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Buckeye coffee roasters
kaotep:
Right. If you're getting a chinese made roaster from a US seller, there's virtually no savings to be made. The challenge there though is finding where to buy it in China.
I just checked and yes the Oro is the same roaster that I have. I just recently discovered that it had a double walled drum so you really need to preheat it much longer. I've always wondered why I never had any tipping issues whatsoever.
cheers!
Joseph
donnie cole:
--- Quote from: kaotep on March 15, 2017, 09:21:23 PM ---Right. If you're getting a chinese made roaster from a US seller, there's virtually no savings to be made. The challenge there though is finding where to buy it in China.
I just checked and yes the Oro is the same roaster that I have. I just recently discovered that it had a double walled drum so you really need to preheat it much longer. I've always wondered why I never had any tipping issues whatsoever.
cheers!
Joseph
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Joseph, What are the pros and cons of your roaster? is it well built? How long have you had it?
Thanks
Donnie
donnie cole:
--- Quote from: hankua on March 15, 2017, 08:34:22 PM ---Yeah I think the Arc is they're version of the HB-M3. Set up for 110v and with some other unnamed changes. Comparing the photos is how I've come to that conclusion. Of course a phone call would clear that up, hopefully.
I went over my old emails and found some info about Buckeye. Chicago guy says he was importing Dongyi and Blueking; Blueking is also the 300g. Bideli/Dalian Amazon looks to be the maker of the "Oro". The one that looks like the the North 1K is also made by Dongyi and Blueking, and possibly others. Knock-off's of the knock-off's? Typical Chinese rip off trade practice, and they have no qualms doing it to themselves. (Sorry about the political diversion)
Was also told Randy was "transparent" about the machines; which I interpreted to mean disclosing who his China suppliers are. Another thing you can research is thru a shipping database such as panjiva or similar, which can show import shipments to the US.
One thing the OP needs to be aware of, some of the 1K Chinese roasters are downsized 2k's. You get an added benefit here, so it's wise to compare drum thickness and dimensions (diameter x length). The reverse of that is roasting 200 or 300 grams, you're using ET as the BT probe probable is above the bean mass.
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Randy claims the Oro 2.5 can roast batches from 4oz. to 3lbs. I'll have to question him on whether the BT probe is in the mass on the small batch. The Oro actually says Bideli right on the side.
Randy him self has a lot positive feed back for his customer service. sounds like he backs what he is selling.
I'm not in a hurry so I'm keeping my option open. Also browsing for used as well.
I appreciate all the input.
Donnie
kaotep:
Hi Donnie,
I have the Bideli (Oro) 2kg. Which is the 2.5k. It can roast as little as 500g to as much as 2.4kg green beans but it's a matter of knowing your roaster. I can only roast the 500g sample roasts at the first roast but I can no longer do that later on as the drum already has that much potential energy. Same goes for the 2.4kg load, you can only do it as one of the last roasts for the day.
Pros:
Double walled drum - I rarely get any tipping or scorched issues with it.
Airflow control - great air control
BT - it automatically shuts off gas flow when it reaches the temp limit and switches it back on when it starts going 10deg below the limit (e.g. limit is 250C, restarts when it goes below 240C)
Looks - really looks good especially in rose gold color
Cons:
Chaff Cyclone - badly designed joint from the cone to the collection box as dust constantly spews out of it and the drawer has no lock.
Double walled drum - takes a while for the drum to get really heated up.
Burner - seems a bit underpowered but I realized that the problem really was that I had a double walled drum. It wasn't ramping up as much as I wanted to.
Gas control valve - the valve they used is a bit weird! but I've learned to live with it. If i used a standard LPG regulator, it would only go up to 1.2kPa. i had to use a variable regulator to make it go higher.
ET probe - i would have wanted it to be inside the drum open space, not at the back of the drum where the air is flowing through.
Beans release - Really bad design. Caused many accidental releases.
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