Almost a year ago to the day my Behmor arrived. I am now up to roast 63 so just over a roast per week.
So my thoughts thus far….
The Behmor is best for set and forget people, pick a profile and let it do its thing. Those looking to manually finesse their roasts will struggle with the lack of bean temp and ridiculously limiting 5 power settings.
That said, the design is quite basic which means if you are mechanically and electrically adept, the Behmor is quite easy to tinker with. The mods I have done thus far are:
- Extra handle on chaff tray to make handling easier
- Chaff tray flap cut out to improve effectiveness. Now catches about 80-90% more chaff.
- Bean temp probe
- Digital control – power control in 1% increments
- Computer control – via Artisan roasting software
- Timer alarm – still a bit dodgy (sigh)
- Extended power cord - technically I am not using an extension cord as I replaced the whole cord so following the letter of the law if not the spirit haha….
The one tip I'd give all new Behmor owners, don’t cool in the Behmor. That one technique has improved my roasts the most. This was recommended to me by a commercial roaster friend. Even though I was cooling with the door open my roasts were always a tad over developed. My external cooling is now done via a leaf blower/vac and gets the beans to ambient temp in well under 30sec. Very noisy though but it works!
The one thing that has really improved my roast consistency is computer controlled roasting. I can now set up roast profiles that will pretty much produce perfectly consistent roasts every time.
The one thing I like the most, bang for buck and easy to tinker with. Actually that’s two things
The thing I hate the most is the timer alarm. My stove/oven/toaster/kettle/coffee machine….. doesn’t turn itself off ¾ into cooking a meal or pouring a shot. Very very annoying. >
The thing I’d change the most, increase heater output so it can actually roast 400gm comfortably with power to spare.
I’ve learnt the stated 400gm capacity is stretching it, 300gm seems to be the sweet spot. 200gm and things happen too fast.
I still think the interface is one of the most un-intuitive designs I have ever come across. You do get used to it but that doesn’t make it any better, it just means you’re used to it.
Next possible mod, improve the cooling cycle so I can roast back to back without damaging the unit.
ff
So my thoughts thus far….
The Behmor is best for set and forget people, pick a profile and let it do its thing. Those looking to manually finesse their roasts will struggle with the lack of bean temp and ridiculously limiting 5 power settings.
That said, the design is quite basic which means if you are mechanically and electrically adept, the Behmor is quite easy to tinker with. The mods I have done thus far are:
- Extra handle on chaff tray to make handling easier
- Chaff tray flap cut out to improve effectiveness. Now catches about 80-90% more chaff.
- Bean temp probe
- Digital control – power control in 1% increments
- Computer control – via Artisan roasting software
- Timer alarm – still a bit dodgy (sigh)
- Extended power cord - technically I am not using an extension cord as I replaced the whole cord so following the letter of the law if not the spirit haha….
The one tip I'd give all new Behmor owners, don’t cool in the Behmor. That one technique has improved my roasts the most. This was recommended to me by a commercial roaster friend. Even though I was cooling with the door open my roasts were always a tad over developed. My external cooling is now done via a leaf blower/vac and gets the beans to ambient temp in well under 30sec. Very noisy though but it works!
The one thing that has really improved my roast consistency is computer controlled roasting. I can now set up roast profiles that will pretty much produce perfectly consistent roasts every time.
The one thing I like the most, bang for buck and easy to tinker with. Actually that’s two things

The thing I hate the most is the timer alarm. My stove/oven/toaster/kettle/coffee machine….. doesn’t turn itself off ¾ into cooking a meal or pouring a shot. Very very annoying. >

The thing I’d change the most, increase heater output so it can actually roast 400gm comfortably with power to spare.
I’ve learnt the stated 400gm capacity is stretching it, 300gm seems to be the sweet spot. 200gm and things happen too fast.
I still think the interface is one of the most un-intuitive designs I have ever come across. You do get used to it but that doesn’t make it any better, it just means you’re used to it.
Next possible mod, improve the cooling cycle so I can roast back to back without damaging the unit.
ff
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