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Overview
of our Home Coffee Roasting Appliances (also
look at our Quick Roaster
Comparison Chart)
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 Cooper 550 degree Large Thermometer |
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Update International 550 f Thermometer |
We were trying
to find a really low-cost thermometer as an alternative, and came up with
this 0 to 550 degree pocket test thermometer from Update International.
The face cover is polycarbonate (keep the face away from heat) - as long
as the shaft is exposed to the high heat and the face is not, it will be
fine. The shaft is stainless steel. You can callibrate it by turning the
nut on the stem (callibrate by putting the stem into boiling water, which
is 212 degrees f at sea level). You might want to calibrate it even before
its first use, since vibration in shipping can affect the setting. The dial
face is just over an inch, quite small! But it does have a magnifying lens
in to make it a little easier to read. The 5 inch shaft works very well
for dropping into stovetop poppers, or most air roasters and air poppers.
And hey, it is less than five bucks!
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We just received this low cost Digital Thermometer with a thermocouple wire probe, a simple and effective way to monitor temperatures in a roaster ... especially when snaking a flexible wire into the roast chamber is easier than drilling holes for a rigid thermometer shaft. And the temperature range on this thing is amazing: -58 f to +1382 f ! It comes ready to go with a K-type thermocouple and a 9v battery installed. You have a choice of Centigrade of Farenheit readout on the big easy-to-see LED screen, and a Hold button in case you want to freeze the readout screen at a particular moment (not sure why you would want to. With an pen, paper and a watch, you can create roast curve charts and graphs the old fashioned way! The thermocouple lead can eventually wear out - or if you contact a metal surface during roasting, it can melt a bit. It is best to use this thermometer to measure air temperature in a roaster, or the temperature in the beans only. You can replace the thermocouple with any K-type or J-type (different temperature potential) probe, available at any electonics store like a Radio Shack or even a Sears store. The thermometer is made in China and imported by Circuit Specialties. It also comes with a nice zippered canvas carrying case. Digital Thermometer with thermocouple: $29.90 (+ .4 Lb. shipping)
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Keeping
Track of Weight: It's much better to roast by weight,
not by volume. People keep asking me if there's an inexpensive scale that's
accurate enough to use for roast batches, and here it is (a year later!):
the Salter Digital Scale. It weighs in Pounds or Grams (sensitive
in 1/8 oz. or 2 gram increments -(actually it has 1 gram sensitivity from
0 to 1 kg and 2g from 1-2 kg), it can be re-zeroed (that is, you can set
a tare), it's battery powered, and it's great for ...Ahem ...dieting.
Since your 3 oz. roast batch is about 85 grams, 2 gram increments will
keep you consistent enough. I used it for home beer brewing applications
too. It's capacity is 5 lbs! And it doesn't look bad either- It's pretty
good as a cupping scale too. Lithium long-life battery included! |
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Green Coffee Sampler Packs:
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Roasting Appliances ... for making green coffee turn brown! |
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Follow this link for more information on the Hearthware i-Roast Coffee Roaster! | ||||
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Follow this link for more information on the Caffé Rosto Home Coffee Roaster! | ||||
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Follow this link for more information on FreshRoast Plus 8 Home Coffee Roasters! | ||||
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Follow this link for more information on Gene Cafe Drum Roaster! | ||||
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Follow this link for more information on Hot Top Drum Coffee Roaster! | ||||
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Follow this link for more information on Stovetop Poppers for Coffee Roasting! | ||||
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Follow this link for more information on Hearthware Home Coffee Roasters! |
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We have a Nesco Home Coffee Roaster page It includes a cupping session of the Nesco vs. the Hearthwares, tips and tricks, and recommended coffees for the machine. This was formerly known as the Zach and Dani's roaster. |
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Discontinued Roasters and Accessories The items below are no longer available, but we want to keep the information about them available: |
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Follow this link for more information on Swissmar Alpenrost Home Coffee Roasters! | ||||
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We are no longer carrying the AromaPot stovetop roaster. We had some trouble with these: the agitator was not close enough to the bottom of the pan and beans became hopelessly jammed. The agitator paddles bend, you can't remove the lid to repair anything, and I just can't recommend the AromaPot anymore. I am leaving this image here for a bit to keep you all informed of this. On the plus side, they are stainless steel, and had a heat-dispersing bottom. And they look very nice! I understand that James Vaugn has not had the trouble with these that I have, and he still sells fine, working units! So you might want to look at The Coffee Project web site for these if you are avidly interested in getting one... | ||||
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The Melitta AromaRoast Coffee Roaster We have a supply of the Melitta Aromarost Coffee Roasters distributed last in 1983! These are a fluid bed type coffee roaster like the FreshRoast, but with less features. They do not have a timer, or a cooling cycle. You cannot see the roast while it is operating. They tend to roast slow, although tricks can be done to speed them up. They do have air flow control. This is a fun machine to play around with (and what a low price) but not recommended as a "fire it up and have great coffee" type roaster out of the box. But for those of you who like these units, and want another ... here it is! Some of these boxes have old water stains but the roasters are fine. Some should have the 17 year old original coffee sample in them! They are all unused and unopened but they are sold without guarantee. Caveat emptor! We have 18 remaining... Check out our Melitta Tip Sheet on our Coffee Library page too
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