This sale is for the latest-release, improvedKN-8828-P-2X model, with the thermocouple.
Thisfixed-price saleis for theFULL PROGRAMMABLE (Model: KN-8828-P-2X).This is the latest Hottop roaster. It iswell-suited for the serious home roaster, B&Bs, and small restaurants. Local pickups are welcome. Join the fresh-roasted-coffee revolution, save yourself some serious money and enjoy the best coffee, roasted in the convenience of your own location! We willship it for free anywhere in the continental US. We ship worldwide.
Free Coffee Samples: We will include at no extra cost three samples (one pound each,three pounds total) of very-high-qualitySpecialty and Premium green coffee beans to get you started on roasting, as soon as you open the box! These beans are 100% Arabica. You will receive samples of ourInvalsa Extra (A), Invalsa Superior (AA) and vacuum-packed-at-origin Invalsa Cumbre (AAA) coffee beans. Some of these coffee beans are organic, Fair Trade, and have no defects (rocks, ferment, insect attacks, mold, etc).The coffee is certified organic byCeres, GmbH(an USDA agent). If you prefer (because of Customs regulations, lower shipment costs, etc), we can also ship the roaster without any coffee beans.
What are the differences between the two programmable (KN-8828P & KN-8828B) models and which one should I buy?:
The \"B\" model is designed to roast beans by time -You will havefull control over total roast time, target roasting temperature to end, fan speed, and heater power. These can be easily changed during the roast. The combination of variables that are subject to programming changes are virtually infinite (Youshould have some basic knowledge of the roasting process to know when to change fan speed and/or heater power in order to control the roast for best results. However, if you are new to roasting just use the default values until you get more comfortable with the process.)The \"P\" model is designed to roast beans by temperature - A roasting program consists of eight segments. Each segment consists of an amount of time, temperature, and fan speed.You wouldpredetermine these parameters for each segment and the machine will control the temperature.You wouldhave full control of segments when programming the roast, but would only be able to change the target temperature of each segment once the roast begins.
Most experienced roasters have found that the \"B\" model allows you to change roasting parameters at anytime for the ultimate roasting control. The \"P\" model is for roasters that want to have a self-made profile that can be easily repeated, or that want to roast a particular type of coffee bean the same way every time.The silver lining is that if you decide that you got the wrong model, you can just swap out the control panel. There is no need to exchange the whole machine, and we will be happy to help you with that, or any other issue that you may have
For several years now, the Hottop roaster has remained the top-of-the-line home coffee roaster. It is the most expensive, but for those interested in a traditional drum roaster, it is well worth its asking price. It has a long history of satisfied customers and a well-deserved reputation. You will spend more money, but you will not be disappointed. We provide full-service, repair and warranty support. On our website you will also find excellent, detailed instructions for the do-it-yourselfers.
Because of its durability and quality, the Programmable Hottop (either model B or P) coffee roaster has becomea professional sample roaster ofchoice when compared with traditional, commercial sample roasters that normally retail for $3,000 to $5,000. A sample coffee roaster is used by professional (or amateur) roasters to cup (and hence decide) which green coffee beans to buy. With therelease of the programmable models (KN-8828-P-2X and KN-8828-B-2X), the Hottop is definitely a serious player in the sample roasting category. Be advised, however, that the Hottop is rated in the US as a household roaster and not a commercial roaster. We like to consider it a professional model.
Please readour extensive coffee-products buyers\' response (100% positive, close to4,550 transactions. over2,750 distinct buyers, over1,750 repeat customers) and offer with confidence. We are very proud of our record and reputation.In order to reachsuch distinction, sellers must uphold the community values, including honesty, timeliness and mutual respect and maintain very demanding response levels. Only a few, select sellers reach this level of distinction and recognition. Please check our other salesfor other grades and quantities, as well as coffee gear. To learn more about us pleasevisit our aboutpage.
Roaster features on theProgrammablemodels:
* Computer controlled roasting for accuracy and repeatability.
* Fully automatic roasting and cooling.
* User can end roast at any time. Just press the \"Eject\" button.
* Capacity: 8 to 11 oz per roasting, optimal 9 oz.
* Roast cycle: 17 to 23 minutes.
* External cooling tray with agitation arm and cooling fan. Beans cool in 4 to 5 minutes.
* Easy cleaning.
