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- Clear Pyrex roasting chamber for easy monitoring of the roasting process
- Produces up to a half-pound of roasted beans ranging from light American style to Espresso roast
- Convection roasting eliminates hot spots that can cause an unevenly roasted batch
- Analog dials control time, temperature and system status and permit on-the fly adjustments
- Includes 9 Lbs. of certified organic Fair Trade green coffee
The Gene Cafe home coffee roaster offers a large capacity, intuitive, easy to use controls, and quiet operation. With complete control over both time and temperature that will please the most advanced home coffee roasting hobbiests, the controls and instructions are so easy that beginners can produce professional results the very first day. The clear roast chamber makes it very easy to view the roasting process, a must have feature that eliminates burnt or under roasted coffee.
The Gene Cafe can hold up to 10 oz. of unroasted green coffee which will yield up to an 8 oz. batch of fully roasted coffee. The thoughtfully integrated safety features (that are lacking in most home roasters) include auto shutoff, overheat sensors, and a clear safety cover to prevent burnt fingers.
This roaster delivers what you would expect of a higher priced coffee roaster: excellent roast quality, a durable machine built to last, a good warranty with US based support, and easy to use controls. As with most large capacity home roasting machines, a lot of smoke is produced during the roast. Perfect for a large household of thirsty coffee drinkers! Average Rating of 5.00 out of 8 reviews
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Best Home Roaster Yet - B. Macleod, Oct 22, 2009
I've been roasting my own coffee for almost 10 years now, and I've gone through a lot of roasters. I've been using the Gene Cafe for more than 6 months, and this one is holding up great. It is well designed and manufactured. It has been problem-free and shows little signs of wear. It is very quiet for a home roaster, which for me is a huge plus. The Gene Cafe will roast up to a full half-pound of coffee at one time. This means you are roasting less often, which of course will add to the life of the roaster. All coffee roasters produce smoke, and the Gene is no exception. Make sure you get the "Gene Cafe Large Chaff Collector" attachment. The last time I looked this was being sold with the roaster through many online sellers. It can also be purchased separately. This allows for a hose to be attached to vent the smoke. I have a fan on my stove-top. The glass roasting chamber allows for complete visibility at all points of the roast. This lets you get the perfect roast every time. The large digital front end lets you set the temperature and roast time to exact specifications. The knobs let you adjust the time and temperature of the roast at any point. I know the sticker price on this thing is high, but you will save money in the long-run by not having to replace your roaster every year.
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Well made roaster - Emanuel, Sep 11, 2009
I have been using this roaster for over a year with great results. It is a very quiet and very solidly build appliance; feels like driving a German car. The controls couldn't be simpler to use. As expected, it does make a lot of smoke, and proper ventilation is required.
A portion of the plastic case started to melt near the exhaust which prompted me to lower the operating temperature. The power cord warms up a bit during operation.
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Roasting your own coffee beans is a treat! - David, Apr 17, 2009
When I first considered roasting my own coffee beans, the idea was that I just wanted to take my coffee enjoyment up a notch. It worked. I have had my Gene Cafe for about a month and it is an integral part of my routine now. It's easy to use, does an excellent job and is built to last. It's a workhorse. I make a lot of coffee so I roast about every other day.
The variety of roasters to choose from can be a little confusing. What's important and how much to spend and how difficult is this going to be? From my experience so far, I am pleased to have chosen this machine. The manual is easy to read and tells you what to set for the variety of roasts. Roasting takes about 45 minutes including washing all of the parts of the machine and putting it away again.
It's the right size. I store it under my stove along with the 3" diameter 3 foot long aluminum duct I use to direct the smoke into my downdraft stove exhaust. I have the large chaff collector so I don't know how well the small one works. Controlling the exhaust of smoke is important and it seems easier using the large chaff collector and a flex duct.
Bottom line as I tell my friends is in the cup. It's the best coffee I've ever had and I've been a serious coffee drinker for about 35 years all over the world. If you can afford one of these you will not be disappointed. I've been a chemical engineer for 25 years and I can tell you this is really well designed and built. It's the right equipment for the process. Get a good burr grinder ( I use a KitchenAid ), lose the Mr. Coffee and get a simple cone brewer, the kind where you pour hot water over the grounds. Then just enjoy.
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Great Coffee Roaster - Jeffrey Tucker, Jan 28, 2009
I origionally had a Freshroast Plus 8. It worked very well for me but it can only roast a small quantity of beans and you have to wait awhile between roasts. I upgraded to a Gene Cafe almost a year ago although I didn't buy it from Amazon. This roaster is great. It's bigger than it looks in the picture. It takes up one whole large drawer in my pantry. You need some ventilation or it will set off smoke alarms, although there's no visible smoke. I roast on a covered patio. I use two scoops of beans but that's a lot of coffee and you'll go through a couple of pounds of beans learning how to get the roast you want. I keep the temp. setting constant and vary the time according to the roast I want. For me, 451 degrees for 17 to 18.5 min. is perfect. But each person and each roaster can be different. The coffee is excellent. I get rave reviews from guests.
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Easy to use, quick knowledge growth, great tastes - Anne Reid, Mar 04, 2008
The Gene Cafe rotating drum roaster was very easy to use right out of the box. I was able to run two different batches of roasting within an hour. This allowed a side by side comparison of a light roast and full city roast using the same bean. The roaster cleans up nicely and only set off the smoke alarm once. The chaff collector is easy to dump out at the end of each roast cycle. The instruction manual had the funniest artwork that made the reading material interesting as well as useful.
The 9 lbs. of coffee was a mixture instead of one kind that I assumed I had ordered (no decaf which is fine for me). Estimate 65-85 lbs of roasting green beans, at $6 per pound, to begin to have this roaster start paying for itself. So for now it will be called a hobby instead of a money savings. :)
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