With a hurricane-type lampshade attached, roasting with a Orville Redenbacher Presto 1440 watt Popcorn Popper is simple and easy.
The beans move around quickly, although you can’t tell that from the photos. The popper heats and blows air with lots of power. The beans did need quick cooling after roasting in a colander and then the [...]
After breaking the roasting chamber on my FreshRoast (putting the hot chamber in cold running water), I started experimenting with roasting with hot air popcorn poppers.
The combination of an Orville Redenbocker popcorn popper and a hurricane lampshade is a perfect fit functionally and esthetically.
The beans roast beautifully, quickly, and move around very fast.
Although the beans seemed pretty cool, pour them into a cast iron pan that had been pre-chilled in the freezer.
You’ve got to love the FreshRoast roaster. It roasts small quantities quickly, has a nice cooling cycle, is fun to watch, and lets you clearly hear the first and second roasting cracks.With a new roasting chamber from FreshBeans, you can have a bigger area for the beans to move around in. The roasts seems a [...]