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SR540 Coffee Roaster
The friendliest way into home roasting — a fast air roaster with real heat and fan control, for about $230.
BeginnersSmall batches
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SR800 Coffee Roaster
The SR540's bigger sibling — roasts a larger batch and pairs with an extension tube for even more capacity.
Bigger batchesTinkerers
NescoCR-1010-PR Coffee Bean Roaster
8.5Nesco Researched
CR-1010-PR Coffee Bean Roaster
An enclosed roaster with a catalytic smoke reducer — the lowest-fuss, lowest-smoke way to roast indoors.
Less smokeSet-and-forget
Behmor1600 Plus Coffee Roaster
8.3Behmor Researched
1600 Plus Coffee Roaster
No longer in Behmor's lineup, which now lists the 2000AB Plus, though Behmor still sells a 1600 Plus upgrade kit. A drum roaster rated for up to a pound per batch, with smoke suppression and five power profiles.
Larger batchesDrum roast
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Electric Coffee Roaster Machine
A budget electric stir-type roaster with adjustable temperature and a glass lid — a cheap way to roast a bigger batch you can watch.
Budget bigger-batch roasting