* Very quiet operation.
* Built-in smoke reduction system. Washable & replaceable filters.
* Stainless steel cover and drum.
* Large window gives good view of the beans during roasting.
* Audible signaling of roast progress.
* Heat element: 750 Watts.
* Steel Drum: 4 x 8 inches.
* Viewing window: 4 inches.
* Height: 14 inch, Width: 10 inch, Depth: 19 inch
* Weight: 19 pounds, net
* Voltage: available only in 110-120
* Warranty: One year for parts labor. 30-days, money-back, satisfaction guarantee.
Control Panel
Full Programmable Model
KN-8828P-2X
* Introduced (2010). Most sophisticated roaster at this price level
* Nine user-programmable, eight-segment roast profiles
*Temperature, time, and fan speed can be programmed and monitored at any time
*Auto mode allows simple operation without programming, just like older models
*Colorful LCD screen with full graphics and gages
This large,professional roaster is designed and manufactured in Taiwan by Chang Hue Industrial Corp, which also designs and manufactures vertical and horizontal rotisseries, food dehydrators and an electronic-temperature-control, PC plastic, pourover drip coffee maker. The roaster is distributed and sold worldwide.
The full-color 24 page (8.5\" by 11\") Owner\'s Manual is complete and well written with plenty of directions for using, cleaning and maintaining your roaster. You can also easily troubleshoot electrical, mechanical and roasting/coffee problems by using the colorful guide.
TheFull Programmable Hottop
With its roots firmly established in the dependability and solid design of the original KN-8828 analog-display, preprogrammed model, and with its predecessor the KN-8828D digital-display model, the new KN-8828P programmable model allows users the ability to modify the roast program to suit their needs, satisfy their personal taste, or best match their preferred coffee origin and brewing method.
To achieve this the manufacturer has redesigned the entire control board as well as the main circuit board. The KN-8828P is now available as a complete roaster. Moreover, the manufacturer has gone to great lengths in the design of this new model to be sure that current owners of a Hottop coffee roaster will also be able to upgrade their roasters to the \"P\" model by replacing the control panel and the main board, both of which are available as an upgrade \"kit\" for purchase from us.
The control panel has been totally redesigned, now sporting an advanced, colorful LCD display which serves as the programming interface as well as offering the user full telemetry readouts during the roasting process. For those just learning about roasting coffee there is an \"Auto\" mode that roasts the coffee much like the previous models. However, the KN-8828P also adds nine additional customizable roasting profiles. The first one is pre-programmed by the factory. The remaining nine profiles can be programmed by the user and saved for use at a future time in the non-volatile memory. This means that if you unplug the roaster you will not lose your stored profiles.
Program \"0\" (Auto) is set from the factory and cannot be changed. Each of the additional nine programs can have up to eight roasting segments, and each of those segments can be individually programmed for time and temperature as well as fan speed. Additionally, the user can modify any single portion of a program they have already created without having to re-enter the entire profile or segment.
With the ability to create that many custom roasting profiles, the KN-8828P-2X can be set up to cover just about any roasting need. Use program 1 for espresso, program 2 for the Bolivian light Roast that mom loves so much, program 3 for that dark \"French Roast\" that uncle Bernie waxes poetic about, and six more profiles to make the roaster work just the way you want it. It is also easy to keep track of the various profiles because the user can add their own three-character, alpha-numeric name.
To further assist the user, animations have been added to the control panel. In the lower left-hand corner various animations remind the user of tasks that need to be completed. Prompts include emptying the chaff tray (shown here to the right) adding beans, or eject and cool-down mode is in progress. When an alarm goes off a quick glance at the display lets the user know what to do.
Among various safety features are one that the chaff tray needs to be removed from the machine for emptying or the next roast cannot begin, even if the machine has been unplugged.
The screen animation on LCD reminds user that chaff tray needs to be emptied before the next roast can begin.
Besides the animations on the message center, the lighting on the LCD screen changes depending on which mode or function is in use. One more way to alert the user.
The graph above created from data gathered during an actual roast compares the temperature reported by the KN-8828P\'s LCD display to the actual bean temperature taken with a separate probe inserted into the roasting chamber.
