For the freshest coffee, nothing compares to roasting your coffee at home in a home coffee roaster. Research shows that the true flavor of coffee and its aroma develop during the process of roasting coffee beans. Once the green coffee beans have been roasted, it is within the first 14 days that the roasted coffee is at its peak flavor. By the time roasted coffee reaches 30 to 45 days it has lost approximately 75 pecent of its freshness and flavor. After 45 days the roasted coffee becomes stale. The following chart illustrates the how long coffee remains fresh after roasting coffee beans.      The best way to ensure your coffee is at its peak freshness is to roast coffee at home. Coffee roasting at home allows you to roast different origins of green coffee beans to different roast styles to achieve a flavor that appeals to your taste.   At Roast A Bean we offer a wide selection of home coffee roasting machines with various home roaster features with varying roast volumes that produces enough beans for a defined number of cups of coffee. For more information visit our home coffee roaster comparison chart on the following roasters.   FreshRoast 300 FreshRoast 500 NESCO Professional I-Roast2 Gene Café   Hottop         At Roast A Bean, we recognize that a great cup of coffee starts with high quality coffee beans.We carry a variety of green coffee beans that are hand selected by our buyers that represent top coffee producing farms from around the world to provide you with quality, five-star coffee beans. You can also find bundled coffee packs in 4 lb. assortments to sample coffees from various coffee producing regions in our Coffee Club section.   For coffee gift ideas visit our Gift Shop which includes coffee mugs, books on home coffee roasting, gift certificates and coffee mugs. Additional coffee items can also be found in our Accessories section.  To learn more about home coffee roasting visit our section on Home Coffee Roasting Education for information about roasting coffee at home, blending coffee, storage and Frequently Asked Questions.