Best roaster on Reddit
162 reviews from r/pourover, r/roasting, r/espresso and 13 more subreddits
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#1
Fresh Roast
4.9
(12)
"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
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."
#3
Skywalker
4.1
(8)
"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
Kaleido
4.4
(7)
"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."
"Just got a kaleido m2 and love it. It's probably better as a second roaster based on price."
"If you have the budget, then I'd rather consider Kaleido or Cormorant roaster."
"From what I’ve seen it handles chaff way better than the Bullet does."
"I will add Kaleido M10."
#5
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."
#6
Rogue Wave
4.5
(4)
"Rogue Wave is where I get the majority of my beans from."
"Rogue wave ethiopian beans in general."
"I usually order from rogue wave"
"Rogue Wave and De Mello."
#7
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."
#8
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."
#9
Hatch
5.0
(3)
"Love Hatch, they’re so consistent for me."
"Hatch and/or De Mello."
"Hatch was the best one."
#10
Detour
4.7
(3)
"Detour also has beautiful coffee."
"Detour is good."
"Detour also has beautiful coffee."
#11
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."
#12
SR800
5.0
(2)
"I noticed you didn’t include SR800, lots of control."
"Sr800 is great for manual control."
#13
Maniac
5.0
(2)
"I came here to say maniac. It's the best."
"Maniac and Hammerhead are our favorite local beans."
#14
Camber
5.0
(2)
"Camber up in Bellingham is pretty top-tier."
"Is considered among the best coffee in Washington."
#15
The Source
5.0
(2)
"My. favouites are The Source from Edinburgh."
"My favourite currently is The Source in Edinburgh. Amazing coffee and super friendly and responsive."
#16
Aillio
5.0
(2)
"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."
#17
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."
#18
Cantook
4.5
(2)
"Here’s a list of Canadian roasters I order from the most: - Cantook."
"Quebec City, I really liked Cantook."
#19
Friedhat
4.5
(2)
"Fuku Friedhats"
"I actually thought Friedhat had some pretty interesting options."
#20
Kaffelogic
4.5
(2)
"I started out roasting on a kaffelogic. It was fantastic."
"Is get a kaffogic. I’ve got some buddies who love them."
#21
September
4.5
(2)
"September in Ottawa."
"September had some of my favorite coffees last year."
#22
De Mello
4.5
(2)
"Hatch and/or De Mello."
"De Mello (Toronto)"
#23
Fritz
4.5
(2)
"Fritz FTW."
"Fritz has a few locations."
#24
Dak
4.5
(2)
"Is incredible."
"Coffee from Dak almost always need 3 weeks."
#25
FreshRoast
4.5
(2)
"Consider doing some research and watching some videos on the FreshRoast SR540."
"Consider doing some research and watching some videos on the FreshRoast SR540."
#26
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."
#27
Highfalutin
4.0
(2)
"Are generally the go-to's."
"Talk to Adam about his products sometime."
#28
ZAB
4.0
(2)
"Montreal, ZAB, Pista. Lots of good roasters there."
"Is pretty good, but a bit expensive for my budget."
#29
Felt Coffee
4.0
(2)
"I would second Felt coffee."
"펠트커피 Felt Coffee is pretty good."
#30
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."
#31
Square Mile Coffee
4.0
(2)
"I would recommend the following the long list: * Square Mile Coffee * Union Roasters * Assembly Coffee * 39 Steps * Volcano * Monmouth * Origin"
"I can recommend trying them."
#32
Apollons Gold
5.0
(1)
"Apollons Gold. 100%."
#33
Shake Roasters
5.0
(1)
"Mantaray, Ona, Code Black, Shake Roasters are my favourites at the moment."
#34
Searchbar Roasters Inc.
5.0
(1)
"Can’t beat searchbar roasters inc."
#35
Code Black
5.0
(1)
"Mantaray, Ona, Code Black, Shake Roasters are my favourites at the moment."
#36
Mantaray
5.0
(1)
"Mantaray, Ona, Code Black, Shake Roasters are my favourites at the moment."
#37
Cairngorm
5.0
(1)
"I'd also like to give shout outs to Cairngorm."
#38
ITop
5.0
(1)
"The ITop is a great little machine. There's a large community that can help you fix our mod anything on this machine."
#39
BurnCoffee Byron Bay
5.0
(1)
"My fav is Grounded Drops Coffee, Mumma's Beans, BurnCoffee Byron Bay, to say few."
#40
Mumma's Beans
5.0
(1)
"My fav is Grounded Drops Coffee, Mumma's Beans, BurnCoffee Byron Bay, to say few."
#41
Cult
5.0
(1)
"I'd also like to give shout outs to Cult."
#42
Grounded Drops Coffee
5.0
(1)
"My fav is Grounded Drops Coffee, Mumma's Beans, BurnCoffee Byron Bay, to say few."
#43
Normcore
5.0
(1)
"For really dark roasting, IMHO nothings beats Normcore's Dame Good Blend."
#44
Dear Green
5.0
(1)
"I'd also like to give shout outs to Dear Green."
#45
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."
