Joanna Petrie Restaurant & Catering Equipment

Home roasting coffee beans provides a simple way to enjoy the aromas and tastes of freshly roasted coffees. Roasted coffee stales very quickly and is dramatially diminished in days so home roasting ensures your coffee is always fresh. It's fun and easy and takes only about 20 to 30 minutes from roasting to brewing and about half the cost of store-bought roasted beans. Green un-roasted coffee beans are easy to find in stores or on line. The Nesco Coffee Bean Roaster features a patented catalytic technology that significantly reduces smoke and odors during the roasting process. Pre-set digital controls automatically roasts and cools with the touch of a button. The Nesco Coffee Bean Roaster provides a superior roasting performance by combining warm air with a powerful agitator to create an even roast with uniform color throughout the roasting batch. It's large capacity is capable of roasting up to 1/3 pound of fresh green beans (about 36 cups of brewed coffee) each time. The CR-1010 PRR roasts a batch in about 20 minutes at half the cost of store-bought and is perfect for true coffee enthusiasts who want the freshest cup of coffee possible.

The Bravi Home Coffee Roaster is designed to achieve consistent and even roasting. All cycles are both temperature and time controlled for optimal roasting results independent of room termperature. Swissmar has been in the home coffee roasting business for 5 years with the introduction of the first fully automatic rotary roaster. Bravi is the result of shared knowledge from customers and technological advances. Bravi has a one-touch operation for the 15 roasting settings allowing you to roast from a light to dark consistency. (Beans are not included.) The Bravi operates very quiety so you will be able to hear the cracking of the beans as they roast. The rotary drum keeps the beans moving, ensuring an even roast preventing burnt beans. The stainless steel roasting drum and chaff tray are dishwasher safe along with the bean cup and ventilation port (upper rack only). Several safety features ensure protection from over-heating; a drum guard for correct position of drum; a closed-lid sensor will not allow the unit to start unless the lid is properly closed and self-diagnostic tools that alert you to malfunctions in the temperature sensor.

If buying coffee beans fresh each week from the corner coffee shop still isn't fresh enough, roast your own with Peugeot's Rotary Drum Home Coffee Bean Roaster. It roasts from 2 to 8 ounces of coffee beans at a time, so it's possible to roast only as much as is needed for a day or for the week. (Roasted coffee beans lose their flavor and aroma fairly quickly; they are usually at their best within seven days of roasting.) The company also has a wide assortment of custom-blended and estate green coffee beans, including decaffeinated and organically grown, which means the it's easy to create a special blend and custom-roast it to an individual taste. The patented "Flow-Thru" ventilation keeps the machine cool to the touch throughout the roasting process, and it handles up to 15 different roast settings--just press a button and the machine roasts, cools, removes chaff, and expels the beans from the drum. Those green coffee beans stay fresh for two to three years, so buy in bulk now, and roast in mini batches all year long. All removable components are dishwasher-safe; and the machine comes with a one-year warranty. --Doree Armstrong

The Ultimate Experience for Coffee Lovers! By roasting your own beans, you control the freshness of the coffee, rather than purchasing beans that might be weeks, or even months old. Independent experts agree, this is the best personal roaster available. Beans sold separately (not included).

The Cuisinart DGB-600BC Grind & Brew is an elegantly designed coffee maker that creates the perfect look for today's gourmet kitchen. The appliance automatically grinds whole beans before brewing, so every cup is fresh and rich. Set timer up to 24 hours ahead so you can wake up to a fresh pot of 1 to 4 cups. The Brew Pause feature allows you to pour yourself a cup before it brewing has finished. Safety feature automatically shuts off coffee maker once brewing is complete. A double-wall insulated brushed stainless steel thermal carafe keeps up to 10 5-oz. cups of coffee hot for hours. Gold-tone permanent filter and charcoal water filter removes impurities. Three-year limited warranty. Model DGB-600BC. + PLUS + Cuisinart DGB-600RC 10 Cup Stainless Thermal Carafe with Lid (Chrome)