Functional, eco-friendly, innovative and coffee-related - we can’t believe we didn’t discover them sooner. As the logs are old coffee grounds, they retain about 20% more energy than wood, meaning they burn much faster. 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.

I think for the next time I'll cut a block of wood to size and use that to get an even and firm push. Instead, they have managed to create a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels that packs the speed and strength of caffeine. Like most things to do with coffee, they are pretty much better in every way, being eco-friendly and burning up to 20% hotter. Coffee Logs are eco heat logs for woodburners, stoves and open fires, made from your spent coffee grounds. Instead of being thrown into the bin, coffee grounds could now be sent to Bio-Bean and recycled into a briquette fuel.The coffee logs do have a tendency to crumble and break apart, so be extra careful we stoking the fire. When we noticed the fire simmering down after a little while, we placed a couple more logs in to bring it back up and, sure enough, the fire was roaring again within minutes. The next stage of the process once the grounds have been collected, is to sieve out any foreign objects and dry the coffee grounds. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The manufacturer of coffee logs says that they burn 20% longer and hotter than wood that's kiln-dried.

Custom made Eco Roasters are used to turn the Coffee Bio-Fuel into the heat energy needed to roast delicious fresh coffee beans. 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. They confirmed that, as with natural wood logs, Coffee Logs are not by default deemed to be a smokeless fuel. They contain a lot of energy, when dried and then burnt they produce more heat than traditional fuels such as wood. The first two coffee logs lasted around 1 hour before I then refueled the stove with an additional two coffee logs, sitting them on the embers of the first two.So if you are looking for a wonderfuel that can heat your home while helping the planet Coffee Logs are the perfect choice. As a result, it helps UK households save money on heating by lowering their overall fuel consumption. There are indeed many other much cheaper online woodfuel eco log briquettes available but none more beautifully made and packaged.