Roaster reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 259 Reddit reviews across 21 subreddits and 55 posts to rank the best Roaster brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/roasting, r/pourover, r/austinfood, r/AskChicago, r/JamesHoffmann. Top-rated brands include Fresh Roast (4.9/5), Aillio Bullet (4.7/5), Skywalker (4.2/5).
Stats
Reviews259
Subreddits21
Posts55
Brands95
Products10
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#1
Fresh Roast
4.9
(11)
"SR800 is perfect IMO; the extension tube makes it even better."
"Another vote for the SR800 + extension tube. It is really easy to use and very fun to roast with."
"I’ve use the Fresh Roast roasters for over 5 years, first the SR540, then the SR800 with an extension tube."
"Go with the Fresh Roast SR800. It can do roasts much faster, which is important for maintaining acidity"
"I love the Fresh Roast SR800"
"Sr800 over any of these. Fluid bed roasting is the best hands down."
"Sr800, $300, and easy learning curve"
"I’ve not ever ruined a roast. First roast was great and it gets easier with time."
"If you can swing it the SR800 is really great especially with the extension tube."
"I love the SR800 with extension. Been getting nice even roasts."
#2
Aillio Bullet
4.7
(11)
"Aillio Bullet is easy enough for an an enthusiastic amateur to use for their own supply and good enough to run a proper commercial business with."
"The reputation that The Bullet has is extraordinary. I have several friends that have owned theirs for years and love it."
"Love my Bullet and have used it to start my business over the last year and a half."
"Came here to say Bullet. I'm a professional roaster and I started my "serious hobby" on one."
"If you want a lot of variables that you can control, I think the Ailio Bullet is the best option. If budget will allow, I had the best experience with roasting on a Stronghold S7."
"Been a Bullet user as micro roaster for 3 years. Love it."
"Bullet is a great product. Strongly recommend."
"I would recommend saving up more money and purchase something like the Aillio Bullet."
"Aillio bullet is the industry standard IMO. At least for home use."
"Ailio Bullet seems to be the Traeger of Roasters. Clean looking rig."
#3
Skywalker
4.2
(9)
"The Skywalker wins hands down in terms of control and usability."
"Get a skywalker roaster"
"I've had number 1 and 2. And I looove my Skywalker!"
"Complete beginner who started with option 2 (skywalker) and having a great time."
"I recently got the second one. Went from Gene Café to this, truly an upgrade!"
"My vote is #2 (skywalker). Just got one myself and the price to value ratio is fantastic."
"Skywalker roaster hands down."
"It seems that the Skywalker is good."
"Skywalker sometimes is bought by group buys which people use to discard taxes."
#4
Behmor
3.7
(10)
"Behmor 2000AB. It just works, and there are manual options if you feel they are necessary."
"I bought a Behmor 2000+ and have done about 50 roasts in it. I have done enough to be consistent in the outcome."
"I would start with a Behmor Roaster $400 and it will roast up to a pound at a time."
"I still use the behmore at home."
"I'd agree with Behmor. Any volume roasting will be hard to do."
"I have a Behmor 2000ab and do my roasting at home."
"Look for a used Behmour, found mine for $500."
"Behmor is well-known and trusted, but only has 5 pre-set profiles."
"Behmor is also a good option but in my opinion will limit your ability to control the roast."
"I have a Behmor, I hate it."
#5
Kaleido
4.5
(8)
"Kaleido m1 is the answer"
"I recently bought a Kaleido M1. I am happy with my purchase."
"My vote is for the Kaleido M1 or M2."
"Good price now on the M10 Kaleido. Great machine that's been a workhorse for me."
"Still learning how to use it. Loving it so far."
"Just got a kaleido m2 and love it. It's probably better as a second roaster based on price."
"From what I’ve seen it handles chaff way better than the Bullet does."
"I will add Kaleido M10."
#6
FreshRoast
4.6
(7)
"Love my FreshRoast SR800 with OEM Extension tube."
"I highly recommend it."
"I have a fresh roast Sr800 with a razzo and I love it."
"Consider doing some research and watching some videos on the FreshRoast SR540."
"My vote: SR800 with OEM extension tube."
"If you go this route get the extension tube. You'll get better results and pretty much double the output."
