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By: PlasmaStar9

PlasmaStar9 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:22 +0000

What’s the rheostat …
What’s the rheostat for?

By: garybt3

garybt3 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:22 +0000

Nice little Hottop …
Nice little Hottop coffee roasting video…

By: luongdung

luongdung — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:21 +0000

The reason is it …
The reason is it allows you to roast a large amount at a time. It has a built-in cooler and chaff catcher so you won’t have to clean up after the roast. It allows you to have more control on the temperature. You can watch the color of the beans while roasting without having to open any lid to avoid temperature losing. It roastes the beans nice and even. The last thing is it’s quiet.

By: markpianoman

markpianoman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:21 +0000

Why spend all that …
Why spend all that money when you can buy a $16 Chefmate popcorn popper from Target that works great. I get beautiful dark-brown (city+) roast in 5.5 minutes.

By: luongdung

luongdung — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:20 +0000

That’s exactly what …
That’s exactly what I’m saying, with roaster like this there’s no need to open the lid to watch the beans which avoids temperature loosing. With the chaff catcher, all you have to do is dump it into the trashcan, nice and clean. The coffee does taste better if it was roaster on this roaster, because it has a slow gradual temperature profile compare to the straight-on heat that the popper gives. Also the ambient temperature does not affect the roast, no matter if it’s Chiago Winter or Cali Summer

By: markpianoman

markpianoman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:20 +0000

I can roast 1/2 cup …
I can roast 1/2 cup of green beans yielding 1 cup of roasted beans in my popcorn popper…and I do it outside, so there is no cleanup. The chaff just blows in the breeze. I can watch the beans by using no lid of the popcorn popper, and it roasts the beans nice and even. But it’s not so quiet.

By: luongdung

luongdung — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:19 +0000

That was just my …
That was just my lilttle compaison between the two roasters, this really depends on which is the best for you. When I first started to roast my own beans, I used to have a popcorn popper and I really liked it too. But after a year since I got more experience at roasting, I decided to upgrade. Anyway I’m visiting Hawaii this summer

By: markpianoman

markpianoman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:19 +0000

luongdung, I don’t …
luongdung, I don’t “open the lid” — I don’t even put the lid on the popcorn popper. I intentionally leave the lid off so that the chaff can simply blow out the top into the breeze. Why catch the chaff when it can just blow in the breeze?…depends on where you live. I’m in Hawaii. The popper works great for a lot less money (for me)!

By: Hewson60

Hewson60 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:18 +0000

Is it true you have …
Is it true you have to wait 48 hrs before grinding to get better taste?