(1686) X Now the manner of roasting theCoffee , takes place as follows : One takes the Coffee beans , two or three pound each time , for the less one takes the better they burn and get well - done ; those one puts in a copper pan , or else in an earthen pan , and makes a nice moderate fire of coal underneath , without too much flame .Then , when they begin to get hot , one must continually stir them with an iron spoon or slice , that they all may roast equally , until they have thus gradually become half roasted : or that they have the colour of chestnut - brown , and then one takes them from the fire , If this roasting has been sufficient , they smell like roasted bread , not disagreeable .Nowadays coffee is roasted at onto 200o C .