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Your drum is awesome! I just roasted my first batch of beans on my new
 RK drum and they came out great. I feel like a kid at Christmas! Oh
 yeah, it is Christmas and this is my present to myself! I roasted 1 1/4
 pound on my first try and chose a bean that I do not really care for so
 that it did not matter what happened. My grill did a great job of
 getting to temp fast and I was able to maintain temps even in the 45
 degree weather with a little breeze blowing. I hit first crack at 9:11,
 cranked back the heat some and

Hey Shane!

Tomorrow is the big day! Grand opening at our 1st farmer's market - final health inspection at 8:30 AM and we will be completely licensed through the city and state as roasters! Deb and I have been working around the clock getting everything ready, Thank you again for all of your help and advice along the way! We will be taking a bunch of pics tomorrow as we will be roasting on site, but am attaching a pic of the roasting setup for you to see. We will touch base with you after the next couple days of markets and let you know how it went. Still have another 30 lbs to roast...and about a million minor last minute things!  Thanks Again for helping us get here!

Hank and Deb

Las Vegas Coffee and Roasting Co.

Ditto and more. Fantastic product, but more importantly, great service before and even better after. RK for President!
md

Hi Shane,

I love my RK drum - I think I've probably roasted 100 pounds in it by
now.  As bad weather begins to creep into Northern Indiana I have a
little more time on my hands and I realized I neglected to let you know
that a friend of mine wrote an article about my roasting. If you go to
www.thebeacher.com - go to past issues for 2011, select October 6  and
you'll get a pdf version of The Beacher. If you scroll down to page 36
you'll find Charley's article.  The RK drum gets honorable mentions
there.  I hope you enjoy it.

Dick Coffee

 Hello, Ron:
 
 Just to let you know that I finally got my cooling stand put together, burned in the drum and did my first roast this evening on the patio. I was concerned about being able to hear the cracks (coming from using an iRoast2 that was an issue for me). I had my wife standing by to make sure I didn't miss the sounds. I needn't have worried. The sounds of First Crack were loud enough to be heard on the other side of the back yard. I backed the temp off a bit and let her coast. The first time trying to control the temperature is kind of like trying to back up an 18-wheeler but we managed just fine. I was going to pull at the first sign of 2nd crack and I overshot a few seconds but oh, well. The cooling stand worked great and for the maiden voyage of my RK Drum, I am very pleased. The rest will come with experience.
 Thank you, Ron. We're off and running. Now if I could only find someplace I could lay my hands on some more of that Brazil Fazenda Ipanema "Dulce" that Tom and Maria had!! A number of my friends just rave about that one and I have only a small amount left. I'll know better next time to lay in a good supply when I find a great bean like that one. Of course, SM has many great beans.
 
 George Steinert
 Sacramento, CA