Overall Rating
8.3, Based on 33 Reviews
Avg Price
$120.00
Manufacturer
Hearthware
Machine Type
Purpose built home coffee roaster, fluid bed, fountain
Colors
Black, White
Class
Coffee Roaster, Fluid Air
Pro Review
No
First Look
No
QuickShot
No
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A recently discontinued model, this 3.5 to 4oz coffee roaster had electronic controls and a programmed profile, and roasted on the fluid air principle.
Tim Lee (quality: 5.0) 04.22.2000 Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Best coffee related purchase. It‘s good for all types of brewing!
Steve Johnson (quality: 2.0) 10.27.2000 Rating: 7.2
Bottom Line: Great product for home use -- but send in the warranty registration
Scott Jensen (quality: 5.8) 07.04.2002 Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: An excellent home roaster!
Robert Garofalo (quality: 2.0) 10.14.2001 Rating: 10.0
Bottom Line: Very happy with unit. Great way to get started
Robert Colin Newell (quality: 3.1) 03.04.2002 Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Good in a pinch. In the final analysis, get your beans from the big machines!
Richard Floch (quality: 9.0) 01.13.2002 Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Fine machine for limited demand uses and if you like acidy light roasts and pungent dark roasts.
PT Sandiford (quality: 2.0) 11.01.2000 Rating: 6.4
Bottom Line: Good value, needs safety switch!
Paul Pratt (quality: 5.7) 01.05.2004 Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Good solid product, easy to use, good even roasts with 110g batch size, little smoke, a little noisy but great fun!
Mike Buettner (quality: 6.0) 04.11.2001 Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: For the price, the freshness, and the fun, it is hard to go wrong with the HWP.
Marc Berrenson (quality: 7.5) 04.02.2000 Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Easy to use and clean. Reliable if watched. Would like to see it for less money.
Kevin Morgan (quality: 8.8) 01.16.2002 Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: Good way to get introduced to home roasting.
Ken Wilson (quality: 9.0) 01.16.2000 Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: My desert island luxuries would be one of these and a press pot to prepare the coffee in.
Kedar Roy (quality: 6.0) 01.09.2001 Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Easy to use home roaster. Fresh roasted coffee makes all the difference!
John (quality: 4.5) 11.30.2000 Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: If you love coffee and roast your own - buy one.
Jill Stratman (quality: 8.0) 01.21.2002 Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: Small scale home roasting doesn't get any easier than this.
Java Man (Espressopithecus) (quality: 9.0) 12.14.2004 Rating: 5.6
Bottom Line: As close to "set and forget" as they come, but durability problems, small capacity, and excess brightness for non-espresso brewing mar this product.
James Schulman (quality: 6.5) 10.25.2001 Rating: 6.6
Bottom Line: Great coffee, but lousy construction. Please, someone build a good roaster!
Jaime Athos (quality: 6.0) 02.04.2000 Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: An inexpensive and easy way to get into home roasting. Buy one -- fresh roasted is better!
George Swanson (quality: 7.7) 02.19.2002 Rating: 9.4
Bottom Line: You're not really a coffeegeek unless you roast your own!
Frank Dobson (quality: 5.0) 01.16.2000 Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: I have never had such a good cup of coffee in the morning before! A bit pricey, but worth it for the flavor improvement!
Ed Gianni (quality: 7.7) 03.24.2001 Rating: 10.0
Bottom Line: Is this fun or what!? And virtually Idiotproof.
Ed (quality: 5.0) 06.12.2001 Rating: 6.4
Bottom Line: Assuming reliability issues don`t bite you, expect better coffee at less cost with this unit.
David Buffington (quality: 2.0) 10.04.2000 Rating: 3.2
Bottom Line: A waste of money and time. It might be best to buy the cheaper Hearthware roaster without the 'brain.'
Dave Clark (quality: 3.0) 01.17.2000 Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: A great roaster for beginner to expert if you don't mind 1/4 cup batches. Evenly roasted batches except on larger beans.
Coffeeman (quality: 3.0) 11.19.2000 Rating: 10.0
Bottom Line: Heathware Precision Roaster
Carl S Lau (quality: 8.5) 03.04.2000 Rating: 10.0
Bottom Line: Having roasted my own beans, I will never go back to store bought roasted coffee beans
Butch Burton (quality: 3.0) 05.09.2000 Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: If you like real coffee-buy it.
Bruce Harlick (quality: 8.5) 07.03.2002 Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: The HWP makes roasting easy, fun, and almost automatic.
Brian Sogard (quality: 4.0) 04.01.2000 Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Easy to use, affordable, good home roaster for coffee lovers, excellent roaster for novices
Brian S (quality: 6.6) 07.08.2002 Rating: 8.2
Bottom Line: The Standard in Air Roasting
Bill Grae (quality: 1.0) 02.02.2000 Rating: 9.6
Bottom Line: Well designed, dependable and idiot-proof unit!
Ben Alpers (quality: 8.4) 01.15.2002 Rating: 8.2
Bottom Line: Unfortunately, this is the home roaster I'd recommend getting. It does a great job, but has serious quality problems.
Bear Graves (quality: 5.0) 10.20.2001 Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Good starter home roaster with consistent results
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