To anyone of you guys. I got a Zach & Dani's roaster for Christmas last year and it works pretty good but is beginning to make funny noises now. Who can give me info on a good replacement roaster, if need be.
Offhand, I dunno.
Could it need to be cleaned at all?
The percolator I have tends to make noise and slow down when it needs thorough cleaning.
Sam, snippy, you're pretty serious about your coffee, anything helpful for Perfesser?
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Post 35 had a link about home roasting..
http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/coffee/homeroast
Dunno if that will help as I didn't check the link.
The Zach & Dani is pretty much the best bet for roasting indoors IMO. Almost everything else you need to use with a strong exhaust fan.
My foul weather winter roaster is an I-Roast under the kitchen exhaust fan, but it pales in size and capability of the stir-crazy popcorn popper and convection oven. The I-Roast II is now available. You can store multiple heat/time profiles to better handle different bean types. The I-Roast is OK, but they could have had a little more quality control.
If you're happy with the Zach & Dani roaster, you might just buy another one.
If you like to roast outside and do large quantities, the RK Drum, rotisserie motor and a gas grill is another good but pricey method.