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.
Dee Ann Abel (quality: 5.0)
11.03.2000
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: If the small capacity means you can roast quickly, quietly, and with little smoke, then I guess you could count it as an advantage instead of a disadv
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.
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!
Leah Nairn (quality: 5.3)
05.24.2005
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Good bang for your bucks!
Len Charleville (quality: 5.3)
04.11.2005
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Buy it , you will like it, and you will learn.
Becky Grimsrud (quality: 5.3)
11.20.2004
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Great roaster! For small volumes, you'll never have to upgrade.
Josh Gajewski (quality: 5.4)
07.08.2002
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: It's my first time roasting and I've not messed up once with this machine!
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.
Roy Davis (quality: 5.5)
06.03.2003
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: cheap Quiet easy to use. roast great coffee.
Brian Phillips (quality: 5.7)
06.21.2004
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: dollar for dollar, the best roaster on the market.
L C (quality: 6.0)
12.28.2006
Rating: 7.6
Product Reviewed: FreshRoast +8
Bottom Line: The machine does the job as advertised. Now, about the service.....
Jack Kohms (quality: 6.0)
07.26.2001
Rating: 9.6
Bottom Line: I really like this roaster and only wish for longer roasting times so I did not feel that I had to make split-second decisions during the roast.
Ben Irvin (quality: 6.0)
05.19.2002
Rating: 8.2
Bottom Line: Great for the do-it-yourselfer who is willing play a little to find the best settings.
Tim Eggers (quality: 6.0)
09.02.2006
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Simple, Reliable, Dependable, Perfect first roaster!
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
Jerry Beecham (quality: 6.2)
09.24.2002
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: You won't regret purchasing the FRP.
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
John Boddie (quality: 6.3)
05.22.2011
Rating: 7.4
Product Reviewed: Fresh Roast Plus 8
Bottom Line: A good choice if you’re just starting to roast. Simple modifications allow you to create consistent roasts.
Elizabeth Ellis (quality: 6.5)
06.30.2002
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: I love this little workhorse.
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
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