you said it twice yourself in your opening post: 'decent' you and i have traced a similar path with regards to espresso. about the same era i started with a macap and vivaldi ii. got light roast curious so added some flats: compak r8, kafatek flat. then i got lever curious, so added a londinium, then a strietman

Roasting coffee is all about pressure. The pressure in the drum will dictate if you want more inner or outer bean development. Depending on this pressure plus or minus you get more developed inside-bigger beans-darker ground color. In some cases you can control not only the exhaust fan-motor like you do on a drum roaster, but you can also

We're very happy. Reception at EXPO was beyond what I expected. We're just trying to move the industry forward, and I think we're off to a great start with Aiden. Nick

Far as I know the only difference between the 2 motors is a internal gear ratio that's different by 2-1. No clue what's better. Personally, I don't think it's possible to get consistently good roasts on a Behmor no matter what you do. Even with FrankenBehmor I had trouble. I passed FrankenBehmor on to mpdeem to see if someone might

Pull of the right side and fine the sensor bolted to the right rear side of the chamber. 2 small white wires as I remember. You can also add a resistor in series to make it think the temperature is lower. Or maybe it's in parallel, I forget. Use a switch so you can take it in and out

I think there are many hobby roasters in the same boat. I know I am. With exception of the Hottop roasters, some of which you can find used for under $1k, theres a large jump in price after the Gene Cafe. If your comfortable buying things from Aliexpress, there is the Skywalker roaster that supposedly does 1lb batches

Agreed. I've never had a siphon tube look roughly red like that. They're either black with oxidation or pink, smooth copper

Micra would be top of my personal list. I had one on loan from La Marzocco for review and used it with a Timemore Black Mirror scale and my usual Not Neutral Lino espresso cups without issue. The Mini R may have some advantages in its new prebrew system which are worth looking into. If truly advantageous, that would be

Great - thanks

I've also been using the Behmor since late 2007, so 16+ years. I did do the upgrade to the plus and don't find the nanny mode an issue. Since I roast right under my microwave/exhaust fan I just set a time to beep at me when it wants me to press the start button again. From what I've seen over