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Simple, easy, and it works
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I bought my husband one of these for a present in Christmas 2004. He is a total coffee addict and had been making all kinds of sounds like he needed a roaster. O got him this one because it seemed the cheapest and easiest to figure out. He figured out how it worked pretty easily and it didn't take long before he had figured out all the different "cracks" and which beans needed to go how dark. He has used this thing daily, sometimes even 2-3 times every single day, to make his own coffee in the morning, at night, he brings his own to make it at work, for friends, you name it. We went on vacation (road trip vacation) and it came with us. Twice. It hasn't burned out yet but the plastic top thing has come apart and it's kind of hobbling its way through. If there was a nontoxic epoxy that would stand the heat that I trusted, we would use it and carry on, but I think it's about time for a new one.
Pros - you can see the beans, it's very reliable, ours like I said has not burned out yet even after all the use its gotten. It makes really good coffee (I don't roast it but I do drink it).
Cons - it doesn't make enough, at least not enough for us. Now hubby wants to roast half a pound or more at once. Also, it gets very smoky. I love the smell of the coffee, but even with two commercial range hoods going in the kitchen (no exaggeration, one 36" 1200 CFM and one 60" 1800 CFM), the smoke detector on the first floor goes off. Before we had vent hoods we had to open up all the doors and windows and stand in front of the alarm waving a towel like some demented toreador. Drove the pooch nuts. But still - I'm going to buy this same one again because we like it, how it works and the coffee it makes.
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Great when it works
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great product. the smell will make your neighbors cry
The first one I got burned out in about 5 days, but I got it replaced and this one is now a year old and works great. Roasting coffee will set off all your smoke alarms so be prepared to go outside or roast by an open window. I think the smell is great, but it is powerful.
At first I only made fresh beans on sundays, but gradually I have become addicted to the just roasted flavor and do every pot I make fresh.
Pros :
unroasted beans keep for a very long time so you can have many varieties on hand without worrying about them going bad.
you can get much better coffee and much better prices online than from most brick and mortar coffee stores (read the online reviews of the beans).
you can control the roast the way you like it. I prefer a lighter roast most days than I can get at Starbucks or Peets.
Great tasting coffee.
Easy to use, easy to clean.
Cons
You get cold feet in the winter on the balcony in your PJs
You drink more coffee than might be good for you