I use a Behmor as well, it's been going for over 5 years at about a pound a week. The cheaper roasters will have less even roasts and you can only roast a little bit at a time. With the Behmor the most I roast is 12 oz of green beans at a time, this nets me about 8 oz roasted coffee weight, almost enough for a week for us. It's not hard and the next roaster up is considerably more expensive (basically a mini version of a professional roaster). I just order stuff from Sweet Marias, you might be able to save a few dollars elsewhere but I like the SM site, all their good info and tutorials and coffee selection. I tend to order a bunch of coffee at once to maximize the shipping fee (20 lbs of coffee shipped for ~$8). I probably average about $6-7/lb of green coffee this way. I can't say my roasts equal those of professional local cafes but I am very happy with the freshness and it's a fun little hobby that makes my garage and house smell good. I also like being able to share coffee I roasted with friends. If the Behmor is not out of your budget I'd recommend not getting a lesser roaster, you could always sell the behmor for not a huge loss if you don't end up liking it.
Good luck On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 7:27:09 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Thank you all! > > Ray, what roasting method do you use? > > John, would you say the Behmor 1600+ is the best value for a next step up > from stove-top roasting? > > With abandon, > Patrick > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
