Been successfully roasting green beans at home for a few years now. Just discovered my first problem - no first crack!

Following a tried and true recipe on an SR540 my beans went from green to straw to various shades of brown but the usual popcorn sounds of first crack are notably absent. Just a few beans do it. Like, 5 pops instead of hundreds. 2nd crack happens as usual.

I'm still early into my 10 lbs bag, and it didn't happen with the first few roasts of the new bag.

Any ideas? Premature failure of the SR540? Bad beans? Stroke? Anyone else ever have this happen?

Canada is officially designating certain critical minerals as a national security priority under the Defence Production Act, a move that would allow the federal government to support the mining industry by guaranteeing it a buyer and a minimum price.

The move was announced at a G7 energy and environment meeting in Toronto on Friday, where countries discussed countering China’s overwhelming dominance of critical mineral production. Those minerals are essential for modern technologies like electric vehicles and clean energy, and Western nations have been growing increasingly anxious over China’s control of their supply chain.

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Oh look! Socialism!

I did a cargo job to send stims from ARC-Bajini Point to 3 nearby out-posts. The mission required 12 SCU of stims. When picking up the stims, the freight elevator gave me too many. Like, double. I took it all, completed the delivery mission and got paid.

What am I going to do with the other 13 SCUs of stims? Selling at a station buying says "unregistered or illegal cargo". Selling at Grim Hex says Price Mismatch error.

Any advice?

Me, opens the front door to find out.

Highs of 34 with humidex of 45. Stay safe mes amis.