WANTED - 2nd Hand 1-2kg Roaster

hazchem

well, its time. Time to branch out from 300g roast batches and continue to stretch my learning by moving up to a larger, drum roaster. Looking for 2nd hand to keep costs down and can't really go over the 1-2kg size as that's all i've really got room for.

I'm in no huge rush, let me know if you hear of anything. Thanks!

askthecoffeeguy

Ditto ... Ill second that putting out for an affordable 2nd roaster which is working well.. What about the other site? I saw some new ones there for sale ?

hazchem

askthecoffeeguy wrote:

Ditto ... Ill second that putting out for an affordable 2nd roaster which is working well.. What about the other site? I saw some new ones there for sale ?

yeah, but at $10K + for a new 2kg I may as well just suck it up, buy a 5kg & rent some premises. I hear that the Toper Cafemino is going for around $7K new, gonna go have a look at one in the next fornight or so

askthecoffeeguy

10k? For that kind if money I good get me a whizz bang coffee machine, and start trading from my shed!0)

hazchem

initial quotes from Yang Chia Machine Works for the Feima 801n are a bit over USD $5K. That's before shipping etc. I've asked for a price on the EVO version as well. I've gotten some positive feedback from another Feima owner in Australia too. Heading out to look at the Toper tomorrow.

takeaim

My Yang Chia is awaiting customs clearance....

askthecoffeeguy

AndreasM wrote:

My Yang Chia is awaiting customs clearance....

I hope she gets out alright its so great that she's no longer under house arrest hahahahahahah!

hazchem

AM wrote:

hazchem wrote:

initial quotes from Yang Chia Machine Works for the Feima 801n are a bit over USD $5K. That's before shipping etc. I've asked for a price on the EVO version as well. I've gotten some positive feedback from another Feima owner in Australia too. Heading out to look at the Toper tomorrow.

So what did you find ?

well I went and watched a roast on one. I've heard good feedback from other users but have to be honest I didn't like what I saw. One thing in particular, greens pushed flat up against the sightglass and to my (inexperienced) eyes not moving freely or regularly enough. Probably just an issue with how much was loaded but I found it a concern. Also probably not being helped by the fact the only big boys roaster I've been able to get access to so far is a 5kg Probat ;D ;D

takeaim

I'm cracking open my wooden box tomorrow and hope to do a few roasts on my 800N this week. http://m.plixi.com/p/60558068

hazchem

AndreasM wrote:

I'm cracking open my wooden box tomorrow and hope to do a few roasts on my 800N this week. http://m.plixi.com/p/60558068

While I am yet to see a roast completed on one of these, the Feima models are still in the lead for me. Although I am trying to revert to plan b - get a job that will allow me to access a bigger roaster!

WotB

Still sniffing around for a roaster mate? You may as well jump in the deep end. Get to writing your business plan now!

takeaim

AM wrote:

AndreasM wrote:

I'm cracking open my wooden box tomorrow and hope to do a few roasts on my 800N this week. http://m.plixi.com/p/60558068

So how is it and what was teh final costs ?

Haven't roasted on it yet, once it quietens down i'll get onto it. Final cost, well you'd need to roast many 100's of kilos to recover the cost but that's not why i bought it, I was after a roaster I could use for my 100g green bean samples yet could still profile roast on for blend development.