I have tried quite a few different types of beans but have the same problem with them all, the machine struggles to get them to 1st crack, if it does it is only the first few pops. I follow the recommended recipes for the weight and type of bean, and sit there poised ready to adjust the time to the recommended anticipation time upon hearing the 1st crack, when it gets past this recommended time I hit the + button again and again to keep it near this time until the maximum time has been reached. If I’m lucky I hear one or two pops as the cooling cycle starts. I’ve not tried the ¼lb setting but the 1lb setting is worse than the 1/2lb.
My house voltage is 240 when on load and this is what I set the Behmor to, but 2 roasts ago I reset it to 230 and managed to get the roast several pops into 1st, I reset the voltage to 220 and have just finished another roast, it was into 1st with 20 seconds to go to the anticipation time, for the first time I had to use the – button.
Now the obvious question is, can I safely leave it on the 220 setting, or do I have to go down the I-roast route and start fiddling with resistors.