Are there any other home-roasters in the community? I live in an area where the commercially available coffee tends to be pre-ground and stale. Over the years, I’ve started roasting my own coffee. Feel free to chime in to this post if you do the same or if you’re curious about it and we can compare notes on technique!
I roast 200 to 225 grams at a time I just leave the temp on the max setting and the fan starts on max and i turn the fan down throughout the roast to increase the temp while still keeping the beans moving.
I’ve done a batch in the oven before and it only took me about 10 to 15 minutes for a batch but i was worried about scorching. I got a lot of pitting in the oven but I think that is because my charge temp was really high like 430-450 if I remember correctly but I believe pitting happens in most dark roasts anyway and does not effect flavor.
I agree with you on the pitting. I can’t avoid it whenever I go dark with my roasts, regardless of roast temp or method.