Can You Really Roast Coffee In A Popcorn
Popper?
Life is too short for a bad cup of
coffee. Coffee connoisseurs everywhere
are getting pickier and pickier about
their coffee. A regular cup of joe in
the morning just will not cut it these
days. Now you can take matters into your
own hands and roast your own coffee at
home. Even better, you can roast it in a
cheap hot air popcorn popper.
Roasting coffee at home is not a new
idea, but is increasing in popularity as
the true coffee lover wants better
control over what they drink. A cheap
and inexpensive way to roast green
coffee beans in confines of your own
home is by using a hot air popcorn
popper. There are two common makes of
popcorn poppers to accomplish this with.
The first and most popular make is the
west Bend Poppery model. This model puts
out 1500 watts of power and is the most
popular popper of choice by the home
coffee popcorn popper roasting
community. This model is now
discontinued, but can still be found on
eBay, at garage sales or even in your
parent?s cupboards. West Bend also puts
out a Poppery II model that uses 1200
watts and will suffice as well. Another
popular make is the Nostalgia Electrics
Hot Air Popcorn Popper. This
old-fashioned looking popcorn maker is a
plastic replica of old timey, street
corner popcorn stand of the early 1900s,
only in table-top size. This popper puts
out 1080 watts of power and is great for
a beginning home coffee roaster.
Roasting green coffee in a popcorn
popper only takes about 15 minutes time
from setup to finish and the mess is
minimal and well worth it. Roasting is
preferably done outside, but can be done
in your own kitchen if the right
precautions are taken. Green coffee
beans can be purchased by the pound and
comes from various regions of the world.
Most can be bought off of the internet
or even on the eBay. If you want to take
more control of the coffee you drink,
you should look into the fun hobby of
roasting coffee at home; you will give
yourself a great sense of accomplishment
and a superb tasting cup of coffee to
boot. There are several free tutorials
and videos all over the internet that
share in this fast growing hobby. Many
blogs and discussion forums can also
easily be found to share techniques and
recipes on as well. So what are you
waiting for? Get started roasting your
own coffee now in the comfort of your
own home.
Dave Cherry is author of this article on
roasting coffee. Find more information
about popcorn coffee roasters here.
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Life is too short for a bad cup of coffee. Coffee
connoisseurs everywhere are getting pickier and pickier
about their coffee. A regular cup of joe in the morning just
will not cut it these days. Now you can take matters into
your own hands and roast your own coffee at home. Even
better, you can roast it in a cheap hot air popcorn popper.
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