Another great, safety feature helps keep the user from ruining a roast. When bean temperature reaches 414 F, the roaster will signal the user by beeping for thirty seconds. This warns the user that the beans are approaching the point where they may be burnt or even ignite. During this thirty-second warning period the user MUST press the \"Enter\" button. If the button is not pressed the machine will automatically eject the beans into the cooling tray. Nice going!
1 - Countdown timer to show total amount of time left in the current roasting process.
2 - Current roasting chamber temperature.
3 - Fan state and relative speed (fan is off in this picture)
4 - Current state (Roasting, Plus Time, Cooling, etc.).
5 - Eight programmable roasting segments will be available to be programmed. These bars show the portion of the programmed temperature which has been achieved for the programmed temperature for that segment.
6 - In the same way the vertical bar shows temperature progress, these four squares show how the programmed time for the current segment is progressing. Each one indicates 25% of the time for that particular segment. Here you see that this segment is at about 50% of the programmed time.
7 - This time display shows the amount of time left for the active segment.
8 - This bar represents the user\'s programmed temperature for that segment.
We are an authorized manufacturer\'s distributor located on the East Coast (Boston). We service and support what we sell and we stock all necessary parts for immediate shipment.
Warranty Info: The Hottop roaster is warranted by the manufacturer for a full one year from the date of purchase. To obtain service under the warranty program, please contact us and we will ensure that you get your roaster repaired or replaced. The Manufacturer provides a 30-day \"Buyer\'s Satisfaction Policy\" including a full cash refund. Shipping costs are not refundable. Please contact us for details
Tech and After Sales Support: If your roaster is not operating properly and it is outside the warranty period you can ship it to us for repair and service. We will provide a written estimate before we start any work. Or, if you prefer, you can purchase the necessary parts directly from us and install them yourself. Detailed instructions on diagnosis and repairs are included here. Feel free to call us if you have questions, service issues, or need some advice on coffee roasting in general or how to use this roaster in particular. We provide unlimitedemail &phone support. Call or email us. The colorful, detailed (close-up pictures included) Repair and Troubleshooting Guidelines linked above are excellent and will make repairs easy and enjoyable. Follow the links and take a look.
ROASTING TIPS:
To get started make sure the roaster is located in a flat, level surface. It is going to get hot and generate smoke (quite a bit of smoke, in fact, if you want dark roasts), so leave plenty of space around it. Ideally it should be near a window or underneath a kitchen hood for ventilation. During warm (not hot, nor cool) weather you can use it outside, but be aware that ambient temperature has a direct impact on your roast. For this reason we recommend that you use the roaster only indoors and with adequate ventilation.
The Hottop has a unique feature, the pre-heating cycle. This is a familiar step to bakers; you need to preheat the oven before starting your baking. You start the roaster\'s pre-heating cycle by pressing the \"Start\" button. Do not drop the green beans until the pre-heat cycle is complete. The roaster will give you a loud beep to remind you that it is time to fill in the beans.
You would need to measure 250 grams (or 9 oz ) of green beans. This is an important step. Unlike the Gene Cafe, the Hottop is designed to roast the same amount of green beans every time. If you do not have an accurate, digital kitchen scale, please check our other sales for one that is reasonably-priced.. You can use 1 and 1/3 cups (by volume) of green beans, but you will soon realize that measuring by weight gives much better results.
We just loaded the green beans and the roasting process has begun. Notice the green color of the unroasted coffee beans.After eight minutes the beans have begun to take on some color. Notice the small amount of steam coming out. There is a pleasant grassy aromaWe reached first crack (about 15 minutes). It sounds like breaking pencils. Beans are medium brown, more smoke is now present and smells like coffee!At about 18 minutes we reach second crack. This is a dark roast and the beans are being ejected. Yes, there is quite a bit of denser smoke now.Ejecting a lighter roast. Not so much smoke now. This is our preferred roast: \"moderately dark\". You maintain the fruity , acidic flavors of our Bolivian beans without the overbearing ashy mouth feel.The cooling process is completed. Two arms rotate the beans while air is drawn down through the holes in the pan. Notice the nice, even dark roast. Cooling takes 4 to 5 minutes. This is a good roaster!
