by Sunnyfield » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:58 pm
It is a 500g roaster, but so far I only did 250g batches. I tend to roast until 207C, so there is not all that much smoke. Still I am a bit anxious about possible complaints from the neighbours.
At the moment there is a special promotion that runs until 31 July on the Bellataiwan website, where the roaster is offered at a 10% discount at TW$75,600, which is roughly €1,700. Theoretically you could get your 5% VAT back, but only if the company is willing to sell it to you ex-VAT and I don't think they will. Then you have to add appx. 20% VAT for the EU (UK 17.5%, NL 19%, BE 21%, etceteras), which makes it €2,040. And freight is going to cost you between 200 and 400 euro, depending on the mode of transport (45kg weight, can be split up in two boxes of 22.5kg). So it can be yours for less than €2,500.
I got a double-digit discount from the HK agent on their list-price of HK$23,800 (€2,225).
La Marzocco GS/3, Elektra Nino, Feima 800N solid drum gas roaster