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I owe you a big thankyou for your advice Shane! That drum is really starting to work for me. Some time in the future I will have to send you a documented time and temperature profile on what is working for me with that srum. One of the bigger hurdles is the barbeque. It doesn't regulate it's heat very well but I have put a bank of 4 thermometers on the front of my barbeque that I use to moniter the heat. This helps me keep an even roast along the full length of that long drum. Your suggestion of preheating the barbeque to 600 has really helped, I also am preheating the drum a little. What really has helped is the times that you projected for me. When I followed those times I started learning when the second crack was happening. this has made the difference. -Jason

Hello All,

What I love about the RK drum is what I think scares most people away.  At first look, an RK drum with a BBQ looks like you have no controls.  The opposite is true!  With a RK drum setup you have total control!  It is the only home roast system that I know of where you have the power and control to roast from 4 oz to 4 pounds of coffee.  Where people get in trouble is not realizing the flexibility of this system of roasting because they don’t go beyond the first look.  After 20 years of homeroasting using every type of roaster from the new commercial home models to roasting over fire with an antique popcorn popper, I think I am qualified to say the RK drum is the best home roaster you can buy for less than $1,500.00.  I have not found a limitation to my RK system yet.  After spending $150.00 on a commercial machine a few years ago, it only took me a month to go back to my $3.00 popcorn popper. 

 The RK drum reminds me of roasting over fire with the popcorn popper except it gets rid of those dimensions that need to be consistent for a good roast every time.  The RK drum moves the beans at a consistent rate.  The RK drum keeps the beans at the right place to receive the heat they need to roast.  The RK drum gives you a way to control the heat.  So, instead of five dimensions to control, the RK takes care of three and leaves the roaster with the two most important dimensions to control, time and temperature.  It lessens the

Well, 700+ lbs of coffee roasted in the last year and a half since purchasing my Drum....and still banging out some of the best coffee to be found anywhere.  

(if I don't say so myself) My friends, family, and even a couple dozen "Customers"?....people who have adopted me as their coffee supplier will attest- good beans, fire steel (the RK ) and man it makes some good coffee, 

thanks much again, 

Bo Maiuri

Glacier Coffee Roasters.

 Is totally awesome!  I roasted 2 pounds of coffee this afternoon after receiving your drum.

The first 2 pounds turned out near perfect! You have definitely taken home roasting to a new level.

The quality of your drum was exceptional. I must say the quality was far above what I had expected.

I can now look forward to roasting at home. I had been dreading roasting, because I could only do 1/3 cup batches before with my air roaster. It took me about 8-10 batches to roast enough for the Mrs. and I for the week.