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by Anonymous on December 17, 2016
I'm delighted, too, by the Fresh Roast 500, which has given great roasts without fail for more than two years. The first big plus is that the unit fits nicely under my stove's range hood, which in my case is 13 1/2" above the stove top. With the fan on high I can roast up to medium-dark color indoors year-round without smoking up the kitchen.
I start each roast at low heat, running the fan at full speed for about 4-5 minutes until the beans are rolling about evenly on the air bed. Next I move the heat up to medium and slightly reduce the fan speed for another 4 minutes or so. At that point the beans are beginning to brown nicely. Then, I turn down the fan to listen for the first crack, which starts almost immediately, then throw the fan into cooling mode at the start of the second crack (or sooner or later when tweaking roasts) to see what other flavors I can draw out of the bean.
To me, it's the ease of monitoring the roast by sight, aroma, and color that really makes this roaster a winner. In fact, even for someone looking to eventually move up to a larger roaster, I would recommend buying and keeping the Fresh Roast 500 as a sample roaster.
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