Overall Rating
8.3, Based on 67 Reviews
Avg Price
$75.00
Manufacturer
Fresh Beans Inc.
Machine Type
Purpose built home coffee roaster, fluid bed
Colors
Black
Class
Coffee Roaster, Fluid Air
Pro Review
No
First Look
No
QuickShot
No
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This coffee roaster uses a fluid air roasting system to roast approximately 3oz of green coffee per batch.
Steve Steiman (quality: 2.0)
01.25.2000
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: If fresh coffee is your goal, this machine is going to be your best friend.
Rich Lyons (quality: 3.5)
02.22.2000
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: if you can live with 2.5 oz. capacity... get it!
Kate Schaumann (quality: 7.0)
03.30.2000
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: I recommend it as a starter roaster, and it may be the only one you will ever need.
Dee Ann Abel (quality: 5.0)
11.03.2000
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: If the small capacity means you can roast quickly, quietly, and with little smoke, then I guess you could count it as an advantage instead of a disadv
Greg Giglio (quality: 4.0)
04.28.2001
Rating: 7.2
Bottom Line: Great for smaller batches/daily roasting...A good price for a reliable product.
Robert Noles (quality: 5.0)
06.03.2001
Rating: 10.0
Bottom Line: For volume buy an Ambex, for the home by a FreshRoast.
TK (quality: 8.0)
06.20.2001
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: Best bet for beginners & people who dont want a fussy roaster, just great home roast!
Mike Garner (quality: 4.0)
07.16.2001
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: A good roaster at a great price if you can live with it‘s faults.
Jack Kohms (quality: 6.0)
07.26.2001
Rating: 9.6
Bottom Line: I really like this roaster and only wish for longer roasting times so I did not feel that I had to make split-second decisions during the roast.
Tony Reynolds (quality: 7.0)
09.23.2001
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: This is good machine for someone who isn‘t willing to mess with a popper and doesn‘t want to spend $$$
Green Bean (quality: 4.5)
11.17.2001
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Good starter machine, but you may never upgrade
James Schulman
12.02.2001
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Best home roaster deal -- roasts a lot of coffee quickly, quietly, & reliably, but a little inconsistently.
James Schulman (quality: 8.6)
12.18.2001
Rating: 9.2
Bottom Line: Best home roaster deal -- roasts a lot of coffee quickly, quietly, & reliably, but a little inconsistently.
Holly D (quality: 7.0)
01.15.2002
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: A cheap, easy hottie. And I mean that in the nicest possible way!
Darryl Rehr (quality: 8.1)
02.26.2002
Rating: 8.6
Bottom Line: Best toy I have purchased in years. Does its job beautifully
Donald Blum (quality: 6.9)
04.10.2002
Rating: 8.2
Bottom Line: The FreshRoast+ is small, but efficient and seems to be heavy-duty enough to stand up to multiple roasts.
Michael Rich (quality: 6.8)
04.21.2002
Rating: 8.6
Bottom Line: Save poppers for popcorn to go with fresh coffee from your FreshRoast.
Ben Irvin (quality: 6.0)
05.19.2002
Rating: 8.2
Bottom Line: Great for the do-it-yourselfer who is willing play a little to find the best settings.
David Marley (quality: 7.7)
06.17.2002
Rating: 8.4
Bottom Line: Excellent roaster for single coffee drinker home, or many variety roasts!
Charles Gardner (quality: 7.0)
06.25.2002
Rating: 9.0
Bottom Line: Drop the air popper or the pre-roast. Get a FR+ and find the next level.
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