Show Off your Roaster

[Warrior372]

That is a pretty roaster!

[FinerGrind]

Just received our new Diedrich IR5 on Friday morning. It's a beauty. Still have probably through the end of the month to get the install right in the midst of the Christmas crunch at the shop - we're building a platform out of some distressed sheet metal & i-beams, and are waiting for a local sheet metal place to finish building our duct work. While I can't wait to get roasting on it, I'm just telling folks that I'd rather have it done right than done fast. It also gives me some down time to learn the software on it, too. What's crazy is that I already have two local restaurants and a brewery committed to buying coffee from me! Definitely a humbling feeling.

If you're ever in my direction in central PA, you're invited to come play!

Nice Karlo!!!

[headchange4u]

That thing is sexy as hell. White looks a lot nicer than I would have thought.

[Mlee]

I have roaster envy

[karlo]

That thing is sexy as hell. White looks a lot nicer than I would have thought.

Even though it'll probably be a pain to keep clean, I went with the white for two reasons:
1) I wanted a fairly neutral color, since the roasting room is heavy on brick & wood with a bright accent wall.
2) ever since I first saw Star Wars I've been smitten with storm troopers. They may be mindless, but something about that stark black & white screams pure class.

[mp]

That thing is sexy as hell. White looks a lot nicer than I would have thought.

Even though it'll probably be a pain to keep clean, I went with the white for two reasons:
1) I wanted a fairly neutral color, since the roasting room is heavy on brick & wood with a bright accent wall.
2) ever since I first saw Star Wars I've been smitten with storm troopers. They may be mindless, but something about that stark black & white screams pure class.

Eye candy for sure!

 

[jspain]

Just received our new Diedrich IR5 on Friday morning. It's a beauty. Still have probably through the end of the month to get the install right in the midst of the Christmas crunch at the shop - we're building a platform out of some distressed sheet metal & i-beams, and are waiting for a local sheet metal place to finish building our duct work. While I can't wait to get roasting on it, I'm just telling folks that I'd rather have it done right than done fast. It also gives me some down time to learn the software on it, too. What's crazy is that I already have two local restaurants and a brewery committed to buying coffee from me! Definitely a humbling feeling.

If you're ever in my direction in central PA, you're invited to come play!

Nice Karlo!!!

Where you at in central Pa.? I'm on the Ohio border near Pitt and always like a roadtrip....  Jim

[BoldJava]

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Where you at in central Pa.? I'm on the Ohio border near Pitt and always like a roadtrip....  Jim

Oh, oh.  A ridge runners' koffee klatsch coming up.

B|Java

[karlo]

Where you at in central Pa.? I'm on the Ohio border near Pitt and always like a roadtrip....  Jim

I'm in Williamsport, PA. She's not up & running yet; I'm bidding out the duct work, hopefully it will be a done job in a week or two. I'll let ya'll know & we'll have a party.

[J.Jirehs Roaster]

the subject of ceramic roaster drums came up t the Yemenathon.. here are a few pictures.. (R&D department closed for the season)

first pic is looking into the opening of the drum.. preliminary test show I may only get a pound of roasted per roast
second and third pic are two end angles.. I have a crank arm buried in the snow to hand crank it..

[BoldJava]

Bill, nice.

How much that bad boy weigh?  How you dumping it?

The heat that gets retained in the drum must be tricky to profile -- would seem easy to run away?

B|Java

[milowebailey]

Bill

I like it.  I can't even imagine how long it took to make that.  I wonder if it will be close to a cast Iron drum...

looking forward to your roasting notes!

[peter]

Don't drop it bro'!

[J.Jirehs Roaster]

Bill, nice.

How much that bad boy weigh?  How you dumping it?

The heat that gets retained in the drum must be tricky to profile -- would seem easy to run away?

B|Java

couple pounds.. the shaft is setting loose so I can pick it up and dump it..  so far it seams the retained heat is not a scorching issue.. (as long as I keep cranking)

Bill

I like it.  I can't even imagine how long it took to make that.  I wonder if it will be close to a cast Iron drum...

looking forward to your roasting notes!

maybe a day of actual labor over a few weeks of drying firing and etc.. I fired it only once.. since I was not glazing it I just put it in a high fire as green ware

Don't drop it bro'!

but if I do I have an excuse to make the next one.. bigger, better, faster.. ~theme from bionic man show  in background~

[Tex]

Bill, nice.

How much that bad boy weigh?  How you dumping it?

The heat that gets retained in the drum must be tricky to profile -- would seem easy to run away?

B|Java

couple pounds.. the shaft is setting loose so I can pick it up and dump it..  so far it seams the retained heat is not a scorching issue.. (as long as I keep cranking)

Bill

I like it.  I can't even imagine how long it took to make that.  I wonder if it will be close to a cast Iron drum...

looking forward to your roasting notes!

maybe a day of actual labor over a few weeks of drying firing and etc.. I fired it only once.. since I was not glazing it I just put it in a high fire as green ware

Don't drop it bro'!

but if I do I have an excuse to make the next one.. bigger, better, faster.. ~theme from bionic man show  in background~

I want one - when will you begin marketing them?