Hearthware Precision Coffee Roaster

The Hearthware Home Innovations Precision is no longer made though you might find one on Ebay from time to time. We keep this review posted for the benefit of current owners of the machine

The new machine from Hearthware – the iRoast Home Coffee RoasterA machine for roasting coffee. Or the person operating it! The basic requirements for a coffee roaster are a heating element that gets suitably hot and a mechanism... – is in stock and available on this page – Maria 5/25/04

The Home Innovations Hearthware Precision

The roaster is significantly quieter than the previous Hearthware Gourmet model.
The new “fountain-like” agitation pattern (in which coffee travels from the sides to the center, and is thrown upward and outward in the airstream with the help of a central deflector) is ingenious and results in no tippingTipping refers to a roast error that can be discerned by inspecting the roasted coffee, where the ends of the elongated bean appear burnt. It can easily be... or scorchingPatches of discolored burn marks on the coffee bean, due to a high-heat roast environment or other roast error.: Scorching refers to a roast error that can be....
The roaster heat and air cycles are controlled by a computer chip linked to a temperature sensing thermocouple in the roasters hot air stream. It makes adjustments on the fly to make every batch adhere to the ideal roast profileRoast Profile refers to the relationship between time and temperature in coffee roasting, with the endpoint being the "degree of roast". Roast profiling is the active manipulation of... programmed on the chip.

This profile, a slow initial warmup of the beans ramping up to a faster finishSimilar to aftertaste, but it refers to the impression as the coffee leaves the palate. Aftertaste is the sensations gathered after the coffee has left the mouth. We..., is considered by the SCAA the best profile to produce maximum quality in the cup. The roaster cycles from fast to slow air speeds to adhere to the ideal roast profile which also provides consistency in the roast in varying environments (including voltage fluctuations and outdoor temperature) and to further randomize the bean path. So this roaster is a departure from fluid bed machines and corn poppers up to this point; it is doing more than bvlowing hot air through coffee. If all this seems like giberrish to you, do not despair! The key point is that the roaster maximizes the coffee you put into it; push a button and the roast is complete in around 6-8 minutes.
Batch size is same as the Gourmet model: 1/2 cup by volume, 3 oz. by weight
Numerical setting on the dial do not correspond to time …they are not meant to. I suppose with the Gourmet and its mechanical timer, this takes some “operator adjustment” if you are used to the earlier model.
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~~Hearthware Precision Roaster~~: $121 (+ 11 lbs. shipping), and that includes the 8-Pack Sampler: our selection of 4 lbs. of coffee (8 different 1/2 lb. types) from Sweet Maria’s excellent stocks. Home Innovations (White) is in stock. You also get to chose a sampler for Brewed CoffeeBrewed Coffee refers to all coffee preparations produced by adding non-pressurized water to coffee grounds. Contrasted with espresso coffee, which is produced under pressure, brewed coffee is primarily..., EspressoA small coffee beverage, about 20 ml, prepared on an espresso machine where pressurized hot water extracted through compressed coffee.: In its most stripped-down, basic form, this is..., or Decaf

…or Hearthware Precision without the 8-Pack Green CoffeeGreen coffee refers to the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted,... Sampler $111 (+7 lbs shipping). Home Innovations (White)