500g Automatic Coffee Roaster Machine for Home Use Wth Smoke Filter(Suitable for Light Roasting), The Smoke Pipes (Suitable forMedium and Dark Roasting) and Chaff Collector

The media could not be loaded. I have been roasting at home for over 8 years, and this is by far the best coffee roaster of all the ones I own. I have tried popcorn poppers, different drum-style roasters, and most of the popular consumer roasters, and this is the best of the bunch. If these had been around when I first started, I would have saved a lot of money on roasters.The control panel is simple and straightforward to use, offering nine preset automatic and semi-automatic modes. The roast profiles in automatic mode work well and are very consistent. I prefer a little darker roasts, and this can be easily achieved in semi-automatic mode.The build quality of the machine is excellent and seems like it will last for years. The cooling function, fan, and exhaust work perfectly, ensuring that I can enjoy my coffee without any hassle. Overall, I highly recommend this roaster to anyone looking to elevate their home coffee roasting experience!

I've been using a Gene Cafe roaster for years but decided I wanted more control so I looked at the reviews of this product and bought it. It arrived last night and I unpacked it. The only issue I had was that the tools and control unit were packed inside the bean output drawer and became jammed...like desk or cabinet draws can be when something is sticking up too high. I had to take part of the unit apart to unstick the drawer. If you wonder where the tools (scoop, spoon, brush, and control panel) are pull out the bean output drawer. If it won't open turn the unit on the side and remove the bottom screwed enough to pull the bottom plate off a bit to unstick the drawer. My advice to the manufacturer is to package theses in another box and not in the drawer.This morning I did a test roast. I roasted about 400 grams of wet hulled Indonesian Flores Kamodo beans from Smokin Beans. I used the automatic mode 033 for dark roast wet hulled beans and followed the directions. The roast was perfect! The smoke filter was great and didn't set my garage fire alarm off the way the GeneCafe usually did.I like having the unit preheated so the beans are not baked as the temperature increases the way it does in a GeneCafe. Same with the cool down as the beans are spread out in the cooling tray as soon as the roast is complete.I'm looking forward to working up to a complete manual roast with the detailed control over temperature, power, fan speed and time. This roaster gives you everything from full automatic to full manual with an assist mode in between.The footprint is a bit larger than the GeneCafe and the power cord could be a bit longer but overall it looks like it's going to give me more control over the roast and I can roast a full pound of beans unlike the GeneCafe. It is also considerably cheaper than the GeneCafe...until new tariffs on China go into effect that is.

I thought for sure it was a scam or it was a piece of crap. It’s not. It’s a very high quality roaster. I would argue it’s the best roaster for the money. The infrared element gets beans up to temperature super fast and efficiently. Smoke suppression is definitely not good enough to roast inside without a hood.

It’s fantasticIt could have some improvements where the bean collector opens since mine get stock if indoor pull up the whole unit, but it’s pretty awesome. I use program 012, and it’s so easy,As soon as I put the bean in, it automatically changed the status from preheat to roast. When it roasts, it beeps, so I know it’s ready. Then, it starts the cooling. It’s so easy that you can roast small batches for weekly use, which is awesome.

I have been roasting coffee for about a year now. I started out with one with a very small (150g) capacity, that works well and is mostly automatic - you set it to the roast level you want and it handles it from there. From there I moved on to the roasting pan types with a stirrer, and a Gene Cafe. The roasting pan with the stirrer was ok, but you really have to use a LOT less than the capacity they tell you or you get a really uneven roast. Gene Cafe was generally pretty good but is limited to about 250g per roast. The worst thing about it is, it has a very long cooling cycle, as in the cooling cycle is longer than the roast. While you can emergency stop it, they tell you this burns out the heating elements sooner.So I wasn't really looking for a new roaster, but I wasn't pleased that the super long cooling cycle had burned my Monsoon Malabar beans, and ideally I wanted something faster to do the roasts and easier to clean.Enter this, which is known as the "Skywalker" roaster. This is actually less than the Gene Cafe, AND it addresses pretty much perfectly every improvement I wanted. As a further plus if you are into that, you can get this connected to Artisan.I have run 3 batches through it, 454g each (1 lb). There are 3 modes and to start with I decided to try Automatic mode. I roasted Brazilian beans that had been wet processed and I wanted a medium roast so I picked 22 as the program to run. I had very few clicks to do to get the beans roasted. It is very nice how you can drop the beans right into the tray as soon as the roast is done and from there into your bean cooler, which I did (you can also run cool mode but that will take 3 to 5 minutes it says). I got a nice even uniform medium roast. Cleanup really could not be easier as I just dumped the chaff collector, used the little brush to sweep it and then a small vac to take care of what was left. Easy peasy.I did the 3 batches in about an hour where with the Gene Cafe it would have been twice as long or more.The ONE caveat I will mention is I use a fume collector like you use for soldering stations that I point at the top of the exhaust on the unit. When I turned it off, smoke was coming through and it probably would have been decently smoky. I recommend either using the tubing to vent it outside, roast outside, or get something like the fume collector so your house isn't full of smoke.For $500 this is fantastic. Honestly better than I expected. Parts like new filters for the exhaust can be purchased fairly inexpensively on AliExpress. There are lots of youtube videos and reddits to check out for how to make the most of it.I recommend this roaster.