Just getting into home roasting. I started with a thrift shop Poppery II and
found batches of Monkey Blend having dificulty reaching second crack. Spent
the big bucks today on a brand new West Bend Hot air Popper.
First batch went very well. I heard the cracks and things went well in 7-8
minutes.
I attempted to do a second batch and found that I got nowhere near second
crack without letting the machine cool 10+ minutes. I can even hear the
thermostat protection cutting in and out!
A) how many consecutive batches are other able to do?
B) How can I remove the thermal protection switch?
Walt
Dan Piette wrote:
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I have no trouble doing consecutive batches in the low end Hearthware
roaster.  I do add a few minutes to the cool off cycle of each batch though.
/monty
At 02:57 PM 11/30/00 -0500, you wrote:
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I do not run consecutive batches in my popper, but I preheat before the 
roast so I guess that qualifies. I am not aware of the thermal switch
cutting out, mine may have a higher setpoint. Others have disabled the
switch by either bending the arm so that it will not open or shorting the
contacts with a heavy wire.
Poppers with the solid bottom and side inlets do a good job of mixing the
beans for even roasting. The agitation is much better than my Aromaroasts
with screen bottoms. The beans look like they have a satin finish from the
polishing action. If the beans do not mix well at the start, you are using
too much.
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Ken Mary - Aromaroast & Popper - whirlyblade - decanter
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