Watt Meter 2.0

To use a meter like this, you simply plug it into your electrical outlet, then plug your roaster into it. That's all! But why would you want to? 

First reason: What is your actual voltage? Coffee roasters, air roasters in particular, draw a lot of power. To get consistent roasts it’s important to know the voltage of the outlet you are plugging into, the “voltage drop” once the roaster is running, and how many watts it is consuming. You might find one outlet in your house, often closer to your meter, runs hotter, while more remote ones don’t have the same oomph. That impacts your roasting! Many people use electric energy meters (called wattmeters often) to monitor the cost of using an appliance as well.

Second reason: How many watts is your roaster using?  THIS is the real reason for me ... because when you change the heat dial setting on your roaster (such as the Freshroast, the Behmor, the Gene Cafe, and the Popper roaster) you can see that change reflected immediately, numerically, on the watt meter.

You can even log those numbers if you wish, creating roast profiles and repeatable settings measured in watts from this meter. 

This meter is a basic version (the brand name version most often used is the Kil-A-Watt). But I have been using this same model for nearly a year when testing batches on the Popper roaster and it works great. I figured if I find it so useful, why not stock them at Sweet Maria’s? 

The watt meter we offer comes with terse yet functional instructions to change modes if you wish, or enter in your cost of energy. That’s great, but I just plug it in and go, using it only to see the voltage on my outlet and the wattage as I make changes during roasting. It has a bunch of other functions, like showing you the cost of running your machine, but I haven't used it that way.

When you first plug it in you see a V measuring the volts of your outlet. Press the Function key 5x to switch to watt measurement. It should read 0 when the roaster is off, and in about 5 seconds after starting your roast you should see the wattage, and it will update continuously through the roast process.

5.25” tall x 2.5” wide