First roast, what a cracker! SO ridiculously fun, I just want to do some more. It has bean torture having to hold onto my starter pack till 2MCM had my grinder off the dock. Once I knew it was winging its way toward me today, there was no holding back. As my partner was interstate, there was no one to suggest I waited till it was light and did it outside like a grown up, it was time to play
So, exhaust fan on, GMC Platinum heat gun with wide diffuser nozzle, Sunbeam CoolTouch Bakehouse under exhaust fan, large mesh strainer in sink ready to cool.
Now the great thing about this breadmachine roasting innovation is the nice ambient temperature it gives, esp in a cool climate like Hobart. The other great thing is a built in timer, so you can easily track your roast. Started up the machine on dough setting, mine starts with a back forward motion for the first 3 mins, then moves into a brisk continual cycle - which was perfect. Set the heat gun to high and held the nozzle about 3cm above 250g of beans [El Salvador Santa Adeladida] first crack at about 6 minutes, second rolling crack at about 8, took it to 9 then flung into the colunder and fanned like crazy. 8-) Colour and aroma is great, some divits out of a few of the beans suggest that maybe it was too fast a roast at the end, might lift the heat gun up a bit higher for the next one. Exhaust fan did the job a treat, minimal smoke, chaff flew about a bit, but a quick whizz around with a dust pan fixed that. Took some pics to show and tell - flash is making them look shiner than they are, they seem to have a nice matt sheen to them. Attempting to attach, here goes....

So, exhaust fan on, GMC Platinum heat gun with wide diffuser nozzle, Sunbeam CoolTouch Bakehouse under exhaust fan, large mesh strainer in sink ready to cool. Now the great thing about this breadmachine roasting innovation is the nice ambient temperature it gives, esp in a cool climate like Hobart. The other great thing is a built in timer, so you can easily track your roast. Started up the machine on dough setting, mine starts with a back forward motion for the first 3 mins, then moves into a brisk continual cycle - which was perfect. Set the heat gun to high and held the nozzle about 3cm above 250g of beans [El Salvador Santa Adeladida] first crack at about 6 minutes, second rolling crack at about 8, took it to 9 then flung into the colunder and fanned like crazy. 8-) Colour and aroma is great, some divits out of a few of the beans suggest that maybe it was too fast a roast at the end, might lift the heat gun up a bit higher for the next one. Exhaust fan did the job a treat, minimal smoke, chaff flew about a bit, but a quick whizz around with a dust pan fixed that. Took some pics to show and tell - flash is making them look shiner than they are, they seem to have a nice matt sheen to them. Attempting to attach, here goes....




As Javaphile suggested, I have pulled the heatgun right back nearer to the rim, and this enables first crack at around 9 mins and the second however soon after i need depending on bean and the manipulation of gun to bean space.
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