Thinking about buying a roaster and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a machine for someone who's never roasted before.
From my investigations it's really down to behmor, gene cafe or hottop all of which have their ups and downsides.
I suppose my questions are:
Is the behmor too restrictive with its preset profiles? Or is this ideal for a first roaster?
Would the gene cafe be too complex for someone who's never roasted before?
Is the hottop all its made out to be? It seems quite expensive compared to the others.
In an ideal world I'd be able to find something with some preset profiles but that would allow me to program my own.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated.