You did right thing, ceramic definitely better for espresso

Go to roast in a couple months and have no idea what I am roasting. They seriously can't afford a laserjet? I really have to relabel everything? Love them, but disappearing label ink is just beyond silly. It's really annoying and confusing. Anyway, rant concluded

I concur that airflow too high is bad and will give bland coffee. Also drum speed is important, and someone here knows what it should be for that size roaster if you search for it. Otherwise, I think you should let it go another 5-10f and 30-45 seconds for the goals you are describing and see how that

Any commercial lever will get the job done. Strega has two springs and full pump pressure preinfusion, so supposedly is the king of light roasts. That said, never heard a L1 or Pro 800 owner complain

Just smart enough to know a sucker born every minute

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Not an issue, can leave it on 24/7 if you like

Every roaster different, but this is short thread that shows general approach to remediate flick, crash. "Crash/Flick, Airflow and Roast Profiles with Toper Cafemino Electric" Takes a bit of practice, and some beans are tougher than others

Huge thread on this somewhere, search for "spraying". People made various modifications, including covers for the shoot, with varying success

Good thing, if you had put an LG on it, then it would have only lasted another six months