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.
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
Coffeeman (quality: 3.0)
11.19.2000
Rating: 10.0
Bottom Line: Heathware Precision Roaster
Ed Gianni (quality: 7.7)
03.24.2001
Rating: 10.0
Bottom Line: Is this fun or what!? And virtually Idiotproof.
Robert Garofalo (quality: 2.0)
10.14.2001
Rating: 10.0
Bottom Line: Very happy with unit. Great way to get started
Bill Grae (quality: 1.0)
02.02.2000
Rating: 9.6
Bottom Line: Well designed, dependable and idiot-proof unit!
George Swanson (quality: 7.7)
02.19.2002
Rating: 9.4
Bottom Line: You're not really a coffeegeek unless you roast your own!
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
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!
Bruce Harlick (quality: 8.5)
07.03.2002
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: The HWP makes roasting easy, fun, and almost automatic.
Jill Stratman (quality: 8.0)
01.21.2002
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: Small scale home roasting doesn't get any easier than this.
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!
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.
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!
Bear Graves (quality: 5.0)
10.20.2001
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Good starter home roaster with consistent results
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
Scott Jensen (quality: 5.8)
07.04.2002
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: An excellent home roaster!
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