B. Rotisserie Selection

Rotisserie Selection Guide

B. ROTISSERIE SELECTION

This is the recommended Rotisserie (Figure 3.3) available for around $50-$60 at Lowe's, Home Depot and many other major hardware stores. We only sell these in the "Everything Kits".

(Sorry, these things are just a bit too hard to find consistently, in volume locally for us to stock them for individual sale.)

You will need to acquire this on your own or buy one of the Everything Kits. Check with the major hardware chains, they should have something that will fit the bill.

Whatever you find however, must be 5/16" in diameter (square, not hexagonal) and we recommend 40" or more in length. Some rotisseries are 3/8" diameter and these will not fit through the drum bore.

Finally, stay away from the split and hinged type rotisserie rods.

(Figure 3.3)

Thursday, 14 April 2011

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RK! The entire process here!

We'll can walk you through your first roasts over the phone!!! We'll guide you step by step on what to expect, what to look for and when it should happen! Give Us a Call when you are ready to roast!

Mike & Julie K.

I just wanted to let you know that everything worked out great for the shipping.
We christened the roaster this evening, and all went well. I am looking forward to my first cup tomorrow!
Many thanks for all your coordination.
Mike
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Adam Jahiel (drum #7 bought 3.5 years ago, updated review)

Hi Ron,

I wish the forum had dates, so I could remember when I bought your  drum (#7 IS a lucky number).   Anyway, I'm still roasting away in Wyoming, and am still thrilled at
the roaster and results I get from it.
Bought a real espresso machine this summer, and maybe that is where the rubber hits the road, because I probably have the best espresso  and regular coffee in this whole state.
I hope you are selling lots of these things, I'd hate to think others  are missing out.

Thanks again for having such a great idea.
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Laura Micucci

Hi,
I whole heartily agree! I bought a motor off of Ron and what a difference it makes. the shipping was super fast and all questions were answered promptly. I am really enjoying BBQ roasting!
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Shane Lewis - Flowery Branch, GA (2004)

Hello All,

I just wanted to take a moment and explain to you my experiences with the RK Drum. I am currently using a Fiesta 36,000BTU setup. I also have Ron's Gear motor setup as well. I must tell you that the combined setup does extremely well. I have now probably roasted two 70 Kilo sacks of coffee through the RK Drum and I always get consistent reliable results. The coffee always cups very nicely and my customers are pleased. I am actually starting out as a roaster and found the entry level costs on roasters to be quite prohibitive. I would recommend this solution to anyone. Due to our increasing volume, I am thinking about building another setup. The only drawbacks I can think of is that it is slightly cumbersome removing the pin from the drum door when it's hot and you're trying to cool the roast in a hurry. However; it only takes a couple of roasts to get the hang of it and you can usually pull the roast, get the pin out and get it into the cooling tray within about 10 seconds. As to construction, the drum is really a very fine piece of work. Not a single complaint on its reliability or sturdiness or design. It really should last a lifetime. Highly recommended!

Shane Lewis

Old Spanish Main Coffee Company

Flowery Branch, GA
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Lee Fike - Cooler Review

In 2010 I had the desire to open a coffee bean business and in pursuit of that I of course needed the tools and turned to "RK" for those tools. I purchased the 6# drum roaster kit and the "RK cooler". Of course for the cooler I had to wait I try to be a patient person but I bugged Shane I'm sure, Shane is great to deal with and I finally got the "RK cooler".

You probably have heard of the saying: "good things come to those who wait". Let me tell you it was worth the wait. Before getting this cooler I was trying to cool 2# or so of coffee with a oblong shape strainer and a mop bucket using compressed air to cool the beans. the chaff would fly every where, good thing I have a good size back yard, in addition to that problem it was just a pain to do and I was only doing 2# of coffee. There was no way that I was going to try to do 6# of coffee that way.

When I unpacked the "RK cooler"

I was impressed by the quality of the unit and I now have had this unit for a year doing about 6# of coffee twice a week and this cooler is well worth it. To be able to remove the drum roaster from the BBQ and empty it in the "RK cooler" and the beans are cool within 50 sec to the touch I will still leave it running and rub the bean between my hands to get the more chaff off. But I now have to best of both worlds it cools the beans very quickly and I don't have chaff blowing everywhere. Sure its not cheap but for a small business like myself it fits my needs.

In a way I'm glad its not cheap because in alot of ways you get what you pay for. In using this I never have experienced any problems it sits outside covered under the eve of my house next to my coffee roaster bbq and I only have ten rust spots and that is where the wheel mounts attach to to stainless drum and where other spot welds are. I live in the central valley of california where is gets alot of damp fog in the winter. I can probably get rid of those rust spots by rubbing with steel wool and then clear coating it or just by waxing it.

If you are roasting a pound or more of coffee a week I would definitely consider the "RK cooler" is sure saves time, clutter (of having to drag out several different things to get the cooling done) and it is just plain convenient.

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