Coffee Bean Roasters for the
Freshest Cup of Coffee

Coffee bean roasters will take your green coffee beans and transform them into the freshest cup of coffee available. Why? Because you roast the beans yourself, just as you need them.

Coffee beans are their freshest before they are roasted. As soon as the roasting process is complete and they are exposed to the air, the staling process begins.

In the good old days (actually, not so very long ago) most folks roasted their own green coffee beans on the stove, or on an open fire in their cast iron skillet.

Although it is almost impossible to get an even roast with this method, if you really want a cup of coffee you'll do what you have to do to get it!

For those coffee lovers who are willing to put in a little extra time and effort, a truly fresh cup of coffee is just a roasting away, thanks to today's technology.

Roasting coffee transforms the chemical and physical properties of green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process is what produces the characteristic flavor of coffee by causing the green coffee beans to expand and to change in color, taste, smell, and density.

A coffee bean roaster that you purchase for home use will take much of the guesswork out of the roasting process for you. What happens as green coffee bean is roasted?

Roasting green coffee beans is something that I have not personally experienced as of this writing, but as I have researched this topic it seems that coffee bean roasters produced for this purpose make a lot of sense.

Here are the two types of roasters:

Fluid Air Bed Roaster
An even roast is attainable with the fast moving hot air of a fluid air bed roaster. Similar to a hot air popcorn popper, the air is heated, blown over the beans, and the beans are kept in constant motion as a result.

Coffee roasted using this method will usually have a good strong aroma and bright flavor notes. Many of the fluid air coffee bean roasters include settings for the type of roast you desire, which is a very good thing for the novice roaster to have! And, they are made for home use.

The ideal time range for an air roast is 8 to 12 minutes. A too-fast roast can under develop some of the coffee's flavors; an overly long roast will dull the flavor. Air roasts tend to develop the brightness of a coffee; drum roasts tend to develop the body more.

You may not be able to roast large volumes of green coffee beans at one sitting, but then the whole idea is to roast just enough for your use at the time, or shortly thereafter. You can purchase this type of coffee roaster starting at about $100.

Here is a fluid air bed roaster for your consideration: The Nesco Pro Coffee Bean Roaster is an easy to use machine that brings the freshness and quality of gourmet coffee to your kitchen.

This roaster utilizes a patented catalytic exhaust system that eliminates almost all of the smoke and leaves only the pure aroma of roasted coffee. The Nesco Pro is also significantly quieter than many of the other roasters on the market. To accommodate those who prefer dark roasts, a second fill line was added on the roast chamber. This unit also boasts a glass roast chamber that allows for easy viewing and monitoring of your roast progress giving you added control.

Drum Roaster
Typically seen in coffee shops in the past, drum, or conduction, coffee bean roasters have the capability of roasting more beans at one time than the fluid bed machines.

Drum type coffee roasters roast the green coffee beans in a cylinder type drum. The green coffee beans tumble as the drum rotates over heat.

When the desired roast is achieved the heat shuts off while the coffee beans continue to rotate, this is known as the cool down process. When the cool down stage finishes, the beans are poured into a hopper.

Drum roasters give a slower roast, usually 14 to 20 minutes. They typically cost more than the fluid air bed roasters.

Want to see more? Here are some choices in both types of coffee bean roasters as well as green coffee beans. Have fun!