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Title: Excited to delve into the roasting experience
Post by: Igneous88 on June 22, 2017, 07:45:26 PM

Hello,
I haven't yet bought a roaster, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the Huky.  I'm a scientist by profession and LOVE to tinker with stuff, so I'm sure the Huky will be a good fit.  It has the capability of changing many variables in the roast and it has a good capacity. I had a question about converting to natural gas.  If I buy it with the IR stove, can I convert it to natural gas down the road?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Excited to delve into the roasting experience
Post by: Chert on June 22, 2017, 10:32:48 PM

Welcome to the forum.  I recommend the Huky.  I did not purchase the IR stove.  I have used it on an open flame burner (propane) and my friend who bought the roaster with me has roasted with it under the hood over his natural gas stove.  The huky needs a heat source to rest on, and I 've only heard of people using butane, propane and natural gas stoves and flames to supply the heat.

i don't know what would be involved in converting the IR stove to natural gas, if that is what you are asking.

Happy roaster choosing, there are a number of sub 1 kg roaster options, but that is not a topic for the hukyforum, and I think you will be happy with the HUKY as am I.

Title: Re: Excited to delve into the roasting experience
Post by: edtbjon on June 23, 2017, 02:14:33 AM

From what I've read Mr Li adapts the burner to order. I.e if you order e.g "natural" he re-jets the burner with larger jets. I'm pretty sure that re-jetting is a easy and straight-forward job. The only thing that you have to check is the pressure from your natural gas line. The propane burner really needs 4 kPa and for the roaster to work properly with a full pound of green coffee, you'd need something comparable with the natural gas.
The Huky (and the burner) are very easy to tinker with. Ripping the roaster down to a pile of bits and pieces and back to a functional roaster is done within the hour (with some practice). The only finicky construction is the motor housing. Most of us ordered a spare motor "just in case" or even an extra motor in its housing. Tinkering (read: swapping) the motor in the housing is a pain, so spending the extra $$ on a complete housing saves your mind.

Title: Re: Excited to delve into the roasting experience
Post by: hankua on June 25, 2017, 02:03:37 PM

I think the answer is yes; and would order the replacement jet as a spare part.