We are now including a your choice of a couple of free items to help your dollar go a bit further. Details are below.

That said, there is a lot of buzz about the Behmor 1600 Gourmet Coffee Roaster. For me, a large part of that is that it is also the Behmor 1600 Gourmet Coffee AND COCOA Roaster. It is the first and currently only commercial roaster on the market that does a good job at roasting cocoa with no (major) modifications. I want to clarify that point very quickly before anyone thinks “oh no, I have to hack something else”. NO. Not what I mean. All I mean is that the Behmor 1600 is designed for one pound of coffee. We know just how far 1 lb of cocoa goes (not very). The only thing you have to do to make to Behmor behave for Cocoa Roasting is roast more cocoa. If you load instead of 1 lb, 2 – 2 1/2 lbs, it behaves perfectly for cocoa (since cocoa roasts so much cooler compared to coffee).

The Behmor 1600 is a 4 oz – 1 lb, multi program drum style coffee roaster. It is also a great cocoa roaster. Since cocoa roasts so much cooler than coffee (250 – 300 F vs 400-450 F) you can roast quite a bit more cocoa than coffee.

For a complete review please go to Behmor 1600 Review

In an attempt to defray a little of the cost of shipping we have both set the shipping weight a few pounds lighter and for our Canadian friends up north, I have included a Canadian only option that includes shipping at a discounted rate.

For the 220-240 V part of the world, we are now offering the 220/240 V models of the Behmor. They drop ship from Australia and shipping is included if you are in Australia.   Anywhere else (UK, India, etc) has it’s own option and shipping is not included. These come with a new articulated chaff tray  that better catch and trap chaff and greatly reduce the chance of chaff fires (which are only pesky, but not dangerous). These all come with a 3 prong SSA style plug - one vertical prong, two 45 degree prongs.  You will need an appropriate adapter for your location.

 Bean offerings

Currently you can get a total of 4 lbs of beans – and that can be your choice of either 4 lbs of cocoa beans or 2 lbs of each of coffee and cocoa (sorry, not 4 lbs of coffee - see below).

The cocoa is a lot of Peru.  Chocolatey.   A great intro to just how all cocoa beans are not made the same.

I also have a 2 coffees you can choose.  Either a soft chocolatey WP Brazil Formosa or one from India - a great one with a crazy name - Extra Bold Mysore Nuggets..

In the event you just want the roaster, just choose that option.

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***5/5/12  At this point, I have only 10 refurbished units left, with no more expected to come in on any predictable basis.  So, this is the last of them.***

We have a limited supply of units that can be refurbished. They are either ones that were returned, were slightly damaged cosmetically or were repaired and certified in working shape. In all cases they come with a 6 month warranty. There may be signs of previous roasting (burnishing or small bits of chaff), a missing chaff brush, a nicked up side, that kind of thing, but in all cases ready and able to roast cocoa or coffee.

Each one is repaired and tested as you place your order, so turn around time from ordering to shipping is usually about a week.

If you have read this far, I have one unit that has a loose door hinge that is fully functional, but not perfect.  If you wish this unit, just pick whatever option you wish below, and put in DOOR as a discount code (last page of checkout) and I will take off $25.

As most of the roasters are returned to us without a manual, we don’t usually include one, but you can down load the most current version on the Behmor site and it is HIGHLY recommended you do so. Behmor Manual

In an effort to answer some common question, please read the following. I seem to get one every other day.

Q: I don’t see an option for 4 lbs of coffee. Can I have 4 lbs of coffee? I don’t want any cocoa.

A: Sorry, no. I mostly sell cocoa and just am not set up to offer only coffee.

Q: I can get 8 lbs of coffee from another dealer plus free shipping. Will you match that?

A: In most cases no. I am a small company and I just can’t compete head to head with the big boys. I put quite a bit of work into each one of these. Keep in mind, all the others are doing is packing and shipping new units.  Please respect that I am diagnosing, repairing, testing and cleaning each roaster.

Q: If I have a problem with the unit, who covers the 6 month warranty.

A: Chocolate Alchemy does, as a certified Behmor repair facility. Actually, we repair for Behmor, so even a new one with a problem would most likely come to us.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.