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First the pre-amble...
My Behmor turned 3 years old last Sept and whilst it's been reliable I've become more sensitive to it's 'foibles' over time, and now it has developed some kind of an issue with it's smoke (chaff) remover which has resulted in (1) a burnt top casing and (2) concern that i cant even leave it for 30 seconds just in case it repeats and catches fire.
I'm not by any means complaining, it's been a trusty soul, used to roast about 1 1/2kg ever two weeks and long runs pre-xmas as i supplied workmates with their Christmas specials.
I bought it back in 2012 simply because I wasn't happy with the cost profile of ordering roasted every week or two and paying for repetitive delivery charge (and not to mention couriers being a pain in the a$$ in my area).
If i had to quantify the save it would be in excess of $3-$4k over the life of the machine (i.e. over $1,000 a year) even after removing the $400 cost, a very satisfying result.
What I've never been happy with is simple, it was the display - I roast outside, in a country which is lets face it, a fairly bright environment on the whole and I've always struggled to see the readout whether it be when programming or the actual run. The upgrade to the 1600+ model made things worse, whilst i agree with the need to confirm the roast 2/3 of the way through it's a real pain when you cant see the display.
Other gripes are less of an issue, the original keypad's digits wore off, albeit the +1600 model keypad lasted much better. I've had it jam a few times, essentially the drum for whatever reason deciding to jump off it's left hand side support (most likely by hitting the chaff collector), but they were pretty rare. Another would be watching the roast.. the window has always been too small and the bulb too dim to compete with the open or glass cylinder roasters as a result i just listened for the 'cracks'.
The ask...
I'm not aware of any, but what would be the equivalent in the market - say $500-$1k with a roast simular to the behmor i.e. 400-500g?
I've tried smaller (I have a ancient iRoast2 which is 150g) but I end up spending too much time roasting - 10 times in a weekend is excessive.
Or is there a Behmor with a different display? that would be good for me.
Thanks in advance?
Atomic.
(EDIT: Gah - just realised i posted in wrong group, maybe someone can move this to the roasters section?)
My Behmor turned 3 years old last Sept and whilst it's been reliable I've become more sensitive to it's 'foibles' over time, and now it has developed some kind of an issue with it's smoke (chaff) remover which has resulted in (1) a burnt top casing and (2) concern that i cant even leave it for 30 seconds just in case it repeats and catches fire.
I'm not by any means complaining, it's been a trusty soul, used to roast about 1 1/2kg ever two weeks and long runs pre-xmas as i supplied workmates with their Christmas specials.
I bought it back in 2012 simply because I wasn't happy with the cost profile of ordering roasted every week or two and paying for repetitive delivery charge (and not to mention couriers being a pain in the a$$ in my area).
If i had to quantify the save it would be in excess of $3-$4k over the life of the machine (i.e. over $1,000 a year) even after removing the $400 cost, a very satisfying result.
What I've never been happy with is simple, it was the display - I roast outside, in a country which is lets face it, a fairly bright environment on the whole and I've always struggled to see the readout whether it be when programming or the actual run. The upgrade to the 1600+ model made things worse, whilst i agree with the need to confirm the roast 2/3 of the way through it's a real pain when you cant see the display.
Other gripes are less of an issue, the original keypad's digits wore off, albeit the +1600 model keypad lasted much better. I've had it jam a few times, essentially the drum for whatever reason deciding to jump off it's left hand side support (most likely by hitting the chaff collector), but they were pretty rare. Another would be watching the roast.. the window has always been too small and the bulb too dim to compete with the open or glass cylinder roasters as a result i just listened for the 'cracks'.
The ask...
I'm not aware of any, but what would be the equivalent in the market - say $500-$1k with a roast simular to the behmor i.e. 400-500g?
I've tried smaller (I have a ancient iRoast2 which is 150g) but I end up spending too much time roasting - 10 times in a weekend is excessive.
Or is there a Behmor with a different display? that would be good for me.
Thanks in advance?
Atomic.
(EDIT: Gah - just realised i posted in wrong group, maybe someone can move this to the roasters section?)
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