An inside look of a just-used roasting chamber before cleaning and after the stainless steel drum is removed for required cleaning after each roast cycle. Don\'t skip the cleaning. Make sure there are no beans left inside. It will ruin your next roast.Side shot of the digital model after completing a dark roast cycle. The side filter (blue) is very visible. Keeping the wire heat protectors is very important. The roaster gets very hot! Notice the black handle on top. It belongs to the green coffee chute where you drop the coffee after it beeps announcing that it is pre-heated and ready to go. Cool or what?All the components that can be removed for cleaning. Notice the high quality of the Stainless Steel parts. Clockwise from the top left corner: a) perforated cooling pan. b) side filter (disposable), c) roasting drum, d) glass window, e) top metal charcoal filter (replaceable), f) drum bearing plate, g) chaff collector, and h) green beans drop-down chute cover
PRODUCT REVIEW:
During our extensive tests, we were impressed with how solid this coffee roaster is built and how easy it is to use it. We roasted all sorts of beans (including Decaf) and we were impressed with the overall results.All models allow youto change the time of the roast. The temperature is controlled by the computer, which may be a positive or negative aspect depending on your point of view. If you like to change the temperature to achieve your preferred roasting profile, this is a negative. Such users should opt for the Gene Cafe or even the I-Roast2. On the other hand, if you have your hands full with the time of the roast and you rather just let the computer handle the temperature, this is a positive. By the way, there is debate among roasting experts as to whether changing the temperature during the roast is a good thing. Michael Sivetz, the inventor of \"Fluid Bed\" roasters, for example, thinks that the quicker you get to 485 degrees (and stay there), the better the roast will be. As you can imagine, Mr. Sivetz doesn\'t think much of \"profile roasting\" because most roasters (even the expensive, commercial ones) do not have the ability or accuracy to measure bean temperature (the important variable), and simply measure \"roasting chamber\" temperature, which is not a good indicator. We will not settle the debate here. W e just believe in full disclosure.
The roaster defaults at 18 minutes, which makes for a light roast. Using our Bolivian beans we have found the best results at 19 for our Extra (A) and 20 for Superior (AA) and Cumbre (AAA). You need to experiment and discover the level that best fits your preferences (not somebody else\'s like us). Roasting is also influenced by ambient temperature and humidity, density of the bean and the voltage on your electrical circuit. So experiment and take our levels, as that, starting points. Besides here is where the fun in coffee roasting comes. Doing your own thing and then bragging about it to your amazed family and friends, who up to now, never probably enjoyed truly fresh-roasted coffee.
Even though, as a roasting principle we prefer the \"fluid bed\" roasters (because of its sharper, cleaner, more flavorful coffee since the beans are always surrounded by air and never touch any metal surface that accumulates burned up oils that over time become rancid and affect the flavor of the new roast), with regular and aggressive cleaning, this roaster could produce intense flavors and deep, subtle bodies. For drum roasters it is important to do aggressive cleaning in order to prevent the accumulation of over burnt or rancid oils that will accumulate on the inside surfaces and impact future roasts. However, drum roasters retain the charisma of a technique that has been used successfully since the 15th century. A drum roaster allows you to roast more \"by the senses\" (smell, color, sound) than \"by wire\" (fully automated equipment). However, with theintroduction of the programmable models the Hottop has now also joined the \"roast by wire\" category.
In any event, we are here to help you and to make your progression into a \"Roastmaster\" a truly rewarding and exciting journey. Do not hesitate to contact us. We answer al questions and love to talk about coffee. Can\'t you tell?
A quick primer on fresh-roasted coffee: Most people are amazed to learn that once a coffee bean has been roasted, it starts to lose flavor, slowly at first,but surelyin justthree days, even if it has not been ground. Over the next three weeks, even more flavor is lost, beyond repair. Most of us don\'t often have a chance to taste the full flavor of coffee, unless we know a local coffee roaster. Until 50 years ago, this is how coffee was sold, just like milk. Your local coffee roaster delivered freshly roasted beans to your home at regular intervals based on your family\'s consumption. After WWII, when \"development\" took place, national coffee roasters started offering \"convenient\" and \"scientifically\" packaged coffee and convinced us that \"modern\" coffee was \"just as good\" and without all the fuss and mess. Well, guess what, commercial coffeetasted awful, and we just drank it because we wanted the caffeine.The only thing we cared about was the price. No wonder young kids started drinking colas. It also has caffeine, but at least it tastes good and sweet!
