough is for me. It’s the creating, something tangible, and the gathering of the community to overcome the darkness.

    Couple months ago we had a guest preacher say that, yes the world could seem dark and more than overwhelming, yes there are big problems and things that need correcting and no one can fix it alone…but we each can spread light. He said his personal “protests” were going to include smiling at people, encouraging people, praying more, helping neighbors, etc., and he suggested we each brainstorm our own small acts of protest against despair. Baking a loaf of bread for someone? Raking someone’s leaves? Calling a person who lives alone and asking how you can serve them? Picking up someone’s medicine for them? This article reminds me of his calm, encouraging manner coupled with practical suggestions.

  14. Hey JP, excellent article. The only problem is that is was only two parts instead of four. Looking forward to more articles and more about life in Alaska and you DIY projects.

    On your DIY paddles, what are the approximate dimensions of the two paddles and on the wider one, what kind of a taper does it have on the business end? Or in other words, how this is the tip of the blade? Does the wider one have a more or less 45° angle? Can’t quite tell how much angle distortion there is in the photo.

    I’m anxious to try this out, it sounds like fun. 🙂

  15. Bear, I have to say how you lifted my heart when I read your comments. Through our times of fellowship and hospitality, we “provide an oasis within life”, and it’s “the gathering of the community to overcome the darkness.” Just had to bow my head and thank the Lord for your words.

    Thanks for sharing your guest preacher’s thoughts. We’ll keep working on that and let’s not forget the kids, we can help lighten the load for them.

    And Bear, I don’t think wood fired roasting will make a snob out of you. Go for the black, oily beans!

  16. St Funogas – Appreciate your encouragement to do another article. Have been thinking on writing up the culvert cooker and I guess it’s time. It’s a wonderful concept, especially in the midst of our remote cabin compound surrounded by the lake, rolling mountains, raised garden beds and the greenhouse. Will do it soon.

    The paddles, my favorite roasting tools. The angle distortion in the picture doesn’t give you an accurate visual. Actually the paddles started out exactly alike. I think they were about 19″ long and around 5″ wide. I tried to hold the paddle in the pan and see what angle on the business end would best strike the pan and move the most beans. First one ended up rounded. I think I like the straight angle best. I think the angle is less than 45 degrees. Came up one side an inch to an inch and a half, drew a line back to the other business corner, and went to work with the belt sander. Be creative, you can hardly mess it up. $6 will get you a replacement and you can make that one “perfect”.

  17. Thanks from a fellow Alaskan. Your detailed article really helped me. Several years ago, I bought a case of green coffee beans. When I followed the directions on the cans, I was SORELY disappointed. (Oven roasting for 9 minutes at 450 degrees, or 20 minutes at half that temp). The resulting coffee was undrinkably acidic.

    Several years passed, during which I bought roasted coffee.

    Three days ago, I followed your directions (but on my propane stove inside). I turned the flame on high, stirred almost constantly for 20 minutes, and removed the beans from the heat when they looked and smelled as I hoped. For the past two mornings, I have enjoyed several tasty cups of java.

    For my next, larger batch, I will roast it longer, perhaps on a lower flame toward the end, since I favor a dark roast, but on this inaugural run, I was worried about burning the beans.

    Best wishes.

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