How to make your own coffee logs

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Step 1

1. Firstly, preheat your oven to 250 degrees

Step 2

2. Spread your coffee grounds evenly on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 20 minutes or so to thoroughly dry out, remove from the oven after about 10 minutes and stir to ensure they dry evenly.

Step 3

3. Remove the dried grounds and set aside.

Step 4

4. Pour the molasses into the bread tin and add the wax block and place in the oven for 25-30mins until the wax completely melts.

Step 5

5. Remove from the oven and mix together thoroughly and place in the oven for a further 5 minutes.

Step 6

6. Remove the bread tin from the oven and add your dried coffee grounds a little at a time mixing to evenly distribute the grounds throughout the mixture. Once added ensure all of the grounds are covered in the molasses and wax liquid and set aside so that it begins to cool and solidify.

Step 7

7. Finally cut a piece of aluminium foil twice the size of the bread tin, double it over so that it fits inside the bread tin and place on top of the mixture and compress evenly. Once done, place the bread tin in the freezer to fully solidify and cool completely.

Step 8

8. After approximately 50 minutes remove from the freezer, take a sharp knife and work right around the sides of the solid briquette to loosen and then bang the tin on a solid surface so that release from the bread tin.

Step 9

9. To make additional briquettes simply repeat the process. Once you have enough briquettes place them in your wood burner and light your fire as normal and add briquettes as required.

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