"Consider doing some research and watching some videos on the FreshRoast SR540."
#7
Sweven
5.0
(6)
"Sweven is more expensive but probably best in the UK"
"My fave is Sweven if you like light but juicy and clean coffees."
"Sweven particularly popular around here for the ultra-high-end competition coffees."
"Sweven based on what I'm drinking at the moment."
"Got the El Diviso - Ombligon from Sweven the now and it's lovely."
"There’s a lot tbh."
#8
Rogue Wave
4.2
(6)
"Rogue Wave is where I get the majority of my beans from."
"A lot of times if you include shipping you can get a better deal from Rogue Wave."
"Yea rogue is pretty good"
"I really like Rogue Wave, Sey, Methodical."
"I usually order from rogue wave"
"Rogue Wave and De Mello."
#9
Four Letter Word
5.0
(5)
"Four Letter Word - Another top tier roaster with great quality control."
"Four letter word is going to be your favorite. Lots of experimental coffees."
"Four letter word is my other go too."
"4 Letter Word or Metric are great."
"Four Letter Word also excels at a lot of single origin coffees."
#10
SR800 Roaster
4.8
(5)
"I just upgraded from popper based roaster off Amazon ($70) to a used SR800 last week and the difference is significant."
"I think I am going to go with a sr800. Everyone has recommended it."
"Sr800 with the extension tube, get a refurbished one from fresh roast - they are as good as new!"
"A refurbished SR800 is $229. Just slightly over your budget, but that's the way I'd go."
"I am a huge advocate of the Sr800 with the ext tube. It is relatively cheep and a wonderful roaster for personal use."
#11
Metric
4.8
(5)
"Metric coffee - definitely lean towards light roasts but offer a few medium/dark roast options for people who prefer that."
"4 Letter Word or Metric are great."
"Metric is great if you’re a coffee nerdand into single origins."
"Metric has good beans, too."
"Metric is good but not thaat good."
#12
Swerl
5.0
(4)
"Swerl, Koppi, Standout, Drop."
"Swerl and Standout Coffee are lovely."
"Swerl always make great stuff."
"Highly recommend Swerl, three marks"
#13
Aillio
4.8
(4)
"I also recommend the Aillio Bullet as it’s almost a one-stop solution and you get a discount on a roasting virtual class with Morten Munchow."
"Consider using an electric 1kg roaster like Ailio Bullet (1 kg) or Kaleido M10 (1.2kg)."
"Aillio Bullet is a great pro-sumer option. I have one and it’s amazing."
"If the interest is to learn roasting and being able to have manual input during the process, I guess aillio or kaleido would be better options."
#14
Kaffelogic
4.8
(4)
"Kaffelogic is great. Very good quality for how cheap it is. Connects to Kaffelogic studio which is pretty decent. Highly recommend!"
"Kaffelogic is pretty close to a cheat code. I started roasting without really wanting to dive deep into a new hobby. Just here for the beans and got good results right away."
"I started out roasting on a kaffelogic. It was fantastic."
"Is get a kaffogic. I’ve got some buddies who love them."
#15
3fe
4.5
(4)
"The 3fe subscription is also great value when compared against grabbing the same bag from Coop, plus obviously more convenient to have it sent to your door."
"Second 3fe! Lovely stuff."
"The Pocket cafe in Belfast sells 3fe beans."
"I use 3fe from Dublin. Next day delivery."
#16
S&W Craft Roasters
4.5
(4)
"S&W Craft Roasters out of Coatsville is the best I've had in Indy."
"You’ll often see people on Reddit raving about S&W who are based out of Indiana and they roast some fantastic coffee at pretty reasonable prices."
"S&W are great though I know they got too popular lately and have had to cut back on orders a bit."
"If you’re willing to order online though, S&W is very good for their price."
#17
Nano 7
4.3
(4)
"I'm very happy with the Nano 7. It gives me great fine-tuning options."
"Honestly if you want ease of use a nano 7 or a nucleus link would be the easiest thing to set up."
"The Nano 7 now has a wireless module available, which brings the price up even closer to an M2."
"Great roaster, just too small."
#18
Gene
4.3
(4)
"I've owned one for a while now and have great experience with it."
"I do highly recommend getting a separate cooler or making one yourself."
"I’d consider 200€ fine if it’s in a good condition."
