My $4.00 find at a neighborhood garage sale today.
Had to try it out on the kitchen stove, of course. Set the stove burner to medium, preheated the popper for about a minute, dumped in 1/3 lb. Colombian beans, stirred. About 9 minutes to 1c, kept going about 3 more minutes. I did scorch some of the beans initially, next time will set burner on low, then ramp up. Electric stoves kind of suck for this, as they run with an on/off duty cycle, not much in the way of heat moderation.
Stunk up the kitchen a bit, and some chaff on the floor. Didn't trigger the smoke detectors. Coffee tastes OK, not great. First batch, didn't expect much. I might play with this some more, but I still like the heat gun method. With the heat gun I can see it better, hear the cracks, and control heat better.
Had to try it out on the kitchen stove, of course. Set the stove burner to medium, preheated the popper for about a minute, dumped in 1/3 lb. Colombian beans, stirred. About 9 minutes to 1c, kept going about 3 more minutes. I did scorch some of the beans initially, next time will set burner on low, then ramp up. Electric stoves kind of suck for this, as they run with an on/off duty cycle, not much in the way of heat moderation.
Stunk up the kitchen a bit, and some chaff on the floor. Didn't trigger the smoke detectors. Coffee tastes OK, not great. First batch, didn't expect much. I might play with this some more, but I still like the heat gun method. With the heat gun I can see it better, hear the cracks, and control heat better.