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Overall Rating	7.5, Based on 22 Reviews
Avg Price	$300.00
Manufacturer	Swissmar
Machine Type	Purpose built home coffee roaster, drum
Colors	White
Class	Coffee Roaster, Drum
Pro Review	No
First Look	Yes
QuickShot	No

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Roasters, Accessories & Misc: Alpenrost Roaster
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This was the first modern day (eg, 1980s or later) drum roaster available for consumers. Capable of roasting around 227 grams (1/2 a lb green), the Alp has been available since 2000.

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Rick Waits (quality: 9.0)	08.28.2003	Rating: 9.8
Bottom Line: The Abrams Tank of home roasters and IMO...the best in class.

Carl Post (quality: 7.0)	10.05.2003	Rating: 9.8
Bottom Line: Great roaster, I'm new to roasting & just listen for the cracks - solid recommend

Tom Stark (quality: 7.8)	10.20.2005	Rating: 9.4
Bottom Line: Built like a tank. Roasts half pound of beans. Alot of smoke. Sensitive to low voltage(lighter roasts)

Jeff Parduhn (quality: 3.0)	07.08.2001	Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Great product and fun to use. I would definitely suffer without it!

Chris Schmelzer (quality: 3.0)	03.02.2001	Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: BUY ME

Jim Pellegrini	12.01.2001	Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Does a good job once you figure it out.

WRW (quality: 6.4)	05.23.2000	Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: The big MaMa of home roasters and well worth it.

Steve Kistner (quality: 8.3)	09.22.2006	Rating: 8.2
Bottom Line: For the experienced coffee roaster, a machine that provides all the coffee nuances you could hope for. For a person happy with store beans, a real pain.

Roger Placer (quality: 8.9)	02.03.2000	Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Built like a tank. Finicky roast timer, but lots o‘ body in the cup!

Greg Schultz (quality: 6.3)	11.30.2004	Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Fantastic until it breaks!!

Henrik Carlsen (quality: 8.0)	08.28.2003	Rating: 7.8
Bottom Line: With the price pattern here in Denmark, the Alpenröst is about twice the price of the Hearthware, but it is a much better buy!

Jim Pellegrini (quality: 7.7)	01.30.2002	Rating: 7.8
Bottom Line: Recommended for people who don't mind a learning curve, and can roast outdoors.

Richard Floch (quality: 8.3)	02.23.2002	Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: Discontinued model.

Dave Nolan (quality: 7.3)	12.01.2004	Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: Not as easy to use as an air roaster, but more capacity and better quality of finished product

Paul Kula (quality: 7.3)	12.12.2003	Rating: 7.4
Bottom Line: Better than buying Starbucks and cheaper than shipping from Vivace.

Peter Plantec (quality: 5.0)	04.01.2007	Rating: 7.2
Bottom Line: This is a great product, but don't buy it if you live high in the mountains. You'll have nothing but aggrivation.

Brendan Getchel (quality: 8.4)	03.19.2002	Rating: 7.0
Bottom Line: Alpenrost: The Swiss word for "mixed blessings."

Deward Hastings (quality: 8.7)	01.20.2002	Rating: 6.2
Bottom Line: Probably not the best "first" roaster . . .

Phil Dodgson (quality: 9.0)	04.20.2006	Rating: 5.2
Bottom Line: Great idea, disappointingly manufactured.

Donald Blum (quality: 6.5)	06.07.2005	Rating: 5.0
Bottom Line: If you don't mind a steep learning curve, and are willing to use it as a manual roaster with somewhat uneven results, you will experience drum-like quality coffee roasting.

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