"It's basically the same thing in a much nicer package and with bigger batches."
#19
Dark Matter
3.8
(4)
"Dark Matter - it's large enough I can find it a decent amount of places."
"Dark matter is the best in town but overpriced imo."
"Chicago area- Dark Matter"
"Dark Matter doesn’t really do many of those."
#20
SR800
5.0
(3)
"Buy a SR800 with extension tube, scale, maybe a separate fan cooler and of course green beans."
"I noticed you didn’t include SR800, lots of control."
"Sr800 is great for manual control."
#21
The Source
5.0
(3)
"Cannot recommend the sidra or orange bourbon enough."
"My. favouites are The Source from Edinburgh."
"My favourite currently is The Source in Edinburgh. Amazing coffee and super friendly and responsive."
#22
Anderson's
5.0
(3)
"Up north, Barrett’s and Anderson’s (the OG, and the shop is much cooler than most other roasters in ATX)."
"Anderson’s. It’s definitely an Austin institution and it’s been around for decades."
"Anderson's. Roasting twice a week for 52 years. Great variety, light medium, and dark roasts, fair trade, always roasted fresh, nice people as well."
#23
Hatch
5.0
(3)
"Love Hatch, they’re so consistent for me."
"Hatch and/or De Mello."
"Hatch was the best one."
#24
Barista Loft
5.0
(3)
"Barista Loft (near Mahogany), Liminvl (wind residences), and Sspace (silang)"
"Barista Loft and Sspace Coffee Bar"
"Barista loft near mahogany, sspace along sta Rosa highway"
#25
Tanat
5.0
(3)
"Definitely agree with recommendations for Tanat, Substance, Motors i/o."
"Tanat, motors, terres de café"
"Tanat (used to be Kawa) has some more budget beans that are great!"
#26
Detour
4.7
(3)
"Detour also has beautiful coffee."
"Detour is good."
"Detour also has beautiful coffee."
#27
Black and White
4.7
(3)
"The triangle is one of the best unspoken of areas for great coffee beans."
"Some of the best coffee I have ever tried."
"Look for their blend roasts which are more medium/dark."
#28
Blue Mind
4.3
(3)
"IMO The two best roasters in the city are Blue Mind near 38th and College and Helm Coffee on Shelby in Garfield Park."
"Definitely Bluemind"
"My favorites are Helm, Blue Mind, Tinker, Calvin Fletchers, and Indie."
#29
Motors
4.3
(3)
"Definitely agree with recommendations for Tanat, Substance, Motors i/o."
"Motors usually has a good selection of other roasters some of which are very high priced some more medium so worth a look."
"You could also drop by Motors coffee. Afaik they don't roast their own coffee, but they do sell a large assortment of both French and in"
#30
De Mello
4.3
(3)
"Hatch and/or De Mello."
"Got some great coffee from De Mello in Toronto from these guys last summer."
"De Mello (Toronto)"
#31
Desnudo
4.0
(3)
"Desnudo"
"Desnudo"
"Desnudo"
#32
Sweet Bloom
5.0
(2)
"Sweet Bloom"
"Lately I’ve been rotating orders between Sweet Bloom, Black and White, Red Rooster, Sey, little waves, and Proud Mary."
#33
Camber
5.0
(2)
"Camber up in Bellingham is pretty top-tier."
"Is considered among the best coffee in Washington."
#34
Passenger
5.0
(2)
"Three Birds sells fresh beans from Passenger in Lancaster which is excellent."
"I recently tried 4 different roasts from Passenger in Lancaster PA and I loved all of them!"
#35
Maniac
5.0
(2)
"I came here to say maniac. It's the best."
"Maniac and Hammerhead are our favorite local beans."
#36
Passport
5.0
(2)
"Passport, hands down no competition."
"Seconding Passport."
#37
SD Bells
5.0
(2)
"I’ll second SD Bells their selection of beans is second to none"
"SD Bells are my favourites, also for great loose leaf teas, either at their Newtownard rd shop, or in the weekend in the George Market."
#38
Cormorant
5.0
(2)
"Also a cormorant user and would highly recommend. I started on a popcorn popper, moved to sr800 before jumping to the cormorant."
"Cormorant roasters are awesome. Not cheap. But I love it."
