I just purchased a second-hand Gene Cafe for an absolutely great price (thanks again, Luca!), put a new cog in (thanks for the tips from Chris at Talk Coffee and Ronald from Avacuppa who is the nicest and most helpful man!) and away I went...
What an absolute beauty and 100% easier than wok roasting - I feel guilty for saying it, because I do love wok roasting, but its starting to feel like a bit of chore, especially now that its getting hotter.
Pictures below of my first roast, using 300g of my Herbie in celebration (the last of my first bag
)
Its probably a bit darker than I would have liked it, but I now know what 245oC / 16 minutes looks like and can adjust a bit accordingly next time. How nice and even are they, in comparison to wok roasting, though!!!
Cooled down via the Gene to 100oC then pulled and cooled the rest of the way in my colanders. Once again, an experiment and next time Ill do the emergency stop and see what the difference in taste is like.
A huge stack of chaff tipped on to the lawn afterwards, but the Herbie is a huge chaff producer, Ive found.
Yee-hah, this is fun!
Cheers
Di
Pic 1 - My New Gene!
Pic 2 - Herbie with Flash On
Pic 3 - Herbie with Flash Off



What an absolute beauty and 100% easier than wok roasting - I feel guilty for saying it, because I do love wok roasting, but its starting to feel like a bit of chore, especially now that its getting hotter.
Pictures below of my first roast, using 300g of my Herbie in celebration (the last of my first bag
)Its probably a bit darker than I would have liked it, but I now know what 245oC / 16 minutes looks like and can adjust a bit accordingly next time. How nice and even are they, in comparison to wok roasting, though!!!
Cooled down via the Gene to 100oC then pulled and cooled the rest of the way in my colanders. Once again, an experiment and next time Ill do the emergency stop and see what the difference in taste is like.
A huge stack of chaff tipped on to the lawn afterwards, but the Herbie is a huge chaff producer, Ive found.
Yee-hah, this is fun!

Cheers
Di
Pic 1 - My New Gene!
Pic 2 - Herbie with Flash On
Pic 3 - Herbie with Flash Off


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