Re: Gene Cafe?

In article <ftquvc$oca$1@aioe.org>, bogus <bogus@bogus.bog> wrote:

> Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> <snip>
>
> >>>
> >>> But for a darker roast, the Gene seems to do a better job.
>
>
>
> <snip>
>
> > Well, I've got a few roasters.  My most recent before the Behmor was the
> > Gene.  Loved the Gene for City+ and beyond, loved the very controllable
> > nature of it.  But I didn't like the results I got with lighter roasts
> > and while the controllability was good, it also meant I had to monitor
> > the entire roast cycle.
> >
> > Sometimes I don't want to fiddle! :)
>
> Heh...Understood..... the Behmor gets to the lighter roasts more easily,
> plus it has that indescribable "plus" that you mentioned at the end of
> your post.
>
> <snipped some GREAT insight into roasting and Behmor>
>
>
> >
> > All of this said, the roast from a Behmor to the same level done with
> > another roaster taste different.  I can't put my finger on just what
> > that difference is, it is pleasant, but it is different.
>
> Great comments..... thanks.
>
> Last (I think) question: when making darker roasts, why do you consider
> the Gene Cafe superior to the Behmore - *given* your understanding of
> how to make the most of each machine?
>
> IIUC, a newbie would have trouble with the Behmore at dark, but you've
> clearly outlined how you make it work for you. It appears that either
> machine could go controlably dark in your hands, and the Behmore would
> have that pleasant difference!?
>
> Thanks again!

The plus for the Gene and darker than FC+ is that I can safely do a 1/2#
roast to that level.  I don't think I would attempt that on the Behmor
unless I knew for sure that the bean in question was very low chaff.

so for me, darker than FC+ is either 1/4# in the Behmor or 1/2# in the
Gene.
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