#39
Tipico
5.0
(2)
"Tipico, Overwinter, Public Espresso would be the top 3 in the city."
"The only correct answer is Tipico."
#40
Crema
5.0
(2)
"Crema and OSA"
"Crema… amazing shop, great people & SCAA award winning roaster"
#41
Substance
5.0
(2)
"Definitely agree with recommendations for Tanat, Substance, Motors i/o."
"You are welcome to drop by at substance to buy coffee and also take away, if you don’t have a reservation."
#42
Texas Coffee Traders
5.0
(2)
"Texas Coffee Traders taught everyone else how its done. They are the OG king."
"Texas Coffee Traders is awesome."
#43
Friedhat
4.5
(2)
"Fuku Friedhats"
"I actually thought Friedhat had some pretty interesting options."
#44
Skylark
4.5
(2)
"I'd also like to give shout outs to Skylark."
"Try Skylark. Their prices are amazing, good variety and their ethics are unmatched."
#45
Bullet
4.5
(2)
"Bullet is the way to go."
"Both Bullet and M10 will allow you to use software to follow and duplicate a roast."
#46
Fritz
4.5
(2)
"Fritz FTW."
"Fritz has a few locations."
#47
Cantook
4.5
(2)
"Here’s a list of Canadian roasters I order from the most: - Cantook."
"Quebec City, I really liked Cantook."
#48
Dak
4.5
(2)
"Is incredible."
"Coffee from Dak almost always need 3 weeks."
#49
Crankhouse
4.5
(2)
"Crankhouse, Dave is always getting some great coffee's in."
"Crankhouse are an excellent option. They frequently release new roasts at various price points."
#50
September
4.5
(2)
"September in Ottawa."
"September had some of my favorite coffees last year."
#51
Tinker
4.5
(2)
"I've been buying Zing from Tinker for years now."
"My favorites are Helm, Blue Mind, Tinker, Calvin Fletchers, and Indie."
#52
Illumine
4.5
(2)
"Their light roasts are incredible."
"I just saw that Illumine offers a darker roast."
#53
Coffee Tonya
4.5
(2)
"Malulunod ka sa dami ng selection at pwede ka pa pumili ng roast."
"Coffee Tonya."
#54
SR
4.5
(2)
"The SR800 is a great roaster for this situation."
"I love my SR-800, but I wouldn't really recommend it for someone wanting to do mainly very light roasts."
#55
Roest
4.5
(2)
"If I were buying a sample roaster and money was no issue, I would get a $7,000 ROEST."
"Depending on your batch size, budget, power/gas/ventilation/space/workflow preferences I would pick one of these: Roest, Nucleus Link, Ikawa Pro, Ailio Bullet, BeanGo Cube X or a smaller traditional drum roaster."
#56
Barrett’s
4.5
(2)
"Up north, Barrett’s and Anderson’s (the OG, and the shop is much cooler than most other roasters in ATX)."
"Barrett’s"
#57
Lucid
4.5
(2)
"LUCID! Multi award winning brewers and roasters. They'll also guide you to what will work best for your taste and set up."
"Lucid , special guests, Plot, Process"
#58
ZAB
4.0
(2)
"Montreal, ZAB, Pista. Lots of good roasters there."
"Is pretty good, but a bit expensive for my budget."
#59
Highfalutin
4.0
(2)
"Are generally the go-to's."
"Talk to Adam about his products sometime."
#60
Felt Coffee
4.0
(2)
"I would second Felt coffee."
"펠트커피 Felt Coffee is pretty good."
#61
Popper
4.0
(2)
"I have a Popper is a coffee roaster as my first setup and it is going well."
"I have one and usually do back to back, 4-5 batches."
#62
Helm
4.0
(2)
"Helm in the morning! Looks so cozy! And it looks like they’re taking have a superb selection of single origins!"
"My favorites are Helm, Blue Mind, Tinker, Calvin Fletchers, and Indie."
#63
Figure 8
4.0
(2)
"Figure 8."
"Figure 8."
#64
Calvin Fletcher
4.0
(2)
"Brickhouse and Calvin Fletcher are my two favorite local roasters."
"My favorites are Helm, Blue Mind, Tinker, Calvin Fletchers, and Indie."
