I was just wondering how many home roasters there are out there and what are you using? Looking at this part of the forum I would say not as many as there were.
Myself, I'm still roasting over 95% of my consumption& still using the Hottop I bought (slightly used) 7.5 years ago. It must have done around 800 roasts. I suppose I ought to clean it one day
It has been remarkably reliable, only filters have ever been changed. I've no idea what I would replce it with if it ever went, there doesn't seem much out there and the Hottops are now ridiculuos money