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Own An Air Popcorn Popper? Roast Your Own Coffee

Stephanie Barlow
Stephanie Barlow
Stephanie is a home cook in NYC where she enjoys exploring the city's best food and re-creating meals in her tiny kitchen. Visit her vlog at City Cookin'
published Aug 19, 2011
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Do you have an air popcorn popper taking up space in your pantry? Why not turn it into a multi-tasking tool and roast your own coffee beans. Mark Frauenfelder, founder of Boing Boing and editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine, did just that. It’s easier (and less time consuming) than you think!

Mark explains that he has three main reasons for roasting his own beans. First, unroasted coffee beans are cheaper than those that have been already roasted. Also, green coffee beans keep for a year without loosing their flavor. And roasting in small batches saves him time.

Basically, he roasts the beans for about ten minutes in the air popper and then allows them to cool for 24 hours. He can roast enough for just a few cups and always have freshly roasted beans on hand.

Do you roast your own coffee beans?

Read more: Save Money and Have Fun Roasting Your Own Coffee at Credit.com

Related: Make or Buy? Roasted Coffee Beans

(Images: Mark Frauenfelder/Credit.com)