[floydpink]

Good thoughts all around.

I'm positive a popcorn popper would save a lot of money, but fear it would become too much of a pita to keep me interested.

I also looked at the stvetop and metal dog bowl methods, but keep getting drawn to easy settings and neatness.

I've read that the Iroast sounds a lot like a hair dryer when it's running, but will probably do most of the roasting in the garage anyway.

I'm still in the research stages and doubt I'll do anything before the year is up, as my coffee budget is way past the limit.

Thanks for all the input guys.

PS, I just checked out the Freshroast 8 like advised and at half the price, with 4 pounds of green beans, it definitely might make the purchase come sooner.

Is this easy to use?