It is amazing. I've now done three different roasts, two dark, one medium and the control is awesome. The roaster has plenty of power to agitate the beans so you just sit and watch. It also has a chaff collector at the top so after the roast you just have to dump it out, no mess. I'm really impressed with the ability I have to alter the fan speed and temperature settings. It is really easy to speed up or slow down a roast to get it exactly where you want. While I prefer dumping the beans immediately and cooling in a collander, the machine also has a 'cool' setting that cools the beans while still in the chamber. I keep worrying they will continue to cook a bit on that setting.
All in all, I am thrilled and will be having a LOT of fresh coffee in 2019. The machine came with an 8lb. sampler which I think is an excellent move by the vendor.
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