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Customer Review
- Reviewed in Canada on September 28, 2021This machine is as advertised, except for the removable blades to wash.
Looks ok, and seems durable, if used properly.
Cover is vented.
Washing is mostly for the cover, it needs soap and hot water to clean.
The bowl is much harder to clean, since the mixing blades can't be removed without tools, and risk of damaging the unit, and the plate is not removable.
Not as described in the add.
But it can simply be wiped clean when warm, with a damp cloth, unless you are dark roasting, then the oil will make it really difficult.
The method of use is sorely missing, so I had to do a lot of research and experimentation.
Update
After fully testing this machine, using at least 5 pounds of various bean types since my purchase.
I have abandoned the unit for coffee purposes.
Although I was able to get nice even medium roasts, I have not once liked the coffee.
It always has the same bad taste, like chimney creosote, no mater what bean I used.
I realized to late, that the thick smoke that makes a mess of the lid, and smells up the house, is also on the beans.
This makes them taste bitter and weird and can't be healthy, since most smokes are carcinogenic and at very least bad for you..
Anyone roasting darker then Medium or City would probably not notice it as much, since dark roasts mostly taste that way anyways.
I also started getting canker sores, in my mouth.
I switched to a Nostalgia popcorn machine, after reading some instructions online from Mary's.
I'm using 70gr batches of Colombian Supremo, and I found.
~ 8m for medium light roast.
~ 10m for medium.
~ 12m to 14m for medium dark depending on how dark I want.
First crack starts around 5m and ends around 8m
All 3 roasts levels, end with 58gr of very consistently perfect roasts, without any bad batches.
I'm now enjoying every cup, and I'm no longer worried about wasting beans or killing myself.
At least not by roasting, and drinking coffee.
I would not recommend using the hotplate roasters for coffee, and if you are stop now, before you need a kidney transplant or worse.
That's my opinion.
Now it's time for a great cup of coffee.
