Bye-bye Behmor?

by **the_dude** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:27 pm

According to this link Ronco, the company behind the Behmor production is bankrupt :-(

Does anyone know more about the future of this roaster? Steve?

by **CakeBoy** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:04 pm

They went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection a while back. I vaguely remember Joe saying somewhere that it would not make any difference as Ronco expected new finance to come along. The HB thread is suggesting Joe will go through "the usual home roasting routes" should Ronco not come through, so it looks as though it will eventually appear one way or another.

by **Steve** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:57 pm

Joe told me this should not stop it all happening just make it a little slower it coming to market.

But the plans are still full steam ahead as far as I know

by **zix** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:24 pm

I still want one. Go(e) Joe!

by **the_dude** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:18 pm

Good news everyone.

Sweet Maria starts selling the behmor in mid November for 299USD ... did I mention the weak dollar ;-)

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@Steve: Do you have any news when they are going to hit the european market? Before Christmas :-D

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by **CakeBoy** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:49 pm

Good news indeed

by **Steve** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:08 am

It's not going to be before Christmas. I've been speaking to Joe a lot recently, and his US launch and making some money back is his number one priority.

Price wise I'd ask yo all to remember import tax and VAT is not cheap in the UK, but it shouldn't be a million miles away from that price but wont be the same for sure.

by **lukas** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:40 am

rafiffi of the german Kaffee-netz said it will take at leas four more months for a 230V-variant, but coulnd't say anything about the price.

by **farmroast** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:46 am

The Behmor 1600 has been released in the US. Customers starting receiving them last week. Outlets are listed on Joes site. http://www.behmor.com/

by **Raf** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:41 am

how are the first reactions? is it the holy grail of homeroasting?

by **Bertie_Doe** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:28 am

Raf wrote:how are the first reactions? is it the holy grail of homeroasting?

This guy got his on the 16th Nov http://tinyurl.com/2p4s64
not much info on his roasts, but early days yet, learning curves etc.

QC

by **farmroast** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:29 pm

So far the comments have been very favorable. I did not purchase one because I am very happy with what I have. Someone in my area just got one and I'm going to check it out next week. The preset profiles seem to be working well. And the cooling is acceptable. Lots of chat on the forums here. Ed

by **CakeBoy** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:42 pm

Please let us know what you think once you have had a look Ed. Cheers.

by **Slimboyfat** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:08 pm

Has anyone mentioned getting good results on the darker side? I have to say that I find previous comments about it not taking roasts well into 2nd crack a little offputting...

...I'll get my coat

by **zix** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:29 pm

Oh, they'll get dark enough, you'll see. With 220V or more from the wall, the exhaust gas will be so hot it will set fire to the chaff. Afterburner! Unless the wires melt first, of course.

...but seriously, these things often work better on a higher tension grid. Not that they should, if they are engineered right.

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