| abstract |
The present invention relates to food industry processes, specifically those involving methods for roasting coffee beans and similar products by means of hot air. The invention provides a method and device for roasting coffee, for carrying out a process of roasting coffee beans under an automatic or semiautomatic control system, allowing a repeatable process to be obtained, which process ensures the uniformity of the roasting of the coffee beans, under highly hygienic conditions, as the device provided in the invention is easily dismantlable, facilitating the regular cleaning thereof, thereby preventing the beans from being contaminated and/or harmful compounds from being produced, such as the products of pyrolysis, which are commonly present in traditional roasters. |