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Thursday 7 August 2014

Buying Tips For Colorado Coffee Roasters

By Annabelle Holman


Coffee roasters are machines used for roasting coffee beans. There are many reasons why one may want to buy the machine so as to do their own roasting. One of the major reasons is lack of freshness in the beans bought from stores. The quality of this product starts reducing immediately after roasting hence the longer they stay in the store, the more they lose freshness. Colorado coffee roasters are very elegant and come in a wide selection to fit individual needs.

Romantics in coffee beans start dropping steadily after the fifth day of roasting while after the tenth day the cup quality is highly reduced. Doing the job at home gives one the freedom of roasting the beans to a preferable level. Since there are many varieties of green coffees, one can also choose the one they like. In terms of cost, home roasting is much cheaper than products bought from supermarkets or cafes.

The factors to consider when picking a machine are the cost, the size, capacity, and level of darkness required in the roasts. The working of roasters differs at different levels of darkness in the beans. Dark and oily beans are produced better by air varieties than drum-based products. Unless one has other preferences, the device picked should be capable of supplying roasted coffees to be used for three days.

It is not advisable to use the machine more than once in a day. This is because frequent usage may burn out the appliance quickly or make it to malfunction. One must also be careful not to exceed the recommended capacity the product is meant to accommodate in order for it to last long. Exceeding the capacity may also lead to cancellation of the warranty by the seller. Beginners are advised to start with the cheap low-end brands and only acquire the expensive ones after they are sure they like the job.

The current market has two major varieties of roasters, that is, air and drum roasting machines. Air models resemble popcorn popper machines in design. Coffee beans inside the device are moved using streams of hot air. The roast averagely takes 8 to 12 minutes to complete. Flavor under development happens in machines with slower roasting rates than this while dull flavors result if the rate is higher.

Beans in drum roasters are moved by a rotating drum. Roasting happens at a slower rate, requiring 14 to 20 minutes to complete. The focus of drum machines is body development while that of air machines is brightness in the beans. It is advisable to compare features among different models before buying a product.

The temperatures of the device are affected by ambient air temperature hence outdoor roasts may take a bit longer. Low ambient temperatures for instance cause the appliance to overwork in order to achieve the roasting temperatures. This way, the machine may burn out faster than expected. The machine is also affected a lot by line voltage in a house.

Two years is the average period of time small models can last. The duration a gadget can last is however mostly dependent on the frequency of use. Drum varieties are better because they have replaceable and replacement parts. They last longer because spoilt parts can be replaced with new ones.




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