#46
Big Year Coffee
5.0
(1)
"Check out Big Year Coffee- he buys beans from bird friendly farms"
#47
Swerl
5.0
(1)
"Highly recommend Swerl, three marks"
#48
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."
#49
Zab / Paquebot
5.0
(1)
"- Zab / Paquebot - Pista - Caffè in Gamba - Névé - Pikolo"
#50
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."
#51
Gilmore's Mercantile
5.0
(1)
"Best espresso beans I've had, full stop. period."
#52
Skylark
5.0
(1)
"I'd also like to give shout outs to Skylark."
#53
Outpost
5.0
(1)
"Absolutely solid roasters that put out consistently great coffee."
#54
Lighthouse
5.0
(1)
"Lighthouse in Fremont - and they deliver via the mail! Get the roaster's choice..."
#55
KB
5.0
(1)
"Another French roaster: KB Their El Diviso Chiroso, EFM1425 and PPYHN were absolutely georgeous."
#56
Cherry Labs
5.0
(1)
"Let me recommend a tiny roastery as well. Cherry Labs near Kappabashi and Asakusa had really interesting beans."
#57
Slate
5.0
(1)
"Slate in Ballard (Seattle) *favorite*."
#58
Pegasus Coffee
5.0
(1)
"Pegasus Coffee on Bainbridge Island. Make sure to try their Ethiopian Natural."
#59
Pallet Coffee Roaster
5.0
(1)
"I love pallet coffee roaster."
#60
Pallet
4.0
(1)
"**House of Funk**, Luna, Pallet, **Moving**, Nemesis."
#61
Bastion Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Bastion has a few natural process beans."
#62
Luna
4.0
(1)
"**House of Funk**, Luna, Pallet, **Moving**, Nemesis."
#63
Kaldi
4.0
(1)
"Most people's review seem pretty happy with the Kaldi."
#64
Ride and Grind
4.0
(1)
"I recommend the Mr Driver. Ride and Grind has the coolest art."
#65
Colombia Monteblanco
4.0
(1)
"I currently have a bag of Colombia monteblanco which has been really nice."
#66
About Us
4.0
(1)
"Kurasu, Light Up, Sky Blue, Coffee Post, Gluck, Coffee Blue, About Us, etc."
#67
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"
#68
Coffee Blue
4.0
(1)
"Kurasu, Light Up, Sky Blue, Coffee Post, Gluck, Coffee Blue, About Us, etc."
#69
Gluck
4.0
(1)
"Kurasu, Light Up, Sky Blue, Coffee Post, Gluck, Coffee Blue, About Us, etc."
#70
Coffee Post
4.0
(1)
"Kurasu, Light Up, Sky Blue, Coffee Post, Gluck, Coffee Blue, About Us, etc."
#71
Sky Blue
4.0
(1)
"Kurasu, Light Up, Sky Blue, Coffee Post, Gluck, Coffee Blue, About Us, etc."
#72
Light Up
4.0
(1)
"Kurasu, Light Up, Sky Blue, Coffee Post, Gluck, Coffee Blue, About Us, etc."
#73
Kurasu
4.0
(1)
"Kurasu, Light Up, Sky Blue, Coffee Post, Gluck, Coffee Blue, About Us, etc."
#74
Noble Coffee and Tea
4.0
(1)
"Noble Coffee and Tea."
#75
Popcorn Popper
4.0
(1)
"Popcorn popper."
#76
Coffee Snobs
4.0
(1)
"Try Coffee snobs - wide range of styles - freshly roasted twice a week and shipped or diy."
#77
Candid
4.0
(1)
"The darkest beans i bought na ata ay yung galing sa candid (deathwish blend). i got dark and smokey notes perfect for milk"
#78
Coffee Tonya
4.0
(1)
"Coffee Tonya."
#79
Dark Matter
4.0
(1)
"Chicago area- Dark Matter"
#80
Lodestar
4.0
(1)
"Lodestar in Clapton work with AMOC and Dak a lot."
#81
Velasquez and Van Wezel
4.0
(1)
"Velasquez and Van Wezel in Crouch end (North London) have a Dutch owner."
#82
Formative Coffee
4.0
(1)
"My picks would be: -Formative coffee - home of the UK barista champ"
#83
Sey
4.0
(1)
"I started with Sey and Onyx but they get kinda expensive."
#84
Olympia Coffee
4.0
(1)
"Olympia Coffee."
#85
Prototype
4.0
(1)
"I recently tried a bag of Prototype coffee and really enjoyed it."
#86
pushxpull
4.0
(1)
"Pushxpull has several natural process coffees."
#87
Whirley Popcorn Maker
4.0
(1)
"Whirley popcorn maker. Rotate slowly, but constantly."
#88
Seven Miles
4.0
(1)
"I am using Seven Miles, they have a few types.."
#89
Ultimo
4.0
(1)
"I've had Ultimo before in one of their shops and it was good."
#90
Black Fox
4.0
(1)
"Black Fox near Grand central is pretty good."
#91
Ali Express Chinese Drum Roaster
3.0
(1)
"Ali express Chinese drum roaster. I've bought 3, burned one out."
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