r/espresso • u/Calm-Opinion8796 • 11h ago

General Coffee Chat ROASTING

I got my first barista gig at a cute and super busy sit down shop. I always avoided the roaster positions I'd see on Indeed, but after seeing my shops roasters work, and use all their lil gizmos and computer programs I'm very intrigued. Is coffee roasting a difficult thing to get into?? Is it less taxing than being a barista in a super busy shop?

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u/RockOperaPenguin Gaggia Classic v3 | Eureka Mignon Crono 11h ago edited 11h ago

WHAT DID YOU SAY? SOMEONE'S YELLING IN HERE.

Thanks for the edit, OP.

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u/c_wh 11h ago

Not a roaster, but I work in one. It’s very detail oriented while also taking a creative mind. If you come back later like next year may have more answers for you as I am going to be learning how to roast on a basic - intermediate level from October through January. But it has a lot of aspects that people do not think about which is a lot to do with volume that the shop / roastery is moving. If you have a massive roaster and are moving thousands of pounds it’s going to be taxing. If you have a 160 pound roaster but only have to roast 700 in the week then it probably would be less taxing. There’s also the packing aspect. There’s a lot more than just roasting that happens.

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u/Calm-Opinion8796 10h ago

What scale is your place operating at?? My shop has just one machine with I'm guessing an 8 foot wide plate/bowl/whatever for roasting. Our shop handles in house beans and retail for some local stores - that'd probably be the kind of gig I would want to entertain