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can I roast outside?
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| trobbrown |
Posted on 08/14/2012 15:22
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I live in Panama Central America - and humid - can I use my HotTop programmable roaster outside? (covered area) |
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| ginny |
Posted on 08/14/2012 15:29
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hello tro:
I am not sure how long you have had your Hot Top but my guess is you would have tried this before now.
you can roast where ever you want though I suggest you refrain from roasting in the direct path of the rain...
not sure why you put this Hot Top post in "trouble with forum," but I was kind enough to move into Hot Top forum.
lots of luck roasting outside where most people do...
ginny
Ala di Vittoria La Valentina,
Solis 5K, Aero Press, Mazzer Mini, Hot Top 8828 B 2K,
Quest 3, TC4C set up to use...
Sun-swept beaches with a light wind blowing...
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| Koffee Kosmo |
Posted on 08/14/2012 15:30
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Yes you can
What is your reson for thinking that one can't ?
KK
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| trobbrown |
Posted on 08/14/2012 18:40
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It is still in the box - I read about the smoke - but that humidity can affect the roast. I am taking it back to Panama on Sept 1st - should I buy spare filters? Any other spare parts I should buy? Rob |
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| ginny |
Posted on 08/14/2012 18:56
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wish you had given us more information in your original post.
that said, yes grab an extra filter. other parts you should not need if the roaster is new in the box.
I use a Hot Top on top of my stove in my kitchen, the fan above it will suck up a 150 pound dog so I never worry about smoke. I have used it outside in 114 degree heat with the monsoons raging.
why worry?
jut go do it.
-g
Ala di Vittoria La Valentina,
Solis 5K, Aero Press, Mazzer Mini, Hot Top 8828 B 2K,
Quest 3, TC4C set up to use...
Sun-swept beaches with a light wind blowing...
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| snwcmpr |
Posted on 08/14/2012 19:24
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should I buy spare filters?
I have spare filters.
I use one filter, and wash it when I finish my 20th roast.
I use Urnex cleaner. http://www.fullci...ment-wash/
Then while it is drying, I use the other one.
Ken
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| atalanta |
Posted on 08/14/2012 20:39
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You can wash the filters? Cool!!
I would say yes on outside, our stove vent can't even make a candle flicker so I never roast inside (I did ONCE when I first started roasting and learned my lesson FAST).
Congrats on your new purchase! |
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| trobbrown |
Posted on 08/15/2012 04:45
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I am really excited - I have 150 pounds of organic, fair trade, shade grown high-altitude green beans waiting for me back in Panama (from the Boqute area) - so I am starting off right - I was taught by the Noble-Bugle Indians to roast over an open fire with an iron pott - and the roasted beans are awesome - but that is a back breaking and really hot method - trust me - it was hard to tell how much of the smoke came from the wood and how much from the beans. |
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| trobbrown |
Posted on 08/15/2012 04:47
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You guys are awesome - thanks for the advice - just one last quick question (until I start roasting and then I wil have a ton I am sure0 - i have checked all literature and the website - is the HotTop Programable 15 amps or 30 amps? Can I plug it into any old household outlet? |
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| John Despres |
Posted on 08/15/2012 04:51
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Humidity will affect your roast, but to what degree I don't know. My guess it's not much; perhaps a few more seconds on the length.
Post a video of the open fire roasting. We would love to see it!
Happy roasting!
John
Respect the bean.
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| trobbrown |
Posted on 08/15/2012 05:54
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I will - good idea - the Noble-Bugle are know for their wonderfully colorful dresses - the whole family helps with the roasting - the kids gather the wood, Dad chops it, mom does the stirring in the iron pot and fans the fire to keep the temperature as constant as she can - squatting in the smoke and heat the whole time - to remove the parchment the kids beat the beans in a burlap bag with a stick - then mom tosses them up in the air - and catches them in another bowl - not a bean dropped. 2 pound sof green beans roast to become 1 pound of dark beans - can't hear any cracking as the flames/wood are crackling all the time - it is by sight and smell - color of the smoke. |
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| snwcmpr |
Posted on 08/15/2012 06:31
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You can wash the filters?
