My Nesco Homeroast (or whatever the last name was) burned out today while roasting some mexican coffee for my brother's in laws, visiting from Nigeria. Not the best roaster around, but it outlasted the hot air popcorn popper I started with. Probably repairable, I think it was just a cap that let go in the motor speed control circuit, but it stinks enough it may have been the motor itself.
I'll probably tear it apart this winter, replace the blown cap and anything else that looks iffy, and see if it runs.
In the mean time, I got a barely used Behmor 1600 for a decent price to try out. I'm hoping to get more of that "fast roast" flavor missing in the Nesco (it was pretty slow in comparison to the hot air popper) and was slow to cool.
Not exactly what I'd planned on doing with $300 on the first of January (I really need a new lawn mower engine, for instance), but I'm not about to diddle around forever looking for a deal and drinking grocery store coffee.
Wish me luck!
I'll probably tear it apart this winter, replace the blown cap and anything else that looks iffy, and see if it runs.
In the mean time, I got a barely used Behmor 1600 for a decent price to try out. I'm hoping to get more of that "fast roast" flavor missing in the Nesco (it was pretty slow in comparison to the hot air popper) and was slow to cool.
Not exactly what I'd planned on doing with $300 on the first of January (I really need a new lawn mower engine, for instance), but I'm not about to diddle around forever looking for a deal and drinking grocery store coffee.
Wish me luck!