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Originally posted by AtomicGrog
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Use your expetise to interface a lcd display to the original and bypass the lawyer function. You could sell it as a kit. I will be your first customer :-) -
My bad, I didn't realise it was out of stock though given it was literally the first link I clicked I'm assuming there are other (US) companies also selling at that price.Originally posted by magnafunk View Post
No it won't be landed at < AU$1,000 but the OP can decide if he wants to stretch his budget or not, I was just giving him another option.
And the warranty is toast. OP needs to research Hot Top reliability and the likelihood of needing the warranty verses projected savings. Sometimes the savings isn't justified, sometimes it is but that's a call for the OP to make.
Btw, why all flack when I'm just trying to help out the guy? How about channelling all that energy to helping him rather than attacking me. Not that I can't take it but it really doesn't help the OP which is whole the point right?Comment
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Not only is it out of stock it wasn't a new roaster. It was a customer returned used one so it would likely show signs of wear and which per the retailers statements would most likely not include consumables such as its filters as they had been used. As such there is no reasonable assumption that other companies would be also selling the same item at the same price as it was a one of a kind.Originally posted by MrFreddofrog View Post
People aren't attacking you. They're correcting erroneous/incomplete information that has been posted which is most definitely a help to the OP and others. The only one here who appears to be doing any kind of personal attacks is yourself with your "Take a chill pill" comments.
Java "Totally chill" phileToys! I must have new toys!!!Comment
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Java you might want to re-read your original reply to my post again before you start calling mine personal attacks.
So Again, it was literally the first link I clicked. I saw the picture, I saw the price, copied the URL and that was it. I didn't investigate further as I wasn't the one buying it. If it ends up being not suitable then so be it. No harm done. You can't make me feel bad for trying to help someone. Not going to happen.Comment
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With respect, in threads like this it is sometimes worth doing a little research before recommending a roaster that is a) approx three times the price of the comparison product and b) doesn't meet the OP's desired specs (i.e. the Hottops are rated at 250-300g roasting capacity). It doesn't really help the OP.
I'm sure you don't mean it, but you can sometimes come across as the new guy who always knows more than the more experienced hands. I do like your Behmor mod, though. Pretty cool.Comment
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Thanks. I'm really happy with that mod. Next mod will possibly be fan forced exhaust ducting so I can continue to roast in summer without heating up the house.
And I don't mean to come across as a know it all. I've worked in business improvement for over a decade so get paid to challenge paradigms and push boundaries in areas I have no technical expertise, newcomer's perspective so to speak.Comment
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Fair 'nuff. Good on you for taking the comment in the spirit it was intended.Originally posted by MrFreddofrog View PostComment
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Ive got two behmors and Im never looking back! i alternate between the two to reduce wear and tear, and the great advantage as i see it of these roasters over many other domestic roasters is programability combined with a (compared to other products on the market) fairly robust and industrial heat source, which means you can roast as dark or light as you like and the beans come out incredibly even in terms of colouration - without the tipping and scalding Ive experienced on glass walled varieties
Its possible to remove and clean the afterburner, yes?
i havent done so yet but I'd be keen as mustard to hear from someone who has!
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Well, I haven't removed and cleaned the afterburner, but I have removed and replaced one.......simple enough job (though takes a little while as you have to take side and top panels off.....and that's a fair number of screws).Comment
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Never heard of anyone cleaning one but it should be easy to inspect.
2 screws hold the cover in place from inside the roasting chamber, you should be able to take the cover off to see if its full of gunk and worth cleaning.... but my bet is it will be fairly clean, the afterburner gets very hot and burns off most of the likely things to soot-up that area.
The other inspection place would be the exhaust at the back. Just a few screws and you can see down the exhaust chamber. If there is some build-up in there it would be worth cleaning it out too... but again, rare to see any amount of build-up unless you roast very dark, very often as the air flow and heat keeps it pretty clean too.Comment
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Agreed that the Behmor is a great roaster. We're proud to sell them and we sell plenty per Gene Cafe as the Behmor wins comprehensively on bang for buck. I like the Gene too.Originally posted by askthecoffeeguy View Post
If it's the Gene that you are making comparisons to, I don't know how you manage to get tipping out of one when the heat source is so indirect. Either the tradie is blaming the tools or are you running a hidden thermonuclear mode menu option?
The Sonofresco? Yep. Tipping monster and requires mods to work.Comment
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As a (mostly) happy Behmor 1600+ owner (thanks Andy) I would be second in line (prev poster beat me to it) to get a display you can read outside. Forget the fixes I tried first like a portable cardboard "made to fit" shroud, even my old camera shroud (vintage "look at the birdie" type) does not allow me to read the display easily outside on a reasonably sunny day in Rockingham. Oh, and yes, the Behmor was actually under a shaded carport. I either trick the timer (tell it is a 400g load and do 200g) or use my own kitchen timer to guesstimate the safety cutoff time. More than once I have considered developing an alternative display using an LED.
Other than that annoying but minor usability issue, the performance of the Behmor is nothing short of amazing. An even roast (almost the point of being anal about it) and it is so easy to hear the cracks. To quote Hitchhikers Guide "anything else you cannot cope with must be your own problem".
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This conversation is almost convincing me to by a Behmor+ ..... almostComment
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Apparently the latest Behmor with Smartphone integration is due this April (in the US anyway)
http://behmor.com/new/Comment
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**sigh**Originally posted by petenank View Post
The 220v prototype doesn't exist yet so please don't hold your breath!
Unlike some others manufacturers we don't hype the arrival of a new product before even a working prototype exists as that's just the start of the process, then there is testing, manufacturing, distribution and the Australian safety testing is the last step.
The whole process is very long-winded.
Christmas with any luck but this time next year is more likely. (best guess)Comment
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