new kickstarter roaster looks like fresh roast

[Joe]

I was poking around on the internet when a targeted ad went after me. I bit, looks cool but it really closely resembles the old freshroast plus 8. It looks nicer though.

Kelvin roaster

[peter]

Not bad.

Looks nice.  How many people keep their roasters out on the countertop, where aesthetics is most important.  After the Kickstarter discounts come off it'll be close to a Behmor which may not be as pretty, but would be preferable IMHO.

[Joe]

yeah I am not sure this is really adding anything other than a prettier version of the sirocco/ freshroast +8 and you can't really roast those indoors either without setting off the fire alarms. There was another kickstarter that looked pretty cool I'll look for it shortly.

[Ascholten]

It doesn't look like it holds very much, and is kind of a poofed out I roast with an outer window.
Not sure I'd want one, a 2 oz roast, while may be nice for sample roasting, is not going to satisfy the coffee craving.

Aaron

[ptrmorton]

Not sure I'd want one, a 2 oz roast, while may be nice for sample roasting, is not going to satisfy the coffee craving.
Aaron

Yeah, but think of the marketing.  Roast every day for the freshest coffee possible.....

[Ascholten]

That is true PTR, but most people know that a coffee needs to rest a few days, so I guess you have a rolling rest for pot of perfection?

Another thing I want to know, how often can you use it.  The I roast used to come with a disclaimer that you can't use it more than 5 times a week or something really strange like that.   Is this roaster going to hold up to well.... fanatic like us abuse, or the occasional yuppie fupster roasting a tablespoon of beans?

Aaron

[ptrmorton]

Well personally, I think roasting offen might sounds good when you first catch the coffee bug, but after a short while, you'll be eyeballing something with more capacity.  If it catches on, I predict a robust used market if the thing holds up (as Aaron mentioned).