Amazon Home Coffee Roaster Unboxing, Test and Review and Extraction using Breville Barista Express

[@elpilon]

Excellent video! I had just gotten mine and roasted 450 g of Mexican beans. It, likewise, took 45 minutes (at max temperature) to get an even medium-dark roast. I like your “tip,” using a colander and pan to cool and release a lot of the chaff. Thanks for producing this video.

[@AjusCafe]

Welcome

[@sampetrino]

Very good videos, this is exaclty what i wanted to know roasting at home options.

[@JohnClulow]

Fair video, I think. I built an air roaster about 5 years ago and have roasted hundreds of lbs on it, and with that background, I have to say this roaster pretty terrible in terms of just about every aspect; especially uniformity (very poor mixing), but also the time/temperature profile (too long), "Teflon" coating? Yikes. I must say, I'd steer very clear of this. But that said, thanks for another informative and entertaining video!

[@AjusCafe]

Good point. I wish they make stainless steel roaster. But again the temperature is weak. Some people got uniform results with smaller quantities.

[@denniswood231]

I really enjoyed the video and it looks like a good home roaster

[@denniswood231]

Thank-you Aju!

[@chrisDeBona]

I bet the defects on this roast was alot...the uneven roast is bad especially after nearly an hour. I bought a good drum style roaster for home use...it's similar to the small one you used with the glass drum and butane cook top, except mine is all electric...still learning to roast but this roaster in this video is absolutely awful in my opinion. I like your content...keep up the good work!

[@shanewilson2152]

Hi Aju, l found with mine, wich is exactly the same as yours,that 250g was the amount to put in, it was more manageable.

[@AjusCafe]

I'm going to do small quantity and see. Thanks. Is your control arm wobbly like i showed in the video and the arms scrapes the base? What is the Max temperature you got?

[@shanewilson2152]

@@AjusCafe hey mate, the quality of mine was good, the control arm was firm and it was off the base. The max temp l managed to get from memory was around 180 to 190c. Roasting 250g made it roast a lot quicker, the only problem l had was hearing first and second crack.

[@AjusCafe]

@@shanewilson2152 thank you for confirming that. Let me see if i can open and fix the control arm.

[@saitmboob9522]

Aren't you supposed to wait a few days for degassing?

[@AjusCafe]

Thats correct. That went to the drain after i tasted 😉

[@hiyo456876]

Hi bro.. temperature 331 °F ? 331 °C ?

[@shanewilson2152]

Mine would not get to max temperature. Good video Aju.

[@toddredlin5634]

Like Shane stated maybe roasting a smaller quantity of beans would be easier to manage my question did you get a better roast using hot air popper and if so maybe roasting many small batches is a better way to go? I know it all comes down to how much money you want to spend on a roasting machine versus buying already roasted beans. I do like the idea of making the espresso from “Scratch” Very informative videos on the different roasting machines. If you could do a smaller roast with the same unit to see how that batch would turn out.

[@AjusCafe]

Hot air popper had slightly better results. Some roasters don't prefer hot air roasting method. But i find the taste to be good too. I'm going to try small quantity on it as well.

[@AjusCafe]

Roasting time vs quantity is same for both. 600g in 45mts =13g/m in this. 113g in 10mts =11g/m in popper. Ratio is more or less same.

[@toddredlin5634]

@@AjusCafe I have been thinking about doing my own roasting on a small scale looking for the right setup.

[@mediciencia61]

When you used it, the coffe have Teflon odor an flavor, SO ' ??????

[@AjusCafe]

There is no odor. But its not healthy to heatup Teflon

[@martinmacielchilapa]

Buscando guías para tostar, encontré tu vídeo. La máquina que recién adquirí es igual. Hice lo que otros comentan. Pero me fue imposible el tueste en menos de una hora. Hice varias pruebas. Entre 400-300 gr de granos. Sin éxito. Siempre conseguí granos sin tueste adecuado. Estaban crudos!!! No sé si es porque en mi país la corriente es 120V, o si la máquina no alcanza los grados que indica (lectura del termómetro es inadecuada). --- Conseguí un tueste maravilloso (medio a medio-alto) después de 2.5 hrs. Me parece mucho, pero nunca pude hacerlo en menos tiempo.

[@AjusCafe]

English?

[@martinmacielchilapa]

@@AjusCafe Looking for roasting guides, I found your video. The machine i just purchased is the same. I did what others say. But it was impossible for me to roast it in less than an hour. I did several tests. Between 400-300 gr of grains. Without success. I always got beans without proper roasting. They were raw!!! I don't know if it is because in my country the current is 120V, or if the machine does not reach the degrees it indicates (thermometer reading is inadequate). --- I got a wonderful roast (medium to medium-high) after 2.5 hrs. It seems like a lot, but I could never do it in less time. Thanks for responding.

[@Sweetasmink]

Great Video!.....I was going to get one of these, but now that ive seen how much smoke it makes...........I cant use it in my Apartment :(

[@AjusCafe]

Roasting coffee beans generates lot of smoke 🙂

[@Sweetasmink]

@@AjusCafe I would love to get the Ikawa Coffee Roaster, but it so expensive.......but its pretty much smokeless

[@AjusCafe]

@@Sweetasmink that's right 🙂👍

[@rbrown2895]

Very thorough video. The roaster works pretty good despite the minor defects. Thanks!! I have a similar roaster and it is 1200 W and is a bit faster.

[@mapuche888]

Thank you for the review

[@AjusCafe]

You are welcome

[@lastpme]

Impressive 👍🏿

[@Nick-kc3ng]

Who drinks freshly grounded beans without proper degassing?

[@timwhite4288]

Turks and Ethiopians and years ago everyone!

[@montanausa329]

I usually have 1 cup to just get a sense and also why not 😊

[@adampoll4977]

Nope!

[@AlChilazoLife]

What a waste of coffe beans, my popcorn maker makes a lot better

[@AjusCafe]

Thanks for your feedback