Drum Roaster
A horizontal rotating drum heated by gas or electricity - the most common home and commercial roaster design.
Twenty-eight tools across five categories, each with the specifications that actually affect a roast, the safety considerations that come with it, and practical guidance for using it well.
A horizontal rotating drum heated by gas or electricity - the most common home and commercial roaster design.
A hot-air roaster that suspends beans in a stream of heated air, roasting fast and clean.
A small-capacity roaster built for quick evaluation batches of 50-120 g.
Long-handled insulated tongs for pulling bean samples through the tryer port.
The temperature sensor that reads the actual bean mass inside the drum.
The exhaust ducting that carries smoke, chaff and combustion gases away from the machine.
Unroasted coffee in its raw, stable state - the input to every roast.
An airtight container that holds a working supply of green coffee at stable humidity.
A barrier bag with a one-way degassing valve, used for both green and roasted coffee.
A two-way humidity regulator that holds a container at a target relative humidity.
A scale accurate to 0.1 g for charge weights, yield checks and roast loss measurement.
A wide, shallow scoop for moving green coffee from bag to hopper without spillage.
A fast-response temperature sensor used where response speed matters more than absolute accuracy.
A non-contact thermometer that reads surface temperature from a distance.
A multi-channel recorder that captures roast temperatures over time for later analysis.
An instrument that reads the moisture content of green or roasted coffee.
A device that measures how densely a coffee bean is packed, by volume or by displacement.
Applications that record, visualise and compare roast curves in real time.
A perforated tray with a stirring arm that brings a dropped batch down to room temperature fast.
The forced-air unit that pulls ambient air through the cooling tray and out of the beans.
Standardised ceramic or glass bowls used for tasting and scoring coffee consistently.
A deep-bowled spoon designed to slurp a sample across the full palate.
The structured form used to record and total a coffee's sensory attributes.
A cyclone or filter unit that captures the light, papery skins released during roasting.
A dedicated detergent formulated to lift roasted coffee oil from drum and housing surfaces.
A heavy-duty agent for dissolving accumulated oil in ducting, fans and cooling equipment.
A selection of stiff and soft brushes for reaching drum, chute and crevice surfaces.
A heat-resistant vacuum for clearing chaff, dust and debris from the machine and its surrounds.