I got my new roaster! (Mini500 / 800N)

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I got my new roaster! (Mini500 / 800N)

Postby Sunnyfield » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:09 pm

Don't ask me how I did it, but I managed to convince my girlfriend this roaster fits in our 70m2 (770sqft) flat... :D

It is originally a Mini500 from Taiwan. But I bought mine from the sole agent, STS Coffee, in Hong Kong. They have relabelled it as the 800N. I paid less than the advertised price.

I bought it 2 days ago (Saturday) and received it today (Monday) already. It is gas powered. Here are some pictures of it.
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RE: I got my new roaster! (Mini500 / 800N)

Postby CakeBoy » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:39 pm

A logical upgrade from an Imex! That looks great Eward. I look forward to hearing of your exploits. So whereare you guys intending to sleep now this beastie has come to stay? :D


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Postby Steve » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:43 pm

WOW thats a serious upgrade :)
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RE: I got my new roaster! (Mini500 / 800N)

Postby Sunnyfield » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:56 am

So whereare you guys intending to sleep now this beastie has come to stay?

In my bed of course, and my girlfriend in that red cabinet underneath the roaster! ;)

Please don't tell her I said that! :shock:
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Postby Gadders » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:05 am

loving the decorative industrial piping! :P
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RE: I got my new roaster! (Mini500 / 800N)

Postby Sunnyfield » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:57 am

It is just long enough to hang it out of the window into my neighbours' bedroom!
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Postby Rafiffi » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:44 am

Hi ,

What was the final cost incl. shipping comparable in EUR currency ?

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Postby CakeBoy » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:26 am

Sunnyfield wrote:
So whereare you guys intending to sleep now this beastie has come to stay?

In my bed of course, and my girlfriend in that red cabinet underneath the roaster! ;)

Please don't tell her I said that! :shock:


A man after George's heart .... he'll be buying one for Mrs George now :wink: . Don't forget to pass the odd coffee into your g/f .... you don't want her to be uncomfortable at all :P :lol:

Seriously though, aside of your chaff covered neighbours, this is very interesting. Are these things more afforfable than the gas Topers? If so, they could be a viable option for those wanting gas roasters. I shall watch with interest how you like it as things progress :D
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Postby Craig » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:08 pm

If Carlsberg did girlfriends....

bloody nice looking machine.....I can't believe you have it in your apartment! I would be interested to know what it is like, seems in a similar price range to the Toper and it is a 1KG roaster?

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Postby 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).
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Postby Joris » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:25 pm

Nice roaster !
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Postby CakeBoy » Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:27 pm

A good price too Eward. So you are happy with the roast quality thus far then?
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Postby Sunnyfield » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:58 am

I am still trying to master this machine. There are three variables:
1) drum speed
2) heat (gas valve)
3) air-flow (vent)

The 2nd and the 3rd are used to control the roast curve. It is not as easy as it may sound, but it is heaps of fun! :)

My last roast tastes a little bit too much like Starbucks, so I might have to turn up the drumspeed a bit and/or shorten the roast. :lol:
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Postby CakeBoy » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:34 am

It sounds like fun. I bet when you have mastered it you will have excellent profile potential :D . Maybe in the meantime your neighbours will think a 'buckies has opened up in the building :wink: :lol:



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Postby Aadje » Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:41 am

you see em searching the streets already early in the morning with sleepy faces? ;)
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