I’ve only done this a few times with an old popcorn maker, but it works and produces decent results.
Only place I know of in Boston to get freshly roasted coffee is JPLick in JP.
HistoryDude is sinking, Ophelia.
I’d like to plug the Hearthweare i-Roast. Not terribly expensive, and wonderful for home use because you can program the roasting temp and times.
Good stuff. Good luck.