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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."

Kaleido

4.6

(11)

"Kaleido m1 is the answer"

"You won't be disappointed with that little work horse (if you choose it)."

"The pro model has artisan built in and it is designed to handle back to back roasting well."

"I'm planning on choosing the M10 as my first roaster."

"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."

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."

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."

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."

Sweven

5.0

(5)

"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."

Swerl

5.0

(4)

"Swerl, Koppi, Standout, Drop."

"Swerl and Standout Coffee are lovely."

"Swerl always make great stuff."

"Highly recommend Swerl, three marks"

Hatch

5.0

(4)

"Love Hatch, they’re so consistent for me."

"Hatch and/or De Mello."

"Hatch was the best one."

"I've tried a number and Hatch was the best one."

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."

#10

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."

#11

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"

#12

Aillio Bullet

5.0

(3)

"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."

#13

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."

#14

Aillio

4.7

(3)

"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."

#15

Detour

4.7

(3)

"Detour also has beautiful coffee."

"Detour is good."

"Detour also has beautiful coffee."

#16

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."

#17

Kaffelogic

4.7

(3)

"Kaffelogic Nano 7."

"I started out roasting on a kaffelogic. It was fantastic."

"Is get a kaffogic. I’ve got some buddies who love them."

#18

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)"

#19

Rogue Wave

4.3

(3)

"Rogue Wave is where I get the majority of my beans from."

"I usually order from rogue wave"

"Rogue Wave and De Mello."

#20

Standout

4.0

(3)

"Swerl, Koppi, Standout, Drop."

"I really like Standout's Honey Caturra by Aponte Community."

"I also bought their Kenya Gatomboya, which is okay."

#21

Maniac

5.0

(2)

"I came here to say maniac. It's the best."

"Maniac and Hammerhead are our favorite local beans."

#22

SR800

5.0

(2)

"I noticed you didn’t include SR800, lots of control."

"Sr800 is great for manual control."

#23

Camber

5.0

(2)

"Camber up in Bellingham is pretty top-tier."

"Is considered among the best coffee in Washington."

#24

Nemesis

5.0

(2)

"For Vancouver: Nemesis and Prototype, also Moving Coffee in nearby Richmond"

"**House of Funk**, Luna, Pallet, **Moving**, Nemesis."

#25

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."

#26

Friedhat

4.5

(2)

"Fuku Friedhats"

"I actually thought Friedhat had some pretty interesting options."

#27

Cantook

4.5

(2)

"Here’s a list of Canadian roasters I order from the most: - Cantook."

"Quebec City, I really liked Cantook."

#28

Fritz

4.5

(2)

"Fritz FTW."

"Fritz has a few locations."

#29

Illumine

4.5

(2)

"Their light roasts are incredible."

"I just saw that Illumine offers a darker roast."

#30

Dak

4.5

(2)

"Is incredible."

"Coffee from Dak almost always need 3 weeks."

#31

September

4.5

(2)

"September in Ottawa."

"September had some of my favorite coffees last year."

#32

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."

#33

Coffee Tonya

4.5

(2)

"Malulunod ka sa dami ng selection at pwede ka pa pumili ng roast."

"Coffee Tonya."

#34

Ona

4.5

(2)

"Mantaray, Ona, Code Black, Shake Roasters are my favourites at the moment."

"I love the raspberry candy blend, don’t know if it will suit you if you like a dark roast though."

#35

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."

#36

ZAB

4.0

(2)

"Montreal, ZAB, Pista. Lots of good roasters there."

"Is pretty good, but a bit expensive for my budget."

#37

Highfalutin

4.0

(2)

"Are generally the go-to's."

"Talk to Adam about his products sometime."

#38

Felt Coffee

4.0

(2)

"I would second Felt coffee."

"펠트커피 Felt Coffee is pretty good."

#39

Moving

5.0

(1)

"**House of Funk**, Luna, Pallet, **Moving**, Nemesis."

#40

Drop

5.0

(1)

"Swerl, Koppi, Standout, Drop."

#41

RK Drums

5.0

(1)

"Check out rkdrums.com. up to 15LB per batch for 1/5th the cost of the Java Master."

#42

Coffea Circulor

5.0

(1)

"Coffea Circulor! Then Standout and Koppi as well."

#43

Mill City

5.0

(1)

"Highly recommend the mill city 6k."

#44

Mumma's Beans

5.0

(1)

"My fav is Grounded Drops Coffee, Mumma's Beans, BurnCoffee Byron Bay, to say few."

#45

Grounded Drops Coffee

5.0

(1)

"My fav is Grounded Drops Coffee, Mumma's Beans, BurnCoffee Byron Bay, to say few."

