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When I started out roasting my kit was a combined kitchen timer/thermometer unit to go with the dog bowl, cost about $35 and made roasting a lot smoother than just by eye. ear and nose. Next step up is a standard Multimeter with probe at $40 from Jaycar.
After 2 years I finally got round to getting a logging one las month and cheapies have done a great job till now.
A KKTO simply put is a modified Turbo Oven for the heat source with a kit of bits to make life easier. Do a search you will find plenty on it too.
Depending on Budget and Access to an Electrician...
I would go teh KKTO over the Correto if only because of the fact that;
1: You need not buy the full kit.. Parts of teh kit can be purchased separably and thus costs managed - AND you can say you did it
2: NO Breaches of ELECTRICAL SAFETY and house insurance.
3: Great range of batch sizes available
4: So simple to use.... Plenty of on line support.
As to Bean coolers and Temperature loggers ?
A: Bean Coolers are a MUST have and plenty of posts available on CS
B: Data / Temp loggers... Nice to have, can be confusing with probe placement - Available here http://beanbay.coffeesnobs.com.au/ViewCategory.aspx/OtherStuff
PS. There is also teh CS roaster that can be found on teh link above, as well.
For the budget a breadmaker set up as a Correto would be the way to go, huge amount of reading on how to set one up. I am still a fan of the bowl and spoon fo ease of adjustment when you add a good digital thermometer or meter.
Its been a while since I last home-roasted. About 7 years or so, I reckon. Used to use the old heat-gun/dog-bowl method with reasonable results. Not great, always got a slightly uneven roast, but it suited me.
So, are there any better cost-effective ways to roast? Not looking to drop $$$ on tech. Keeping the whole set-up under $100 would be perfect.
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