Have developed an interest in roasting my own coffee. I have a Mistral Party Fun popcorn maker which had been languishing under the kitchen sink. Does anyone know if this item would do the job of roasting beans well? I can see the road i am on when i achieve success on this and am on a unstoppable drive to upgrade to a proper home roaster with a steeep learning curve....anyone? Thanks.

....thinking thinking...a good roasting should be 15-17 minutes normally, but using a popper judging by the comments by users of poppers is around 5-7 minutes. So i tried roasting the second batch to the effect of taking out the beans after the first crack, giving them a shake to cool slightly, then put them back in until the second crack, then pull them out quickly n toss them like a chef. I guess now i wait for a couple of days for the beans to de-gas. Will try making some coffee with them and give you my comments. I,m just really worried about the quality of the beans after a short roasting time. Any advice for me would be appreciated.
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