Overheard a barista roasting her own beans at home and now I'm curious

I was waiting for my latte at a shop in Portland last week and this barista told a customer she roasts green beans in a cast iron pan on her stovetop because it's way cheaper than buying fresh roasts. She said she saves about $8 a pound doing it herself and gets the flavor exactly how she likes it. Has anyone here tried pan roasting or am I better off getting a dedicated machine?

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the_rowan12d ago

My buddy tried pan roasting once and set off every smoke alarm in his apartment building, took three days to air out the smell.

alex_coleman12d ago

Lmao "took three days to air out the smell" sounds about right. I've done that before where I thought I had the fan on high enough and next thing you know the whole house smells like burnt oil for a week straight.