One of the last businesses to handle coffee before it reaches the consumer, the roasting firm may be a large corporation or a specialty business focussing on gourmet or other qualities of the coffee Roasting is usually done in the importing country; the shelf life of roasted beans is limited
A roaster is a small store where coffee is roasted and sold in bulk, by the bean, or to the specific taste of the client Roasters offer a large assortment of coffees as well as sound advice
a special cooking pan for roasting flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting a cook who roasts food a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got