Nero Senior Member Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 38 Location: Indonesia Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Mon Mar 17, 2008, 9:37pm Subject: Contact details of Home Roaster supplier pls
Hi,
Can any one point me to the right direction where to buy a Hottop or Behmor in the land Down Under? It's not on OZ ebay and one supplier only sells an outdated model of Hottop (D type?)
Luca Moderator Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,639 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted Tue Mar 18, 2008, 4:49am Subject: Re: Contact details of Home Roaster supplier pls
Hi Nero,
The Australian Gene Cafe importer lists the hottop digital model here. Looks like they don't have any other models, which sucks because the "B" model looks to be the best.
hazbean Senior Member Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia Expertise: I like coffee
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Posted Thu Mar 20, 2008, 5:16am Subject: Re: Contact details of Home Roaster supplier pls
I looked into this a couple of months ago. As you say, the Aus importer sells only the discontinued D model, which is heavily discounted in other markets such as UK and NZ (unfortunately postage costs etc make it uneconomic to import from there though).
However it is possible to purchase an upgrade kit from D to B for $US300 from Hottop in Taiwan. Instructions for installation are very good.
You could email Shelly in TW for more info -- she is very helpful. shelly@hottop.com.tw
Posted Thu Mar 20, 2008, 6:48am Subject: Re: Contact details of Home Roaster supplier pls
The funny thing about roasters is that you don't have to spend a ton of money to get a good roast! The thrift shops are loaded with old bread machines that were the fad a few years ago and you can use a heat gun one of the cheap ones and together they make a great roaster! You want a bread machine with a metal container for the bread with a solid bottom in it some have a big hole you don't want that one also a metal impeller in it. The heat gun dose not have to be expensive a cheap one that can reach at least 750 degrees f. will work fine
You use the bread machine to stir the beans in the dough cycle (no heat from bread machine needed) and the heat gun to roast the beans There google sights about doing this with a lot of information on them just google "bread machine coffee roasting" you will find them............. I use this setup and have about $25.00 us invested it the whole thing and i roast a pound of coffee at a time and get a nice even roast in about 15 minutes The bread machine stirs the beans fast enough so you don't scorch the beans.
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