Massol Coffee roasters

[poshpipes]

Hi There, first post for me so go easy!

I am looking to start roasting on a larger scale and am looking at a used Massol 3KG machine.

I wondered if people have used them (i know they are out of business)?

More importantly, to roast 3KG apparently takes 30-40 minutes, is not a fundamental flaw or is this to be expected with large roasts???

Any ideas appreciated!

 

[Redswing]

I'm guessing what everyone else is going to tell you is that 30-40 minutes is waaay too long for a roast, you should aim for b/w 10-15+ minutes (a few out there say longer. or shorter for that matter).

A Massol is a tough beast to find any info on, turns out. But on the surface level, for around $1500, it's a pretty good deal to be able to roast that much at once. A UK ebay auction sold one last year, and the description said the max capacity is not the advertised 3kg, but more accurately 2kg and under.
Massol Coffee Roaster | eBay

Good luck on your search...I'd like to hear what happens. Keep us posted!