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I've convinced myself that home roasting is superior to anything you can buy in the store.. even cooking via crude methods with a thick stainless pan over a grill has produced most excellent ( and a few bad ) results. The good outweighs the bad for sure.

I'm going to take a small plunge and buy a Fresh Roast SR500. These are not fancy machines they have their faults but for a cheap bstard like me I think it will produce consistent roasts for myself. I don't need the fancy laptop profiling available with the SR700 and that cuts about $100 off the price.

I've seen some fancy machines out there for $1000+ ( or more ) and I really could afford it but I'm cheap... cheap I tell you cheap. I'm over 60 and only have a few years left and want to spend the reminder drinking a good steady cup.

Thoughts?... Insults?...