#46

Muttley’s & Jack

5.0

(1)

"My favorite roaster in Sweden"

#47

BurnCoffee Byron Bay

5.0

(1)

"My fav is Grounded Drops Coffee, Mumma's Beans, BurnCoffee Byron Bay, to say few."

#48

Mantaray

5.0

(1)

"Mantaray, Ona, Code Black, Shake Roasters are my favourites at the moment."

#49

Code Black

5.0

(1)

"Mantaray, Ona, Code Black, Shake Roasters are my favourites at the moment."

#50

Shake Roasters

5.0

(1)

"Mantaray, Ona, Code Black, Shake Roasters are my favourites at the moment."

#51

Apollons Gold

5.0

(1)

"Apollons Gold. 100%."

#52

House of Funk

5.0

(1)

"**House of Funk**, Luna, Pallet, **Moving**, Nemesis."

#53

Normcore

5.0

(1)

"For really dark roasting, IMHO nothings beats Normcore's Dame Good Blend."

#54

Eight Ounce

5.0

(1)

"You could try Eight Ounce - they carry a wide variety coffee from different roasters."

#55

Propeller Coffee

5.0

(1)

"Propeller Coffee has fast fulfillment."

#56

Gilmore's Mercantile

5.0

(1)

"Best espresso beans I've had, full stop. period."

#57

Pharmacie

5.0

(1)

"Pharmacie, Outpost, Blossom, Ancoats, Plot, Dark Arts, Hard lines, Hundreds House and Process are all UK roasters that I can list from the top of my head that I would recommend."

#58

La Cabra

5.0

(1)

"They serve la cabra (and the staff is always awesome)."

#59

Zab / Paquebot

5.0

(1)

"- Zab / Paquebot - Pista - Caffè in Gamba - Névé - Pikolo"

#60

Friedhats FUKU Cafe

5.0

(1)

"Friedhats FUKU Cafe."

#61

Prufrock Coffee

5.0

(1)

"Sells multi roaster quality coffee for sure."

#62

Ginza Collective

5.0

(1)

"This kids are cool, I got this one and sometimes im shock on how good it is.. check em.. maybe it can help."

#63

Searchbar Roasters Inc.

5.0

(1)

"Can’t beat searchbar roasters inc."

#64

Cairngorm

5.0

(1)

"I'd also like to give shout outs to Cairngorm."

#65

Big Year Coffee

5.0

(1)

"Check out Big Year Coffee- he buys beans from bird friendly farms"

#66

Sweet Bloom

5.0

(1)

"Lately I’ve been rotating orders between Sweet Bloom, Black and White, Red Rooster, Sey, little waves, and Proud Mary."

#67

Blue Mind

5.0

(1)

"IMO The two best roasters in the city are Blue Mind near 38th and College and Helm Coffee on Shelby in Garfield Park."

#68

Cult

5.0

(1)

"I'd also like to give shout outs to Cult."

#69

Leaderboard

5.0

(1)

"There is so much good coffee in Canada. Shoutout to Leaderboard for introducing me to almost all of the ones I now order from."

#70

Heart

5.0

(1)

"Heart from pdx is a must-try."

#71

Escape

5.0

(1)

"Escape Coffee Roaster in Montreal. Guy is serious about coffee."

#72

Elm

5.0

(1)

"Seattle: Elm - probably the best local roaster."

#73

Command

5.0

(1)

"Command Coffee is fantastic."

#74

Whirly Pop

4.0

(1)

"The whirly pop with steel gears."

#75

Coaltown

4.0

(1)

"Tried Coaltown, red bank, moon roast or bad hand?"

#76

Lucid

4.0

(1)

"Lucid , special guests, Plot, Process"

#77

Vivace

4.0

(1)

"Anchorhead is decent, I heard good things about third wave."

#78

Happy Mug

4.0

(1)

"I use happy mug and am happy with their monthly subscription."

#79

Genecafe

4.0

(1)

"Genecafe cbr-101"

#80

Noble Coffee and Tea

4.0

(1)

"Noble Coffee and Tea."

#81

Ultimo

4.0

(1)

"I've had Ultimo before in one of their shops and it was good."

#82

Colombia Monteblanco

4.0

(1)

"I currently have a bag of Colombia monteblanco which has been really nice."

#83

Ride and Grind

4.0

(1)

"I recommend the Mr Driver. Ride and Grind has the coolest art."

#84

Kaldi

4.0

(1)

"Most people's review seem pretty happy with the Kaldi."

#85

Mameya

4.0

(1)

"I know they don’t roast their own beans but Mameya has a huge selection of mostly Japanese roasters definitely worth checking out"

#86

Tim Wendelboe

4.0

(1)

"Cool-beans.ca sells tim wendelboe, coffee collective and Dak etc."

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