I love coffee, and I love making things. So I'm surprised this project took me so long, but thankfully I've finally got around to building my own coffee roaster. All you need for a good DIY coffee roaster is a source of heat, and something to mix up the beans. After some research, I decided to start with a hot air popper. This blog post will walk through how I converted the Presto Poplite Hot Air Popper into a coffee roaster.