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Permalink Reply by Joseph Robertson on March 24, 2010 at 10:11am

Why not. I am the roaster with a cafe and a nice web site. In fact I do sell my coffee online. Web site orders come easy. The work comes in when it's time to package and ship.
Easy, no, not always but I want everyone to enjoy my roasts. How many Sasquatch coffee roasters do you know?
=)))
Joe

Permalink Reply by Kevin on March 24, 2010 at 10:28am

Yes I would. Considering that I am just starting, am technically a hobby roaster with no sales yet, it seems like it would be a good place to get started. The plan is to begin with online and farmers' market sales.

Though, I need to get my roaster built first. Working on a home built, LP roaster, with a 3 kilo capacity, trying to mimic commercial roaster features/abilities as closely as possible. Wish me luck! :)

Permalink Reply by Eyal Rosen on March 24, 2010 at 10:29am

Definitely, good luck!!!

Permalink Reply by Joseph Robertson on March 24, 2010 at 12:09pm

Hey Kevin,
That's how I started. Work up some profiles and you'll knock'mm dead, so to speak.
To quote Tom of SweetMaria's. "Great coffee comes from small roasters"
( I think I just quoted him correctly )
Cheers,
Joe
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Ambassador for Specialty Coffee and palate reform.


Kevin said:

Yes I would. Considering that I am just starting, am technically a hobby roaster with no sales yet, it seems like it would be a good place to get started. The plan is to begin with online and farmers' market sales.

Though, I need to get my roaster built first. Working on a home built, LP roaster, with a 3 kilo capacity, trying to mimic commercial roaster features/abilities as closely as possible. Wish me luck! :)

Permalink Reply by Spencer Abbott on March 26, 2010 at 10:53am

My company strictly sells online. It is tricky, though.

In order to still ensure fresh coffee, we ship out the day we roast and have the coffee to the consumer by the time it's ready to be brewed. If you care about compromising the coffee, there are certainly some steps to take to make sure your customer can have great coffee and still be able to order online. A best of both worlds situation for the customer, but maybe more work (or planning at least) on your end.

Permalink Reply by Joseph Robertson on March 26, 2010 at 12:11pm

Do you use the foil valve bag option for your mail order?
Joe

Spencer Abbott said:

My company strictly sells online. It is tricky, though.

In order to still ensure fresh coffee, we ship out the day we roast and have the coffee to the consumer by the time it's ready to be brewed. If you care about compromising the coffee, there are certainly some steps to take to make sure your customer can have great coffee and still be able to order online. A best of both worlds situation for the customer, but maybe more work (or planning at least) on your end.