Funny how a guy can go from roasting on a 10 kilo commercial machine to not even having a home roaster to roast their own coffee with! I sold everything I had except a Fresh Roast, which I proceeded to burn up the other day. Its a sad state of affairs to be out of coffee when a few months ago I was surrounded by it. In my quest to determine what to buy I think I have decided on a...Quest. I seriously considered a sample roaster, but concluded as I always do that if I'm going to spend $8k or so on a roaster it might as well be one that will roast 5lbs or more and earn its keep. It seems likely that there is another larger roaster in my near future (to be determined if I'm going small -2-3k, or larger 12k+), so I think I will spring for the Quest so I can not only roast for myself now, but also use it to sample at a later date.
Anyone with Quest experience, feel free to share. Anyone who has gone from a direct flame roaster to an infrared (like Diedrich) feel free to chime in as well. I am open and soliciting opinions!
Shep