Welcome to Just Roasted Coffee
Mindy & Al’s Coffee Roasting Business!
Our journey began over 25 years ago when Al, driven by a passion for affordable, high-quality coffee, started experimenting with roasting green coffee beans on our deck using a DIY makeshift setup of a Presto Stir Crazy popcorn popper and a turbo convection oven (like this one).

Those early days were filled with trial and error, but they sowed the seeds of a dream that’s blossomed into something beautiful. As we began sharing our roasted coffee with friends, their enthusiastic encouragement sparked the idea that we could turn our passion into a thriving business.
In 2025, life threw us a curveball: Al lost his job, and just weeks later, Mindy was laid off. Instead of letting this setback discourage us, we saw it as the perfect opportunity to dive headfirst into our coffee roasting dream. With a newly acquired Yoshan 2kg roaster and our cottage food license, we hit the ground running at a local farmer's market in November 2025!
Each bag of coffee we sell embodies our love for the craft and the vibrant community we cherish. We’re excited to share our coffee with you, one bag at a time!

Our Vision
We are a small-batch, premium coffee roastery based in West Milford, New Jersey. We only sell our coffee at select local farmers markets.
