Will this work for delicate cooking tasks such as roasting coffee beans, where you need to adjust the temperature just right?
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Honestly from my experience I wouldn't cook anything considered delicate. My burner is more low, medium and high it's difficult to be precise.
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To Stacey: I have only used it at lowest setting for stew for easy clean up, which it held up fine. Medium heat would probably be okay as well, as it seems sturdy enough.
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It produces fairly finely ground pepper, like any other typical pepper mill. There is no way that I'm aware of to adjust the grind. For your purpose, you may want to purchase an inexpensive coffee grinder and use it exclusively for grinding spices and herbs.
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No, I use it mainly for frying but I assume that you could if you set the temp, put the lid on and monitor the roast. check the booklet that came with it
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I would certainly think so. I checked my coffee after brewing it with my Keurig and is showed a temp of 185 degrees. The closer you are to the heat source with the gun, the more accurate the temp.
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No this is not the norm. It seems like your settings were too high or your timing clock needs to be adjusted down to less time for that particular batch. I burned beans in the beginning because I had my machine set on high, which was the factory setting, and the beans cooked too fast. I now leave my machine on medium and adjust the timer according to what I am roasting, and never had that problem again. And all my roasts are just right according to my taste.
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Actually that is the best use! I grind cooking pepper, cinnamon,and nutmeg. The pieces just have to be coffee bean size or smaller.
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I have no idea! It's more like a mini oven. I love it for pulled pork! I would check out what the specs are for a coffee roaster to compare- like what the temperature is for roasting beans. Wish I could be of more help!
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I used it for several months until I bought a hottop roaster on craigslist and then its been in the cubord every since. But it does work well for roasting beans and its very inexpensive. Look at videos on utube that will help you a lot.
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Yes, I went to the official website and the roaster and lid can be used up to 425 degrees. Clean up is a breeze.
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Yes it would do a fine job.. It would grind a coffee bean well. Buy and enjoy.
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Not sure what kind of cooking you want to know about? But have used it for boiling water and just food. As long as you can adjust the heat it works great. Doesn't take as long as a regular pot.
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No the temperature is not adjustable. However it keeps my large thick coffee mug and contents very warm.
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I have been using this for coffee roasting for 1 year now and it works very well. For a nice light to medium roast this is more than adequate and is pretty fool-proof. I roast for an average of 10 minutes per batch and all is well.
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You have to weigh the beans, then push the appropriate button to match that weight. Then figure out what program and profile you want. It takes a few roasts to figure out exactly what you need, but may change depending on the type of bean. And then you want to stay near, set your timer and listen for cracks...knowing you might want to stop a bit short of your desired roast as it will keep cooking a bit during cool down. Then when cooled, use a hand vac to vacuum up the chaff. I do 5 roasts and then do a cleaning cycle as recommended....just push the 1/4 lb button, then the start button. After the cleaning cycle I use a generic Magic Eraser sponge to wipe the surface of the inside of the machine to get the remaining oils off. The manual and website may suggest something else, but this works for me. That's it! Oh yeah, and once every six months, take out the screws off the plate and clean the fan underneath. It's just a computer case fan, so pretty easy to do with canned air.
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My husband uses this to roast coffee often and it still works like a charm. Makes the whole house smell VERY strongly of roasting coffee - not a bad thing, just intense. While the beans are still warm we can flavor with extracts - makes a very "smooth" tasting cup of coffee.
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I've heard of people calibrating it with boiling water, so it may work for what you want. I'd be careful to not get the plug end of the thermocouple or the thermometer wet though.