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The product arrived brand new and in original packing a couple of days ahead of schedule. The 8 lbs of code included is of great quality. First, you might need to do a dry burn ( no coffee) first to get rid of Measure plastic on the chafe catcher or roasting cylinder. If needed, put the cylinder back on the rotisserie and chafe pan in front, close and hit start and let it cycle all the way through its cycle and let it finish cool cycle. When it stops you can continue... Stuff is plenty cool to touch. You'll want to roast 1/2 lb at a time. Measure out half of the bag and gently put into the cylinder. Put the cylinder back on the rotisserie and chafe pan in front, close the door. Set it to 1 lb and hit the '+' key until the time is maxed out at 20:30. Touch the p1 button, turn on the light and hit start. I put mine on top of the range under the hood so that when I get quick results with these fan when I need it. Don't turn the fan on yet. It will take a little more then 10 minutes before you reach "1st crack", when the coffe beans start making popping noise like popcorn. This will die down. There is actually a 2nd crack but you'll want to hit the "cool" button BEFORE 2nd crack. The book says that there expected time between the START of first crack and the beginning of second crack is 2min 10sec. So let it go for like 120 to 125 seconds after you hear first crack. Turn the fan on after you hear first crack. When your 120 s is over hit the cool button. It will cool for about 15 minutes and then stop. Congratulations! Your first batch is perfect!Read full review
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Don't get me wrong. I like the little roaster. This is my second one and as far as roasting, it does a good job. So why the critical title? The smoke suppressor. An absolute failure. In my first roaster, I repaired it a number of times. Behmor knows this has been an ongoing problem, yet my new roaster has the smoke suppressor fail on the third batch of coffee. Sure, it takes about an hour to remove it and repair it, if you are a handy person. The most annoying feature is the "unattended" auto shut down. A minor 30 second distraction and your roast is ruined. Service? No one, I say again, no one will talk to you. All tech service is done by email, and they are not apologetic about it. Overall I like the machine as I have bought a second one. But I wish they would fix the smoke suppressor.Read full review
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This is the only home coffee bean roaster that does 1 lb of greens beans. I paid was $368.00 The Hottop roaster starting at $1,100 it looks really nice but it only roast 9 oz The Behmore 1600 plus does an excellent job for a 1/3 the price I did an Espresso Roast the 1st time I used it and the aroma was amazing when it was cooling. I used it on the top my stove to exhaust the smoke which some does come out. Although I'm very happy with it, ---It would nice if I more control over the timer with a longer roasting time. You can only add more time twice and that's just when it's starting the 2nd crack I needed more time to get to my Espresso Roast. I have to unplug it open the door to cool down fast so I can reset the timer to start roasting again, as soon as I see the bean color I want I let the machine go thru it's cool down cycle which take 13 minutes. Over all I highly recommend it well worth the money.Read full review
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The Behmor 1600 is a convenient way to roast coffee beans. The only drawback is you have to stay with the machine while it is roasting. No set it and forget it as Ron Popiel might say. The last roaster I had was destroyed because I did not stay with it. After every roasting, it is necessary to clean the roaster. Chafe is an annoying byproduct of roasting and is sometimes difficult to remove. The coffee beans are easy to load and remove. There is an adequate variety of settings the operator can choose from, like the weight of the beans to be roasted, the optimal setting for the type of coffee you are roasting and a time increment button should you need to increase/decrease the time of the roast. Overall a great roaster!!
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This is a decent roaster for the cost, but I found out the hard way that it blows fiberglass all over your coffee. There is unsecured fiberglass inside the roaster, and it is in the air path that heats your beans. After several years of use, the entire inside of my machine was covered in fiberglass 'fluff' and I found out that it was actually blown into the roasting chamber during roasting. Probably the only thing that saved me was the fact that I brew with a Chemex, and the thick filters probably trapped most, if not all, of the particles. If they would fix that part, it's a good roaster. It does wear down over the years, and after a few years you can expect a max capacity of about 1/2 pound. You will never be able to roast a full 1 lb after a few years unless you replace the quartz elements. But as long as you realize that you have a 1/2 pound roaster, you're good. Roasting dry processed coffees, such as Yirge Cheffe, will result in fires. The chaffe collects in the pan corners and heats up to ignition. Roasting less helps, about the most I can do is 1/4 pound. Wet processed coffees with less chaff are fine. The smoke suppression is good, but you can't use it in the house. Even under a hood, your house will smell like smoke. Without a hood your house will be filled with smoke. It really can only be used outside; I use it on my patio, and even then it's pretty smokey and you can smell it roasting inside the house. Quality has gone downhill. The newer models use a super cheap drum made of thin expanded mesh, with cheap chrome plating and a crappy latch. Be prepared to lose a ton of green coffee as you forget that the cheap excuse for a latch doesn't work worth beans (pun intended) and when you shake the drum to clear out the dust and dirt (which you should be doing), the lid falls open. Previous drums were steel wire and the had a positive latch; although they too were chrome plated (I understand the obsession with chrome plating). It's made in China.Read full review
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