500g Automatic Coffee Roaster Machine for Home Use with Smoke Filter and Straw Collector

I've been roasting coffee for over 15 years, most of that time on a Behmor roaster. I had updated it over the years, changing the chaff collector and updating the control panel. But it finally bit the dust and I set about looking to get a new one. The logical choice was to go ahead and get the Behmor 2000AB Plus. The price had certainly gone up from my initial purchase (Quite a bit! Had cost around $299 and now sells for $479), and there were a few new features, but the it was still pretty much the same machine. I started looking around at other offerings and came upon the Precision roaster. True, it cost even more than the Behmor--basically $500--but I was intrigued with its features and the reviews looked good. So I bought it. So far, after 20 batches or so, I'm very pleased. Most of my comments are comparisons with the Behmor. First, the electric control panel has some great information. You can readily set the roast profile you desire (if you don't want to do it manually, yourself), see temperatures, monitor the ROR of the beans, and adjust power and fan speed. You can use the presets, override the program in semi-automatic mode, or adjust everything by hand yourself in manual mode. The display is easily visible and doesn't get washed out in bright sunshine like the Behmor did. Second, the machine has some nice features. It has a REAL preheat. Beans are introduced when the chamber is up to temperature. With the Behmor, you put the basket in the machine from the start and everything was brought up to temp together. You could do a sort of preheat--turning on the machine without the basket at first and shutting off to add the basket and then starting again--but you had to deal with hot surfaces and the fact that if the chamber were allowed to get TOO hot, it wouldn't allow you to restart without cooling down first. Ugh! Which reminds me. Unlike the Behmor, the Precision does NOT have a dratted fail-safe that will automatically switch to cool down if you fail to hit the Start button in the allotted time. That was the one thing about the Behmor I REALLY disliked. There's also a sampling spoon where you can pull out beans to inspect for degree of roast. You can actually SEE how far along the beans are! With the Behmor, you had to look through a small window, possibly through the perforations of a chaff collector, and into a rotating basket in a chamber with limited lighting. The light bulb in the chamber didn't shed all that much light. And sometimes, no light at all--danged bulbs burned out all the time. The Precision also has excellent chaff collection. A lot of chaff remained trapped in the Behmor basket, so you'd take the basket out when the roast was finished and shake it like crazy for a while to get more (but not all) of it out. Some folks used a small vacuum to help. The Precision beans come out super clean with the big chaff collection tray catching just about everything. Finally, with the Precision, the beans are dumped into a cooling tray at the end of the roast. I've seen some comments from users who say they don't think the temperature drops fast enough and they buy a separate bean cooler. Seems to work fine to me (though, then again, I roast outside and the Fall temperatures are conducive to quick cooling). And the beans cool a LOT quicker than in the Behmor where the cooling cycle is cooling down the roasting chamber at the same time as the beans. There are a couple of things that could be improved. The written instructions, while not hideous, could be better. You'd think companies that spend money on engineers to make a good product could outsource manuals so they would be of similar quality. Also, the section on cleaning and maintenance could be improved. What is the recommended frequency of disassembly and cleaning, for example? They do have a video online showing the tear-down process but you have to go hunt for it. And you need to be careful with the electrical wire connecting the head unit to the rest of the roaster. I only just did my first cleaning the other day, again after 20 or so roasts. Actually quite clean. There was a bit of chaff on the heater shield, but that was it. I cannot speak to the smoke filter unit or the alternative use of the supplied chimney pipe. I use neither and just roast outside. Finally, I don't want to seem as though I detested the Behmor. I used it for 15 years and roasted LOTS of coffee! Can't complain. But I do enjoy using the Precision a lot more for the reasons described above. Now, if it will also last me 15 years or so... :-)

Ha funcionado bien hasta ahora. De fácil uso y de fácil cuidado

It took me two roasts to get it right. The first one burned the beans. Reviewing the instructions didn’t help a terrific amount, so I reviewed You Tube to get more of a hands on sense of how this roaster behaves. The second roast worked out very well! This beats my Gene Cafe by a country mile. Better more even roasts and a greater capacity.

Sin duda un muy tostador de buena calidad, para unos tal vez un poco caro, pero sin duda que vale completamente la pena, yo lo compre para un emprendimiento de una cafeteria, para tostar mi propio cafe, afortunadamente el negocio prospero muy rapido y se me quemo el tostador en 1 mes exacto, tostaba 1 a 2kg por dia, pero dandole su uso domestico que es pera lo que es, vale mucho la pena.

I have been home roasting for the better part of the last five years, a journey that started when we got our Breville Barista Express. I spent most of those years roasting tiny 80 gram batches, but after many debates, reviews, and research, I bought this machine in February to finally scale up. For a machine that holds this much, the actual footprint isn't too big either. In a nutshell, I am really pleased and would recommend it to anyone looking to roast at home. It was very easy to set up, the control interface is intuitive, and the instructions are straightforward to follow. I have already run over 50 pounds of green beans through it from various parts of the world, including my favorite bean, peaberry. My absolute sweet spot for getting great, consistent results is right between 350 grams and 400 grams per batch. I choose to use the machine outside because of the smoke, and I strictly rely on the preset roast settings. The heat output is strong and consistent, and those presets have worked surprisingly well. It collects the chaffs really well in the tray, and my routine is simple. Now, I let it cool down enough between sessions and use a handheld blower or vacuum to keep it clean. Maintenance is a breeze if you do that. I also contacted customer support early on with some questions and was pleasantly surprised by their fast response time and the great attention they gave me. If you want a durable, reliable machine that delivers excellent results batch after batch, this is a great choice.