fatamorgana Electric Home Coffee Roaster Roasting Machine Nuts Barista Home 450g Electric Coffee Bean Roaster Machine Grain Dry 110V

First off, this roaster is a little quirky. If you're looking for a push button roaster that has programmable profiles and data collection, go elsewhere with a lot more money. I have been roasting for over 10 years on my own home built equipment. I needed a small portable roaster, and I think I found it.Power is wonky. It ships with the display set to 220V. It still works fine at 110V. You can change the display to 110V, but it won't change the function at all. I just left it. Just recognize that 220 is full power. It backs off 10V per click. If you leave it on at full power, it will hit a temperature limit and cut the power to the coils. You don't want that happening during a roast. Temperature stability is your friend. There is still some learning here for me, especially when I try to go to larger batches and will need the full power.Wash everything first, then run it at full temp for 30 minutes. There is a mill finish / lubricant in the system that needs to burn off. Cool it down, then wash it again. Including wiping down the inside.I started with 300g of beans. The first roast was perfect, but that's also where I discovered the smoking lubricant, so I threw that awat, then kept the roaster going for a while.Second roast, I pre-heated for 10 minutes, then dropped 300g again. It was 60 degrees outside, slightly breezy. I got it stabilized at about 530 degrees (get your metric conversion table handy), running the machine at 210 on the power. At a little over 12 1/2 minutes, I was at first crack. I backed power down to 190, then let it go another couple of minutes. All during warmup and roast, I had the fan going about 45%.I unhooked the tube to convert the fan to a cooler. I removed the chaff filter, and left it out. Most of the chaff is already gone, and it cools far faster. I cranked the fan to 100% for cooling. Some chaff still pulled out, but you should be outdoors anyway, so NBD.I haven't tasted it yet, but the roast is beautiful and even. It smells fantastic. I think that I can get to the advertised 500g in a reasonable amount of time, without baking the beans. We'll see.So far, this is a great little roaster. I'm really impressed. It's very portable, and roasting at least a 1/2 pound at a time. Maybe, just maybe even a pound. We'll see. I'm still happy with 1/2 pound, to be honest.The window is not terribly functional. You can see the drum turning, but no bean color. I would crack the lid an inch or so, and take a quick look. A trier might be a possibility, but that invoves moving the fan tube. Something to consider...If you want an affordable, no frills drum roaster that is compact, this is it.

The product worked very well for the first 6 months but then failed. We typically roasted ~2 lbs every 3-4 weeks without issue. At 6 months the roaster stopped turning on (the blue power switch is lit up and the cord is directly plugged into a wall socket but the LED panel on the roaster won't turn on). The unit was kept clean and stored in a temperature controlled area of our house. Very disappointed that the unit failed this quickly.

Purchased 01/01/2024I am not a pro-roaster, though, I am an engineer and the first thing I notice is how well this roaster is built. It's clear that serviceability was designed into this machine. Each part looks to be off-the-shelf parts you can get at a hardware store. That's a good thing! It's beautiful but also very repairable. I like repairable. No plastic. It's way overbuilt with steel and bolts and the glass is very thick. I am really impressed.PROs:- Very well built as described above. Beautiful too. So much care in the design.- Easy to take apart and clean.- Nice controls, two knobs that feel sturdy. Rotation Speed & Heat (voltage).- Display defaults to temperature, but shows RPMs or Voltage when adjusting knobs then back to temperature again.- I was able to reach 475F and then stopped (without the smoke fan running). The machine probably could have gone a bit higher.- Convenient hole for thermometer. Fits 4mm diameter probe.- Convenient window for peeking without opening the heating bay.- Opening the heating bay does not affect roast temp much since the roasting chamber is enclosed in glass, so you can open the bay door and really take a look for a minute and no real harm. I like that.- Insulation around the heating element keeps the table top and lower sides from getting too hot (top cover though still gets hot so be careful).- Includes heating element temperature sensor.- Includes analog thermometer for roast chamber and seems accurate enough. I bought a 10" digital one.CONs:- Fan speed control could be better, but it hasn't been a problem.It roasts great for me and definitely a huge bonus is you are a tinkerer and/or like to do your own maintenance as this thing is so serviceable.Definitely recommended. I really love it!Update 01/31/2024One month later... I love it so much I bought a 2nd one! Best compliment I can give <3It can roast 454g in one batch, however, it is a little slow to get back up to temp at this large batch size. So to help the roaster, I find pre-heating the beans in a small electric oven set to 150F while the roaster gets up to temp makes a world of difference.Having said that, I typically roast 227g batches (1/2LB) because it's easier and it's plenty for me.The roaster handles this size with ease.I have no complaints. Regarding the previously mentioned CON exhaust fan -- it has not been a problem in my workflow.I would highly recommend this roaster for those who like to be involved in the roasting process and fine tune and learn and improve as this roaster let's you control everything.I would not recommend this roaster for those who want to just press a button.

I discovered after 3 or 4 roasting that my roaster needs to be heated per the thermometer inside the glass to 200 Centigrade or at the redline on the furnished thermometer. For me controlling the heat can be accomplished by opening the cover as well as by the knobs. Previous coffee roasting experience is definite help on this roaster as one would be looking for smells, sound and sight of the beans being roasted. Hopefully this roaster will last for several years as the parts seem to be solid and if the control switches break they can be replaced.