Yes.
I take "about" a half teaspoon of the full circle stuff I linked to in a glass baking dish and hot water.
I let it sit for a while (hours) and when i get back to it, I rinse in hot water and air dry till I change the filter again.
I have had my hot top since March 2011 and still use the original filters.
I have another new one still in the box.
I did change the other filter once, it doesn't need to be changed as often IMHO.
Ken
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| ginny |
Posted on 08/15/2012 06:31
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I am 99% sure it is 15 amps, it would need to pull like a clothes dryer to require 30,
that said I will look and post later.
your going to love it and really enjoy the fresh roasted beans. stripe kitty just got a new to her Hot Top...
it's a great machine. I use mine daily for myself or to roast a couple of pounds for the local market, well country store, even folks out here in the boonies like fresh roasted.
-g
thanks again for becoming a member...
Ala di Vittoria La Valentina,
Solis 5K, Aero Press, Mazzer Mini, Hot Top 8828 B 2K,
Quest 3, TC4C set up to use...
Sun-swept beaches with a light wind blowing...
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| trobbrown |
Posted on 08/15/2012 06:43
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Boonies? I live in a flipping jungle. LOL.
OK, OK, so it is the best beach in Panama - but I can see the jungle - does that count? Rob Brown (aka Roberto Chocolaté) |
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| ginny |
Posted on 08/15/2012 13:47
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Rob, speaking as a beach babe, if you can see it it counts...
the boonies is not the jungle, there is a difference.
I live in the boonies, you live in paradise...
-g
now...
Ala di Vittoria La Valentina,
Solis 5K, Aero Press, Mazzer Mini, Hot Top 8828 B 2K,
Quest 3, TC4C set up to use...
Sun-swept beaches with a light wind blowing...
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| trobbrown |
Posted on 08/16/2012 06:46
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LOL - if you have not seen the Pacific Beaches of Panama, you are missing out - beautiful, gentle waves, 18 foot tides, fresh seafood and fish - and soon - freshly roasted coffee... I may need a personal consult - come to Panama - teach roasting classes? |
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| John Despres |
Posted on 08/16/2012 09:37
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trobbrown wrote:
LOL - if you have not seen the Pacific Beaches of Panama, you are missing out - beautiful, gentle waves, 18 foot tides, fresh seafood and fish - and soon - freshly roasted coffee... I may need a personal consult - come to Panama - teach roasting classes?
I think a delegation of HRO representatives should be put together to help Rob.
I'm in.
JD
Respect the bean.
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| trobbrown |
Posted on 08/17/2012 00:53
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Great idea - A roasting roundup? A coffee convention? Home Roasting Reunion? I could arrange coffee plantation tours, one of which is done on horseback in the mountains of Boquete. Watch coffee roasting on an open fire in the jungle. Buy your parchment beans direct from one of twenty growers. $4 a pound.
The rallying call: "Roast your beans, roast your nuts - just be careful you don't roast your butt - look out Panama - here we come!" |
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| jedovaty |
Posted on 08/17/2012 07:32
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trobbrown wrote:
The rallying call: "Roast your beans, roast your nuts - just be careful you don't roast your butt - look out Panama - here we come!"
Just make sure to use a lot of sunscreen. Trust me on this. I will speak no further on this topic.
(can't find an appropriate simley for this) |
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| troposcuba |
Posted on 08/17/2012 20:05
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Hey Rob, what beach? We were there in January. We got some good surf along the pacific beaches and also in Bocas. We also stayed in Boquette for a week or so. We ended up finding our way to the Janson family coffee plantation in Volcan. One of the brothers just happened to be riding up on a horse as we wandered around the old runway near the farm. we asked him for directions, he pointed at the farm. we took a long leisurly horse ride with one of the kids that worked there for most of the day, then got to see the whole operation from growing to processing to shipping etc. Wish I could have stayed forever.
So do you wanna adopt me? i would cook and clean and do any other chores you have for me as long as you let me go surf when there are waves.
Sean
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thanks for joining.
Marco.....