Coffee Roaster Machine Home Coffee Beans Baker 750g Household Electric Coffee Bean Roasting Machine 110V 1200W

I've bought hundreds of things on amazon, this is my third review. I'm very picky. I was skeptical... $136 for what looks like a shallow crock pot. However, when I compared the price to other roasters, it was worth a shot. If it works, it's a good deal. I open the box, the instructions are in poor english and it's clearly not heavy duty. Still, I figured let's give it a try. I have to admit, despite my reservations, this thing roasts beans perfectly. I've done 3 batches now and it's consistent and easy. There is no timer so you have to watch it. It's also hard to hear the cracking stages... so watching it is a must for that too. All in all, it's excellent at what it's designed to do. How long it will last, I don't know. Right now, I'm extremely satisfied.

I had the machine for about a month when it started to malfunction. It is a circular machine with a nonstick surface, a hub with two curved wires sticking out from the hub to keep the beans turning and contacting the hot surface evenly. The machine is designed to rotate clockwise. When it does, the beans are turned nicely and they cook evenly. Very good. However, the electric motor that turns the hub started reversing and turning counterclockwise, causing the beans to not get even exposure to the hot surface of the base. As a result, i got some burned beans and the machine was rendered worthless. Fortunately, my Amazon rep treated me really well and I am going to look at options. He has sent me a refund and a UPS label. Great service by Amazon.

Bought this one to replace the previous worn out roaster I had. It does a far better job than my previous one in giving an even roast. The controls are straight forward and all that is really required is to set a timer to key you to check for roast level. I turn the rheostat to 0 to allow the beans to cool down with the circulator still running. When It's cool, then I turn off the power and disconnect. Cooling down is far better than attempting to remove the hot beans. You don't want to inadvertently touch the hot plate. The single most annoying thing is the clean up and chaff on the beans. Since the beans are only stirred during roasting the chaff clings to them and, since I don't like that, I have to shake them in a colander to get some of the chaff off. Also, when you remove the top the chaff can spread a bit on your table. I roast my beans in a screened in sun room so to keep the chaff and the smoke out of the kitchen.

It does make nice, consistent coffee when it’s working. However, The heating elements stopped working after 6 months of use when using every week. I started to notice a subtle decline in heat before it just stopped heat. Not recommended for long term use.

I purchased this unit after leaving my other one with a friend. This roaster only lasted 9 months, with making about 1-1.5 pounds a month of coffee roast. The stirring element stopped in a middle of a roast and will no longer work. Very disappointed for the price, the infrequent use and it only lasted 9 months. I had a cousin buy one of these as well and his stopped working in less than 6 months. As you can see by the reviews, this is not an uncommon experience.

This is an excellent coffee roaster machine. It is cheap comparable to other coffee roasters but It is absolutely good enough. One thing though, it doesn’t have a timer but that’s a small issue if you want to save a couple of hundred dollars. I’ve been coffee roasting for the last 20 years and I started with the popcorn popper and then roasted with the IRoaster for about 15 years. After my iroaster broke down -I tried popcorn popper but they didn’t last long. So -if you are at coffee roaster and a cheapskate like me, I highly recommend it.

This roaster is more like a 600-650 gram roaster. When I put in 650-750 grams of green beans, it jams up and the spinner won't keep rotating. With < = 650g and this is a nice roaster. After 2 months and about 50 lbs. of coffee roasted, this roaster is still working. It has to be watched as the rotating arm still sticks occasionally. But for the money, it is a nice little roaster. We are building a larger open flame spit roaster now that will do < = 5 lbs. of green coffee beans at a time. This was and is a GOOD starting roaster.

There was a comment about adjusting the arms for small beans, but I didn't need to. The biggest issue was chaff; it has no chaff collector, but I found a really simple solution...air popcorn popper. After the beans are roasted and still warm (but cool enough to handled), I load a cup or so at a time into the popper, fire it up, give it a shake or two, and zero chaff. It takes 20-30 seconds per so plan on another 5 minutes or so after roasting. I generally do about 400 grams to a City/Light-Medium Roast at 180degC, and use this coffee: https://www.amazon.com/Single-Unroasted-Coffee-Specialty-Nicaraguan/dp/B014THN4OI I use a medium grind (burr grinder) in a "4-cup" French Press (2+ cups), and it makes fruity, nutty, flavorful coffee. I go through about a pound a week. Seriously, you will hate the StarPlace, Pete's, and the rest after this...it is simple, inexpensive, and so worth it for the flavor.