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Mad Dawg · 10-22-2018, 07:41 AM

Since Sweet Maria's has long provided information about popper roasting, I'm thinking that one is a good bet....

macsauce13 · 10-22-2018, 11:17 AM

Thank you!!

Mad Dawg · 10-24-2018, 11:49 AM

Absolutely! If you do get one, please let us know how it works...

BigO · 10-24-2018, 12:49 PM

Don't you need a voltage adjuster to use a popper? Been so long, I'm not sure if my memory is accurate.

Edit: used the wrong word. Instead of adjuster, I should have said regulator.

gumby · 10-24-2018, 03:42 PM

I have never used one

Mad Dawg · 10-24-2018, 04:52 PM

Nope. Poppers are built for normal household current. which is pretty "dirty." The popper that wanted a Variac or other voltage regulator was the Cafe Rosto. Supposedly, they didn't handle voltage spikes well. They were discontinued some years ago, though I still have one that ronin gifted me. I have it up at our Colorado place because its enclosed chamber handles cold weather better than a popper.

I bought a Variac a while back with the intention of going whole-hog nuts on rewiring a Poppery...Variac on the heating coil to adjust temperature, ceiling fan dial switch on the fan to control airflow, thermocouple to monitor temperature. A real Frankenpoppery! I'ma do it when I retire and have enough free time on my hands to really get my coffee geek on...

macsauce13 · 12-03-2018, 05:57 AM

Well, I bit the bullet and asked my wife to get me the FreshRoast SR500 for Christmas. I am VERY excited.

gumby · 12-03-2018, 03:15 PM

Cool! Can't wait to hear what you think!

macsauce13 · 01-07-2019, 07:57 AM

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.

10-22-2018, 07:41 AM	#21
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	Since Sweet Maria's has long provided information about popper roasting, I'm thinking that one is a good bet.... __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

10-24-2018, 11:49 AM	#23
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	Absolutely! If you do get one, please let us know how it works... __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

10-24-2018, 12:49 PM	#24
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,760	Don't you need a voltage adjuster to use a popper? Been so long, I'm not sure if my memory is accurate. Edit: used the wrong word. Instead of adjuster, I should have said regulator. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too. Last edited by BigO; 10-24-2018 at 01:46 PM.

10-24-2018, 03:42 PM	#25
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,281	I have never used one __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

10-24-2018, 04:52 PM	#26
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	Nope. Poppers are built for normal household current. which is pretty "dirty." The popper that wanted a Variac or other voltage regulator was the Cafe Rosto. Supposedly, they didn't handle voltage spikes well. They were discontinued some years ago, though I still have one that ronin gifted me. I have it up at our Colorado place because its enclosed chamber handles cold weather better than a popper. I bought a Variac a while back with the intention of going whole-hog nuts on rewiring a Poppery...Variac on the heating coil to adjust temperature, ceiling fan dial switch on the fan to control airflow, thermocouple to monitor temperature. A real Frankenpoppery! I'ma do it when I retire and have enough free time on my hands to really get my coffee geek on... __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

10-22-2018, 11:17 AM	#22
macsauce13 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,191	Thank you!!

12-03-2018, 05:57 AM	#27
macsauce13 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,191	Well, I bit the bullet and asked my wife to get me the FreshRoast SR500 for Christmas. I am VERY excited.

12-03-2018, 03:15 PM	#28
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,281	Cool! Can't wait to hear what you think! __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

01-07-2019, 07:57 AM	#29
macsauce13 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,191	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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