#65
Jolly Bean
4.0
(2)
"SecondJolly Bean. Joel always selects interesting coffees."
"Big props to Joel from Jolly Bean. Check them out. Best bang for the buck for awesome lots."
#66
The Coffee Roaster
4.0
(2)
"The Coffee Roaster on Ventura in Sherman Oaks roasts at 6am everyday."
"I had some good bags of coffee from The Coffee Roaster in Sherman Oaks."
#67
Happy Mug
4.0
(2)
"Happy mug is still an excellent value roaster. Less than $30 shipped for their special mug offerings."
"I use happy mug and am happy with their monthly subscription."
#68
Kaffelogic Nano 7
4.0
(2)
"KL Nano if you just want a great roast without a new hobby you don’t have time for."
"Why is the link getting love but not the kaffelogic nano 7? As a home roaster surely the nano 7 offers most of the pros, the same learning experience at a lower price?"
#69
Greater Goods
4.0
(2)
"Greater Goods, you just have to order now that they shut down their cafes."
"Greater Goods"
#70
Redber
4.0
(2)
"Pact, Rave, Redber & Coffee Works are probably my favourites on cheaper end of things."
"Check redber... Prices average out about £7 per 250g and you can pick different roast strength for most every bean."
#71
Coffee Works
4.0
(2)
"Pact, Rave, Redber & Coffee Works are probably my favourites on cheaper end of things."
"Coffee Works are pretty cheap. And you can get 25% off your first order with CWNC25"
#72
Elixir
3.5
(2)
"I go for elixir. I'm on decaff at the moment, and while it took me a minute to get the grinder dialled in, its pretty close to the real thing."
"* elixir"
#73
Pact
3.5
(2)
"Pact, Rave, Redber & Coffee Works are probably my favourites on cheaper end of things."
"The next tier is speciality adjacent (pact, rave, union etc.) these are good value but if you like light roasts and fruity/floral do not expect to have your socks blown off."
#74
LINK
3.5
(2)
"I have had my LINK for over a year. I think it was built to provide a reliable and highly controllable, small size roaster for coffee buyers to use in their travels to coffee farms."
"The Link is a cool machine but I would argue, due to its small capacity, it is a sample roaster rather than a practical home roaster."
#75
Q Roasters
3.5
(2)
"Q Roasters in Stafford."
"I have tried q Roasters, as elixir closes on a Sunday for some reason, and it was fine."
#76
WatchHouse
5.0
(1)
"WatchHouse. Possibly my candidate for best roaster in the UK."
#77
Drip Coffee
5.0
(1)
"Drip coffee doesn’t roast but they have the best coffee and bring in really cool beans."
#78
Bailies
5.0
(1)
"My personal favourite would definitely be Bailies."
#79
Bailies Coffee Roasters
5.0
(1)
"Bailies coffee roasters 10/10 all round imo. Their speciality coffee is excellent I have a subscription and every month it’s something different from a different region."
#80
Intelligentsia
5.0
(1)
"Intelligentsia is great as well and has multiple locations."
#81
Belfast Coffee Roasters
5.0
(1)
"Belfast coffee roasters offer a monthly subscription and their coffee is truly amazing! All fairly sourced and affordable, plus their customer service is excellent"
#82
Strangford Coffee Roasters
5.0
(1)
"Strangford Coffee Roasters are excellent and can either get it posted to you or pick it up from the slipway beside the ferry"
#83
Black Mass
4.0
(1)
"Black Mass. He’s online only but roasts in Woolloongabba."
#84
Latitude Basecamp
4.0
(1)
"Latitude Basecamp."
#85
seven seeds
4.0
(1)
"* seven seeds (sweetshop, bardon)"
#86
Malone Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Malone Coffee."
#87
Spokesman
4.0
(1)
"Spokesman."
#88
Flat Track
4.0
(1)
"Flat Track."
#89
Fleet
4.0
(1)
"Fleet."
#90
Medici
4.0
(1)
"Medici."
#91
Sightseer
4.0
(1)
"Sightseer"
#92
Proud Mary
4.0
(1)
"Proud Mary"
#93
Trianon
4.0
(1)
"Trianon."
#94
Stouthaus
4.0
(1)
"Stouthaus"
#95
Wild Gift
4.0
(1)
"Wild Gift"
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