All things aside, which home roaster produces better tasting coffee....?

[CafeLotta]

Thanks Barry,
I've read a bit about the Behmor which has most of the features I'd like and seems to have fairly happy customers.
I don't know how long these things are likely to last as I've read about people talking about their 1st & 2nd machines.
The baby roaster has really got my attention though, I like the simplicity and way it heats the beans, not using hot air to do so.
I have some research still to do.

I've recently bought a Behmor from Andy (great service) and can highly recommend it. Our requirements were for a roaster which was able to be used indoors, easy to use, quick set-up, took up very little space and had consistency with roasting. The Behmor ticked all the boxes.

We set-up under the rangehood. I usually turn off the fan around 1st crack and then turn back on after cooling commences. You do get the smell of roasting beans in the house for awhile but leaving the fans on after roasting soon sorts that out if it bothers you.

If you do go this way spend some time searching the forum for roasting tips on the Behmor and the coffee bean varieties you wish to roast. Lots of very useful information here.
Read the manual a couple of times to understand the button functions. Start with P2 and play with roast times and you won't look back. Pay special attention to what happens at 1st crack and 2nd crack. Heed the manual's warning about thinking 15 secs ahead when roasting. The color of the beans and the smell soon indicate where you're at.

The fact that people are buying a 2nd Behmor for whatever reason should indicate how they feel about this roaster. The manual does give warnings about cooling too quickly by opening the door during the cooling cycle and also about cleaning. Both of these things apparently can affect the lifespan of these roasters.

If you want simple, no-fuss roasting with repeatability I can highly recommend the Behmor. Its early days for us but I already wish I had bought one much sooner. Great coffee for a great price.

[derrilex]

KKTO for my money. 300 g to 1 kg with ease. Very low tech, very touchy feely on the part of the operator, very consistent results for very little money.

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All things aside, which home roaster produces better tasting coffee....?

KKTO for my money. 300 g to 1 kg with ease. Very low tech, very touchy feely on the part of the operator, very consistent results for very little money.

Hi derrilex, just picking up on your comment how much does it cost from scratch to get up and running with a kkto?

[sidewayss]

KKTO for my money. 300 g to 1 kg with ease. Very low tech, very touchy feely on the part of the operator, very consistent results for very little money.

Agreed with Derrilex it is a great roaster and money well spent. Difficult to ruin a roast with this one. Produces a fantastic result, from my own use.

About $390 gets you the basic kit. A number have done their own assembling of the roaster and any issues can be solved by Koffee Kosmo.

I'll say again that I can't recommend any particular roaster. Different roasters in the right hands can produce very good results.

[derrilex]

Hi derrilex, just picking up on your comment how much does it cost from scratch to get up and running with a kkto?

Depends how handy you are really. I sourced ( was gifted) a few bits from the inventor KK but Other bits like the agitator, power window motor, turbo oven etc... I got / made myself. All up I would have spent no more $ 200 and around 5 hours of my time sourcing bits and making it. Mine is a hybrid version and something that KK has been thinking of for quite a while. It has dual heat sources ( TO on top and a fry pan below) for better stability with larger volumes. KK kindly donated the frypan, bean bowl and a few adaptors. If you google KKTO you can go to the site and price everything in a kit form or individual components. There are certain things you can substitute like motor type ( I paid $ 10 for a power window motor from the wreckers) and turbo ovens are just as good from aldi for $ 30.

Picture shows the base and motor, frypan with adaptors. TO sits on top.