Let\'s go back! With a modern home/professional coffee roaster, like this one, there is no mystery tocoffee roasting.Quickly and without any mess, you will be ready to brew a pot of the freshest coffee that you have ever made. Furthermore, once you have started roasting your own coffee, you will be able to savor the truly finest coffees in the world freshly roasted in your own location!
So, go ahead, recover one of the timeless, lost pleasures and start roasting your own coffee today.
Please note that this roaster is for American electricity (110 volts, 60 hz).Some customers have reported that it workswell with an electrical transformer, others that it does not. We take no responsibility if you use a transformer, and the manufacturer may not honor the warranty if you do. If you need roasters for European/Asian/South American electricity (230 volts , 50hz), we have theGene Cafeand the IMEX (Digirosto.com) CR-100 available. Both are Korean-made. Please check our other sales, or contact us for more details. Because of a manufacturer\'s mandate we are no longer allowed to sell the Hottop 220-240 volt models. Sorry.
Return Policy: Within 14 days after you have received an item you can return it to us, provided that, in our judgment, it is unopened, unused and in 100% resalable condition. There isno re-stocking fee for unopened, returned, resalable items returned within 3 days of receipt. However, there is a 20% re-stocking fee if you returned it after three days.If in our judgement, the return item is resalable, but only as an used item, we will only refund 50% of the original sale price. Shipping charges are not refundable and you are responsible for shipping charges incurred to return any item to us. All returned merchandise must be in its original packing carton with all the supporting accessories, forms and instruction manuals. Exchanges, replacements and refunds are made only after the returned item is received by us, so make sure you insure it. We will not issue refunds for damaged-after-receipt, or misused merchandise.
Customer Satisfaction Policy: a) Defective Items: For defective items please contact the manufacturer directly for warranty repair/replacement. We provide all necessary help including manufacturer\'s address, toll free numbers and/or invoices, as necessary. If within 30 days after we have shipped, AND after you have tried in good faith to obtain warranty repair/replacement from the manufacturer and are not satisfied with the outcome, we will exchange any defective item at no charge, after we have received the defective unit from you.
b) Damaged goods in transit with purchased shipping insurance: We will file an insurance claim with the carrier. In order to receive an immediate replacement of the damaged goods, the customer needs to provide us with a Credit Card or PayPal payment for the value of the replacement part/product AND return (at their expense) the damaged parts for insurance verification. Otherwise, we will not ship the replacement part/product until we receive the damaged part/product from the customeror the insurance claim payment. Once the insurance payment and/or the damaged part/product is received we will credit the credit card or refund the PayPal payment.c) Damaged goods in transit without purchased shipping insurance: Customers who opt not to purchase shipping insurance and receive shipping-damaged goods have no recourse to us. Our responsibility ends when we hand over the merchandise to the carrier
Stocking andShipping Policies: We only sale what we have onstock. We don\'t play \"inventory logistics\" games and buy the item with your money after you won and paid for the sale. This is what sellers with unrealistic low prices, high shipping costsand long delivery dates do. If we run out of stock (because we sold it on our online store)we terminate sales without offersearly. If youwin an sale you are guaranteed to receive the item. So offer with confidence, you will get what youwin in a few days (depending onyour location).
We ship the same business day payment is received, if payment is received before 2:00pm (EST). Otherwise, we ship the following business day.We will ship, for free, via FedEx Groundonly to the continental US. Depending on where you are located, you will receive your coffee roaster the next day or infour to five business daysif you are in the West Coast.Pleaseuse the shipping calculator for costs outside the continental US. International quotes already include a credit for free domestic shipping. We ship worldwide. We ship to the address on record with the payment account (PayPal or credit card). Please note: For international shipments, if you chose Priority Mail, the roaster can only be insured, because of US Mail Regulations,up to$400. If you want to insure it for the full value, you must select Priority Mail Express(EMS) delivery.
responsePolicy:We are in the business of keeping customers happy above all reasonable costs, but we are also human. If you feel your experience with us has been less than exemplary, please contactus and we will try our hardest to keep you a happy, loyal, repeat customer. response is final, once given it cannot be taken back. If you change you mind about buying a product, before we ship, we will gladly cancel the transaction rather than report you as a non-paying buyer. Likewise, please contact us before giving us negative response. We will make things right.
Affiliations: We are proud members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Specialty Coffee Association of Bolivia. We are also proud members ofthe Cup of Excellence®.
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