I went from my Popper to the Behmor and it was a smooth and joyous transition. I love the poppers because you watch the beans roast right in front of you. Once you've done that a couple of thousand times you start to see patterns like, they change from green to brown. The Behmor did this for me in larger volumes with less mess at a great price; but, I now have a KKTO. What was I saying....... Oh, learning curve... yes! You'll need to learn new things irrespective of wahat you choose but some of the simple stuff (like don't burn down the shed) stays the same. It's a Behmor for me. BeanGreen used to sell them and the included beans were actually fresh π. Start there!