It reflects about 140 square feet of focused light onto the drum roaster. The external plate heats up to 1,200 degrees, which radiates heat to the inside of the oven. |
We had a 10-foot satellite dish just sitting in our backyard and we were trying to think of what to do with ourselves that summer. My brother is an inventor and builder and I have always wanted to go into coffee, so we put our minds to trying to build our own coffee roaster. |
We're more expensive than Starbucks or another local roaster because we're completely a niche market. We're now completely in the red (operationally) and I figure we'll be in the red another year or two before coming into the black. |