Since posting a pic of my home built coffee roasting setup I decided to post more info on it for anyone interested. Decided to do so in order to show various ways some tools many of us have can be used to maximize owning them. After buying lots of coffee from nationally recognized artisan roasters I decided to build my own setup, but a bunch of green coffee and just make it work. Been at it for 9 yrs now, have super fresh coffee when I want it, roasted to the level of development I like and saving 40-50% depending on green coffees sourced and since starting I haven't missed buying roasted coffee at all and likely never will. Have tweaked various components over time to be even more robust, dependable, consistent and it never lets me down. I have total control of temperature in 10 degree increments from 120-1300 F, infinite control of agitation speed, 4 points of temp measurement in real time, designed it so there has never been a single safety issue (coffee can be quite flammable) and utilized common tools I happen to have onhand. The heat gun can be used for various projects as well as the right angle drill/driver, magnets... Pieced it all together on a heavy duty Seville utility cart, all components in contact with the coffee are stainless, designed it to handle any weather outdoors and have roasted as warm as the 90s as well as single digit lows with 15-20 mph sustained wind with NO issues whatsoever. Of course there are many 'purpose built' roasters on the market, but when I have total control to get exactly what I want each and every batch as well as saving $ in the process why not!
**Will add that there are tons of different heat guns on the market far cheaper that will likely work OK. Having had 2 different Master units (750C/751D) and both worked quite well, I consider the Steinel to simply be superior in pretty much every way. One of those things that should perform 100% indefinitely and will never be the weak link in the design.
**Will add that there are tons of different heat guns on the market far cheaper that will likely work OK. Having had 2 different Master units (750C/751D) and both worked quite well, I consider the Steinel to simply be superior in pretty much every way. One of those things that should perform 100% indefinitely and will never be the weak link in the design.
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