I bought a cheap popcorn machine "Dash" from Walmart with flat top, I don't use the plastic cover but instead I use a grease splatter screen (remove plastic handle!) on the top and then the chafe fits through the little crack at the spout and it works perfect and it's cheap. I've only done a few roasts with it. So far so good, my only concern is the chef going up back through the bottom and getting sucked into the machine.
Good old trial and error! I will start with the just under half a cup and see how it goes, thanks for showing the fails, much more important to us newbies than anything else.
1) You can’t roast batches back to back. Home popcorn poppers aren’t made to handle that much heat. 2) You can eliminate the problem of the beans popping out by making a chimney, either a glass one from an oil lamp or cutting the ends off a can.
Highly recommend Sweet Maria’s for coffee roasting materials. They ethically source green coffee beans with loads of information and variety. They also have a new product called the Popper. They’ve designed their own popcorn popper for the purposes of roasting coffee. It looks great and functional and I think would be perfect for a beginner coffee roaster. I personally roast with a flour sifter and heat gun setup. I can roast 1lb evenly with temperature and agitation control. Love the new channel and love to see my two worlds collide. Beer and coffee. Maybe you’ll add whiskey next :)
Fam, this was 100% your fault. Use your ears. You heard the motor couldn't even start at first. This is the quickest, cheapest and (usually) most fool proof way to roast beans - coming from a household that roasts at home on a daily basis since coffee was first discovered.
There are better popcorn makers to use (still very cheap) there are ones that actually rotate the beans while they roast so it makes the roasting of beans a lot more even.
Have you ever tried putting some beans in a metal bowl and hitting them with a heat gun stirring continuously with a rugged spoon? And maybe some oven mitts would be a good idea. Hahaha!!!
I bought a cheap popcorn machine "Dash" from Walmart with flat top, I don't use the plastic cover but instead I use a grease splatter screen (remove plastic handle!) on the top and then the chafe fits through the little crack at the spout and it works perfect and it's cheap. I've only done a few roasts with it. So far so good, my only concern is the chef going up back through the bottom and getting sucked into the machine.
Good old trial and error! I will start with the just under half a cup and see how it goes, thanks for showing the fails, much more important to us newbies than anything else.
1) You can’t roast batches back to back. Home popcorn poppers aren’t made to handle that much heat.
2) You can eliminate the problem of the beans popping out by making a chimney, either a glass one from an oil lamp or cutting the ends off a can.
I'm fully expecting you to grow your own beans someday lol!
LOL. 🤔
Highly recommend Sweet Maria’s for coffee roasting materials. They ethically source green coffee beans with loads of information and variety. They also have a new product called the Popper. They’ve designed their own popcorn popper for the purposes of roasting coffee. It looks great and functional and I think would be perfect for a beginner coffee roaster. I personally roast with a flour sifter and heat gun setup. I can roast 1lb evenly with temperature and agitation control. Love the new channel and love to see my two worlds collide. Beer and coffee. Maybe you’ll add whiskey next :)
Fam, this was 100% your fault. Use your ears. You heard the motor couldn't even start at first. This is the quickest, cheapest and (usually) most fool proof way to roast beans - coming from a household that roasts at home on a daily basis since coffee was first discovered.
Buy a electronic timer for 7 bucks and program it to on/off with a cooling down interval.
There are better popcorn makers to use (still very cheap) there are ones that actually rotate the beans while they roast so it makes the roasting of beans a lot more even.
My popcorn machine broke to now that is not good
Have you ever tried putting some beans in a metal bowl and hitting them with a heat gun stirring continuously with a rugged spoon? And maybe some oven mitts would be a good idea. Hahaha!!!