Our picks
| Best for | Roaster | Price | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Gene Cafe CBR-301 | An off-axis rotating chamber you can watch through, with more capacity than the original Gene Cafe. | |
| Press start and walk away | Kaffelogic Nano 7E | $1,749.90 | Add green beans, press start and it roasts a small batch in about 12 minutes. |
| Control and repeatable roasts | Hottop B2K+ | $2,999 | A drum roaster that heats with indirect hot air around a stainless steel drum. You can adjust heater power and fan speed during the roast. |
| Programmed roast profiles | Hottop P | $2,499 | Set the time, temperature and fan speed for each of eight roast segments, and the roaster runs the profile for you. |
| Serious enthusiasts and small roasteries | Aillio Bullet R2 PRO | $9,499 | 1.2 kg capacity and 2,300 W induction heating. |
| Portable and professional sample roasting | Nucleus Link | $2,950 | A compact roaster that starts each roast from room temperature. |
Choosing a home coffee roaster
How much do you drink? Small roasters suit one or two coffee drinkers. If you're roasting for a household or friends, a drum roaster like the Hottop or a 1.2 kg Aillio saves roasting several times a week.
How much control do you want? Kaffelogic and Gene Cafe are the simplest to use. Hottop gives you manual or programmed control, and the Aillio suits people who want to log and repeat every roast.
Smoke and chaff. Roasting makes smoke, especially in darker roasts, and the beans shed chaff. Roast under a rangehood, near an open window or outside.
Green beans, parts and service. We stock green coffee beans to roast, and as the Hottop distributor we stock Hottop parts and service the roasters we sell.
Learn to roast. A beginner coffee roasting course is coming soon to every showroom.
