Mill City vs Buckeye BC Roasters - Page 3

#21: Post by **keno** » August 22nd, 2017, 11:40 pm

jjk232 wrote:For the step up converters for those roasters, what is the wattage needed on the converter?

Mine is rated 500 watts, which is more than enough. Remember, with a gas roaster the electricity is only used for the electronic controls (very minimal power), drum motor (25 watts on my machine), and fans (2 @ 45 watts). Not used for heating.

#22: Post by **jjk232** » August 23rd, 2017, 11:25 pm

Awesome thanks! Yeah not a lot of power needed

#23: Post by **Tonefish** » October 25th, 2017, 10:53 pm

The decision between these two roasters for me would come down to which dealer is closer to where I live. I think I'd be just as happy with either.

#24: Post by **jerbear00** » October 25th, 2017, 11:43 pm

Get the Mill City!!! Put simply: she just works and works. No fuss. Basically zero maintenance.

Haha no bias here

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October 26th, 2017, 1:54 pm

So what made you buy from Minnesota and pay a few hundred more, then ship to Cali, versus buy from your neighbor in AZ? I found Randy at BC to be just as responsive as the good folks at MCR. Just Curious.

#26: Post by **jerbear00** » October 26th, 2017, 5:27 pm

In all honesty I was an early adopter. I don't remember BC being around when I bought.

I was comparing the TJ-067 to probat, San Franciscan, and Diedrich. Actually toured the factory for Diedrich in Idaho. I liked them a lot but ended up with MCR mainly for cost. I can't remember who else I considered now....

#27: Post by **blondica73** » October 26th, 2017, 5:52 pm

I also researched Diedrich and Probat, but chose the BC roaster as I bought the 5lb version as it looked smaller than Mill City's roaster. I really liked the Diedrich roasters, however, I could not justify the price difference, as the 1lb Diedrich would cost twice as much as the 5lb BC roaster.

#28: Post by **Tonefish** » October 26th, 2017, 7:19 pm

jerbear00 wrote:In all honesty I was an early adopter. I don't remember BC being around when I bought.

I was comparing the TJ-067 to probat, San Franciscan, and Diedrich. Actually toured the factory for Diedrich in Idaho. I liked them a lot but ended up with MCR mainly for cost. I can't remember who else I considered now....

Yeah, I looked at those too and couldn't justify the cost. We're really fortunate to have so many good options. It pretty much lets everyone get exactly what the want.

#29: Post by **Tonefish** » October 26th, 2017, 7:20 pm

blondica73 wrote:I also researched Diedrich and Probat, but chose the BC roaster as I bought the 5lb version as it looked smaller than Mill City's roaster. I really liked the Diedrich roasters, however, I could not justify the price difference, as the 1lb Diedrich would cost twice as much as the 5lb BC roaster.

I really think the BC is up at the top for value for the price, but now I'm biased as I just plunked down for one.

#30: Post by **blondica73** » October 27th, 2017, 11:33 am

I'm currently working on automating the BC roaster I have, similar to what slickrock did with his North gas roaster. I'll post a my journey once I get it to work.