WELCOME to Roast Audio Articles. This series showcases articles from one of the longest running and most respected trade journals in the coffee industry. Our constantly evolving sector requires a constantly evolving media platform.

With Roast Audio Articles, readers can listen at their own convenience and keep up with the latest research, knowledge and insights from scientists, subject matter experts and professionals from across the industry.

Narrated by Lily Kubota, managing editor and digital content manager for Roast

Technically Speaking
Grading Green Coffee for Physical Defects

by Chris Kornman

Buy Less to Do More
Coffee Sourcing Through Partnership and Planning

by Ever Meister

Illustrative Roasting
Using Sample Roasting to Capture the Big Picture

by Mike Ebert

Engineering Coffee
The Food Engineer's Role in the Coffee Industry

by Luz Stella Artajo Medina

Flavor Development
The Relationship Between Time and Color in Coffee Roasting

by Morten Münchow and Jesper Alstrup

Heating Things Up
An Introduction to Thermodynamics in Coffee Roasting

by Candice Madison

Roasting Plant Continuity Planning Part II
Approving and Preparing to Enact the Plan

by Andi Trindle Mersch

Roasting Plant Continuity Planning
Developing the Plan

by Andi Trindle Mersch

Baked Beans
Observations on Water Content During Coffee Roasting

by James Davison

Technically Speaking
Understanding the Potential in Your Coffee Roasting Machine

by Anne Cooper

Quality Variations
Defining and Measuring Quality in Coffee From Production to Preparation

by Spencer Turer

Technically Speaking
The Decaffeination Process

by Candice Madison

The Sensory Evaluation of Coffee
Sensory Science Principles in Action

by Olivia Auell and Jean-Xavier Guinard