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Permalink Reply by Stefanie Mason on October 16, 2010 at 9:44pm

I started with an iRoast and now have moved up to a Behmor which I really love. It says it will do a pound at a time, but in reality to get the roast times down I usually do batches of 11 oz. green, so two batches to get approx. one pound roasted. You *NEVER* leave it unattended! I did on my first one and I almost set my house on fire... However, it is a tough little unit and they provide good support. After a few emails I received a new temperature sensor. With a lot of cleaning, a new chaff tray and drum, and the sensor I have it up and running again. I actually, now, have two of them. I run them simultaneously and can roast up to 2.5 lbs. per hour. It is still not the Diedrich IR3 that I would love to have, but you can't beat the $300 price tag for the Behmor. I also use the Behmor Thing software which keeps track of the roasting times, all of my green stash, and so much more. I would recommend Sweet Maria's and GreenCoffeeBuyingClub.com for beans. Let me know if you would like any more info. I love roasting at home and wouldn't have it any other way! -Stef

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Permalink Reply by luke hudek on October 17, 2010 at 6:11am

buy this:
http://www.amazon.com/Home-Coffee-Roasting-Revised-Updated/dp/03123...

and any of these

http://www.amazon.com/I-Roast-2-Coffee-Bean-Roaster/dp/B00149J30Y/r...

http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Cafe-Coffee-Roaster-brand/dp/B000LF2LCO/...

http://www.amazon.com/Coffee-tech-Home-Coffee-Roaster-Motorized/dp/...


or modify a popcorn maker, there is a plethora of information on youtube so you can see people roasting (in an oven, stovetop etc.. just remember it produces smoke!) but I WOULD NOT SKIMP ON PICKING UP THAT BOOK


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6-byFTDNjQ

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4104015130276284325#

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Permalink Reply by Paul Boyer on November 12, 2010 at 7:49pm

Ditto on the Ken Davids book. It rocks. Even if you weren't roasting, it's an essential primer in understanding coffee more holistically.

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