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  • sidewayss
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    Good thing you didnt waste your time at Cash Convertors. They hardly ever have used bread makers. I found one which had buggered bearings, so i left that one alone.
    As jyo mentioned before, we dont have Aldi in WA.
    If anyone needs a cheap used breadmaker, try the Quokka papers.
    The Brevilles have a 20+minutes mixing cycle.

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  • PaulMagee
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    Originally posted by 5E5B57535F54520D3A0 link=1283987467/4#4 date=1284269150
    Id seen someone else noted K-mart clearing out their Homemaker bread makers for $29, so I made sure I took note when wandering through my local store yesterday afternoon...sure enough, piles of them clearing out for $29.

    Anyone know if the Homemaker BM has the attributes required to make a corretto?Specifically, does it have a dough setting that will just mix for the required time?Im not technical enough to be doing mods to the circuitry!
    Just picked a Homemaker BM at KMart Warwick WA today for $20. I was in the shop for something else and thought Id have a look before I headed to Cash Converters looking for used BM.
    Tomorrow Ill give it a go if all goes well the trusty Brevelle popcorn maker will be passed on to a new home.

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  • Werner
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    apparently the popper is purple (shiver, advertised as a big plus), not sure how good a macho muffler looks on that ;D

    I actually found a tapered salmon can in the pantry???!!! I NEVER eat that stuff, cannot remember when I bought it...at the super market an inner voice must have taken over: "Yes, you do not want to eat it...buy it anyway, just trust me... you need it one day"

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  • Thundergod
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    Originally posted by 7644534F4453210 link=1283987467/22#22 date=1285124705
    time to shop for a tapered can of salmon I guess
    For another $20 you can get a custom fitted stainless steel muffler extension like mine.  

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  • Werner
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    Thanks both of you.

    I think the advice on keeping batch sizes small makes sense to me...so the popper it is for now.
    I just placed a bean bay order, the popper will be picked up tonight....time to shop for a tapered can of salmon I guess

    thanks!

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  • Thundergod
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    Go the popper.
    $20 is a cheap start and you learn a lot by using one.

    When you are ready you can move on to a corretto and put what youve learned into bigger batches.

    You will probably need to do some modifications to the popper but they are mostly cheap or free.

    A corretto on the other hand involves more start-up costs and you risk bigger batches of green beans as you learn.

    The choice is yours.

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  • kesa32
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    Hey werner, it all depends on how much you want to spend....personally ld go the BM as you can do decent size roasts in em.
    lf you go the BM route  youll need a HG and some sort of stand to mount it on...l built an Hinged swivelling arm out of some leftover timber and mounted it on my workbench via some dowell so it swivels around ( easy to move out of the way when getting the pan out of the BM )....The HG is just cable tied to a small piece of timber bolted to the end of the "arm " also my HG is a variable temp makita ( nice HG ) .
    If you can afford it get the DMM off Andy here @ Beanbay as you can watch what the bean mass is doing heat wise..........but if you cant , just go by eye

    l got the "starter " pack off here , plus a 2.5kg of yirg ........havent had any problems so far roasting em , l reckon get the SP is good way to go

    Plenty of people use poppers also......very cheap way to get going

    Hope that helps ( from my limited knowlege )

    Cheers Ken

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  • Werner
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    hey guys,

    I am new to roasting and just about to pick up an "as new" 2nd hand Breville Bratz Popcorn maker for 20 bucks.

    however, your discussion makes me think that buying the breadmaker form kmart might be the better option.
    I would need a heatgun as well, right?

    What is your advice, should I start with the 20 buck popper first, or go for the breadmaker?

    Thanks a lot!

    ps can you guys recommend a "forgiving" green bean from beanbay?
    :-?

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  • kesa32
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    Glad you like it  Chris.....l reckon theyre great value too and am heading over today to get another ( didnt make it the other day ).
    Also l find that because you have to turn the bread pan to get it out , if you forget about the temp probe there is no harm done as the pan wont turn and you cant apply much force before you realize that its still in

    Cheers ken

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  • cksyd
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    Okay, at the risk of OT as the heading is Aldi.....

    She works great.

    First one that I have had that you had to use the pulse at the start but as with others, dont really see a problem in the very early stages.

    Did 300gm of Yemen as that is the bean that can slip out of the Behmor and it came up looking really nice. Find out in about 5 days time.

    All in all, 20 minute cycle is plenty for a small roast and the agitation is certainly adequate.

    As Ken has suggested, Im also heading back to K-Mart for another @ $29 to leave in the garage as a spare. ;D

    Cos I need another roaster..... :

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  • cksyd
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    Originally posted by 7D415C474D4C5B4E464D290 link=1283987467/15#15 date=1284519196
    Sorry, missed that.
    Was going by the thread title and the discount notice on the Aldi one.
    Agree $29 from K-Mart looks like a bargain (sight unseen).

    Yeah TG, sorry confused thread.

    The K-Mart one, 29 bucks

    About to go and drill a hole in it for the thermocouple ;D

    Let you know how it runs, hopefully soon.

    Chris

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  • Thundergod
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    Sorry, missed that.
    Was going by the thread title and the discount notice on the Aldi one.
    Agree $29 from K-Mart looks like a bargain (sight unseen).

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  • damienh7
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    Originally posted by 615D405B515047525A51350 link=1283987467/13#13 date=1284466696
    $29 lower than last years price. Not $29.  
    TG, if were talking about the Homemaker BM at K-Mart, they are definitely selling em out for $29.

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  • Thundergod
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    Originally posted by 3F3127356766540 link=1283987467/5#5 date=1284294037
    but @ $29 whats to lose?
    $29 lower than last years price. Not $29.

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  • cksyd
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    Originally posted by 525C4A580A0B390 link=1283987467/5#5 date=1284294037
    Hi Damienh7 , lm using one atm and it works fine.....lm a newbie to roasting , but have done 3 so far and no problems at all .
    l use the "dough" cycle , For the first three minutes it pulses, for the next three is stops for 2 secs every 30 secs then youve got 14 mins of constant mixing .
    The first parts of the dough cycle dont appear to affect the roasting at all as the beans ramp up in temperature evenly and l get a nice even roast
    lm thinking of buying another as a spare as lve drilled a hole for my temp probe in this one .......so no waranty cover, but @ $29 whats to lose?
     Cheers Ken

    Hey Ken and Damien,

    Thanks for the heads up!!

    Just went and picked one up to replace my retired (thrown away) BM.

    Needed another roaster...... :-[

    Chris

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