Rostmeister - revisted.

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Rostmeister - revisted.

Postby RufusA » Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:55 am

I notice the heat gun and hamster wheel roaster has cropped up a few times on here. However Lakeland appear to be clearing out the last few of their stock of their Röstmeister:

Lakeland Website

So £49.99 for a roaster, and if you add something cheap to the order to nudge it over £50 it's free delivery.

Is it worth a punt, has anyone used one before and roasted normal beans; or is the risk of chaff fire too real?

Manufacturer's Website (German)

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RE: Rostmeister - revisted.

Postby bruceb » Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:35 pm

Not only is a chaff fire almost unavoidable, the roast results are terrible. I don't think the heat gun has an adequate capacity to properly roast untreated beans, but rather it sautees them slowly.
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Postby RufusA » Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:17 am

Thanks for the insight @bruceb.

Think I'll stick with the popcorn popper then!

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Postby motoman » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:46 am

I've had better results in a cast iron frying pan.

Sadly my mind has taken me to an electric frying pan and a bouncy castle.
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