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  • #16
    Never heard of a Pop Corn Pump mate...

    Any chance of a link to a photo?

    Mal.

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    • #17
      On the issue of the vertical air motion poppers, Kenneth Davids - in his book "Home Coffee Roasting", cautions against use of this type of popper because of the propensity for chaff to "settle into the base of the popper, collect around the heating elements, and eventually cause the device to ignite". He recommends only the circular air motion popper which is the more familiar one in Australia.

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      • #18
        Hi

        I've been roasting with the Behmor 1600 for six years and what I have noticed is that the machine has too many settings for what is a simple process of applying sufficient heat to deliver a high quality roasted bean

        Also the thermostat on the Behmor is highly sensitive to variations in external temperatures and will, on a hot day (over 30c) frequently cut-out before the roast has been done adequately.

        So what I now do is measure out around 10 oz of green coffee beans (that lasts us about a week) hit the 1 lb button and hit start : that will give 18 minutes roasting time and I find that gives a good dark roast which is to our taste. I don't worry about first and second cracks, just the appearance and colour of the roast.

        To overcome the erratic thermostat I usually roast first thing in the morning when the air temperature is stable and I stay with the roaster checking periodically. On a wet morning when the humidity is higher I usually add an extra minute or two (+ button) and the same on a cooler morning.

        I don't use any other settings and consider that Behmor could do themselves a favour with just a simple on/off roaster and leave it to the consumer to visually judge thw type of roast they want.

        All the Best

        Wantok

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        • #19
          Wantok Hi, ... sounds like your onto a winner , bring one onto market;. should be easy competition against the Behmor. Production will be far cheaper with only on/off switch and perhaps a built in roast colour chart.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by WANTOK View Post
            Hi

            I've been roasting with the Behmor 1600 for six years and what I have noticed is that the machine has too many settings for what is a simple process of applying sufficient heat to deliver a high quality roasted bean

            Also the thermostat on the Behmor is highly sensitive to variations in external temperatures and will, on a hot day (over 30c) frequently cut-out before the roast has been done adequately.

            So what I now do is measure out around 10 oz of green coffee beans (that lasts us about a week) hit the 1 lb button and hit start : that will give 18 minutes roasting time and I find that gives a good dark roast which is to our taste. I don't worry about first and second cracks, just the appearance and colour of the roast.

            To overcome the erratic thermostat I usually roast first thing in the morning when the air temperature is stable and I stay with the roaster checking periodically. On a wet morning when the humidity is higher I usually add an extra minute or two (+ button) and the same on a cooler morning.

            I don't use any other settings and consider that Behmor could do themselves a favour with just a simple on/off roaster and leave it to the consumer to visually judge thw type of roast they want.

            All the Best

            Wantok
            Hmmmm. I'm not sure that Behmor are going after the 'same profile for every bean, just cook 'em to the same colour' market. Toaster ovens are much cheaper, and subject to more competition.

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            • #21
              What am I doing wrong?

              There’s already plenty of on/off style roasters as well for people who want a simpler experience. A few examples include the Gene Cafe (not quite on/off, but certainly more basic than the Behmor), the iCoffee, the SR500 etc. Also the 220v version of the Behmor doesn’t suffer from the same issues mentioned above by WANTOK.

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