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Am being a bit defensive on the PRO2500, here we go........
**** I'm always interested when manufacturers claim that their machines are capable of 'smoke/odour free roasting', especially without the use of external venting?
CakeBoy, I do have first hand experience with this roaster and it really is smokefree also with reduced odour - just enough coffee aroma to tantalise the customers
) Every 3 months or so I do however need to change the filters.
**** I hope they provide the number for the local fire brigade in the franchise pack!
Ian, The roaster has an onboard battery powered water pump, so if a fire did start in the roaster it can be easily put out at the press of a (big red) button even during a power cut.
**** I'm going to set up the very best fine dining restaurant...<but>...I'm going to buy a micro wave as that cooks food, and no one will taste the difference.
Steve, The automatic roaster (using your analogy) would be like using the very best combinational microwave oven offering micro-wave and fan-assisted convection cooking along with self-cleaning and on-the-fly fine tuning in order to get those "baked beans" just right. But I would remove any plastic
**** It is not so long ago, well say 50 years ago, that the European coffee world consisted of thousands of small roasters, only active locally.
ivdp, I agree with you whole heartedly, it is only recently we have had small independent "specilaist niche" roastiers, and only a while back most coffee houses roasted their own beans. However this certainly isnt for everyone, and it does take time, money, practice and dedication. Technology is allowing in-house roasting to become a reality for those who would like to do so.
Maybe in the UK we are returning to a time where the coffee shop is replacing the pub as the place to meet, talk and socialise. I have already seen first hand this socio-move in Chicago, San Francisco, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore and Seoul - small coffee shops who roast in-house building a dedicated customer following due to the quality of their coffee and the ability to "customise" roasts to customer's personal requirement.
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