Overall Rating
8.3, Based on 67 Reviews
Avg Price
$75.00
Manufacturer
Fresh Beans Inc.
Machine Type
Purpose built home coffee roaster, fluid bed
Colors
Black
Class
Coffee Roaster, Fluid Air
Pro Review
No
First Look
No
QuickShot
No
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This coffee roaster uses a fluid air roasting system to roast approximately 3oz of green coffee per batch.
Carlos Alvarez (quality: 4.4)
10.13.2005
Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: Inconsistent, small capacity. Only buy it if you just really can't afford a better machine.
Mike Burman (quality: 4.2)
09.23.2005
Rating: 7.2
Bottom Line: It's a hyper-responsive, somewhat tempermental, hands-on and yet very lovable roaster.
Joe Von Kaenel (quality: 4.7)
09.16.2005
Rating: 9.0
Product Reviewed: Fresh Roast Plus 8
Bottom Line: I recommend this roaster and would definitely buy it again.
Paul Pikowsky (quality: 6.3)
08.29.2005
Rating: 7.8
Product Reviewed: FreshRoast Plus
Bottom Line: Roasts too fast, but real roasting made easy
Kelly King (quality: 5.2)
07.19.2005
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: I'm hooked! The FreshRoaster is my friend! sometimes I travel with it!
Mario Taormina (quality: 3.0)
07.14.2005
Rating: 8.2
Bottom Line: Control your coffee destiny... ROAST OFTEN
Michael C (quality: 7.1)
07.12.2005
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: At it's price point the best roaster there is.
Leah Nairn (quality: 5.3)
05.24.2005
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Good bang for your bucks!
Joe Q (quality: 5.5)
05.16.2005
Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: An excellent machine, keeping the roasting process simple and easy for a beginner or novice.
Len Charleville (quality: 5.3)
04.11.2005
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Buy it , you will like it, and you will learn.
Will Smith (quality: 6.0)
04.08.2005
Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: A good machine to learn the basics and decide if you like home roasting
French Lewis (quality: 6.5)
03.15.2005
Rating: 9.4
Bottom Line: solid construction, small batch size, fast roasts. A great machine for a 1 or 2 coffee drinking household
Becky Grimsrud (quality: 5.3)
11.20.2004
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Great roaster! For small volumes, you'll never have to upgrade.
George Skarpathiotakis (quality: 3.0)
10.12.2004
Rating: 8.6
Bottom Line: Want to know with to start off? Well this is the one to begin your home roasting adventures with!!
Brian Phillips (quality: 5.7)
06.21.2004
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: dollar for dollar, the best roaster on the market.
Joe Consentino (quality: 6.9)
04.02.2004
Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: Utilitarian convenience at an attractive price the Fresh Roast coffee roaster is a must have for any coffee affectionato.
Ian Patrick (quality: 8.7)
03.31.2004
Rating: 9.4
Bottom Line: Get it!!...Very Easy to Use...Fun to Use...It's satisfying to control your own roasts, save money and have fresh coffee on hand. It is well named!!
Brian Withnell (quality: 5.0)
02.21.2004
Rating: 7.2
Bottom Line: Produced good coffee -- the new design appears to have fixed the fire hazzard.
Steve Engelbrecht (quality: 7.8)
12.09.2003
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Best money you can spend, new upgrade due out this month.
Roy Davis (quality: 5.5)
06.03.2003
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: cheap Quiet easy to use. roast great coffee.
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