Rotisserie Oven for Roasting

Hello.

I have been exploring roasting methods. The general consensus seems to be that a rotating drum roaster produces the most uniform results. It seems that re-purposed coffee machines are common. Coffee roasters, however, are mega expensive - even used they run $15K and up.

Has anyone tried converting a commercial rotisserie oven into a roaster? The commercial oven are quite large and should be able to hold a drum with 10 kgs. The drum would have to be custom made - I have seen some on eBay for about $500. A used commercial rotisserie is around $1500.

Any thought, comments are welcome.

Paul Picton

Maverick Chocolate Co.