The Aillio Bullet gives you a lot of roasting capacity in a compact frame.
When people come into our warehouse to pick up their orders, one of the first things they see is an Aillio Bullet on display next to the other home coffee roasters we sell. It is pretty hard to miss given its unique design and notoriety amongst the home coffee roasting
The application of heat to green coffee seeds (beans) to create palatable material for brewing a great cup!: Coffee roasting is a chemical process induced by heat, by... crowd. After seeing the Bullet, the first thing many people say is a line straight out of the 1989 mega-hit Roadhouse, “I thought you’d be bigger.” Much like Patrick Swayze in the aforementioned movie, the Bullet packs a lot of punch in a small frame.
It’s Not Much Bigger Than a Behmor.
One of the characteristics that makes the Bullet stand out are its legs. But they also give the illusion that the Bullet is much bigger than it actually is. We took the opportunity to remove the legs, which is a relatively straightforward process that only requires the removal of several bolts, to compare the size of the Bullet to one of our other popular rosters, the Behmor 2000AB Plus. As the photos show, the volume of roasters is pretty similar with the Bullet being a bit narrower and longer than the BehmorA popular electric drum roaster designed for home use, with variable batch sizes (from 1/4 pound to 1 pound) and a smoke-reduction system. It has been modified and....
You can pack it up if you need to.
We know that most Aillio Bullet owners set their roaster up in a dedicated location, but we wanted to show that if you did want or need to travel with your Bullet, or move it conveniently, you could. The Bullet doesn’t quite fit in a carry-on bag, but it does fit in a small duffel with a bunch of padding to protect the delicate components on the underside.
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What is the price of the machina roaster Home and where can I get? Thanks
Hi Enrique, we are the US distributer of the Bullet, and it can be found on our site HERE. Right now, we’re shipping the roaster with 10# of coffee free too.
Let us know if you have any questions!
Dan
Hi there my name is Ricardo, I am own a little coffeeshop in downtown Mexico City. But right now I am visiting Southern California. I would like to ask if you do shipping to Mexico City
Hey Ricardo. At this time we’re not offering shipping to Mexico, but we may be able to work something out with you if you’re in Southern California right now. Send us an email over to [email protected] and we can go over some of the available options.
Erik
Hi . Pablo here, I wonder de if You deliver the allioo bullet any to any place un américa . In My case florida , and how much would would be the delivery cost.
Thank You
Pablo
You have probably already emailed our [email protected] to reach customer service – they can help!
Yes, I am smaller without my legs as well…
Hopefully they are held on by more than 3 allen head bolts!
I don’t think of this roaster as east to move but I move it outside to roast now and it is manageable!
I guess it’s “easy” is relative, but I’m glad you were able to manage it! It’s definitely at the larger end of our home roasters, but still much more compact and easy to move than most other 1kg roasters out there.
-Dan
Hello, I hope I’m asking this question in the appropriate venue. I have a Gene Cafe that is still chugging along after 14 years of use, but am starting to ponder the Ailio Bullet as a potential next step. I was wondering about smoke, though. With the Gene I’m just barely able to keep my smoke detector from going off, by using an exhaust fan and opening an outside door. Would the Bullet produce significantly more smoke? I imagine it would, simply because it has 4x the capacity.
Hey there, it’s a very good question. The Bullet is similar in that there is no smoke suppression system, but can be vented. The Bullet can certainly kick out more smoke than the Gene too, since it has a MUCH larger roast capacity. For Bullet ventilation options, you can buy a small 3D printed attachment that just sits in the exhaust outlet and hook up dryer venting up to that. You don’t want it to be too long though, as condensation can build up during roasting and drip back into the roaster. I think the recommendation by Bullet is <3 feet, but would need to revisit. The other option is passive venting with a hood. The squirrel cage fan to vent smoke works incredibly well, and exhausts the smoke in a pretty well defined stream. This means that even something like a 3" diameter hose with inline fan sitting above the outlet will effectively pull smoke.
Bullets are great, but also a big jump in price from what you have. We're happy to answer any other questions you have!
-Dan
I had been wondering about the size of the Bullet, thinking it might be larger than it actually is. I currently have a Hottop 2K+ and after seeing the picture of the Bullet being carried under an arm I guess that the Bullet is a bit taller and longer than the Hottop, but not terribly so. I don’t know that I am ready to make the jump yet, but the Bullet certainly has an appeal. I think I would really appreciate having a trier instead of a window to view the beans as it is sometimes difficult to judge their color through that glass, especially after oils result in yellowing.
I think the Hottop is greatly enlarged by the cooking tray, which is separated by a power cable on the Bullet so easy to detach. But the Bullet drum and height is definitely larger. Good point on the limitations of the view window. Honestly I have never tried to clean one in the hottop to increase visibility. In the Bullet its not so hard to remove and clean. Plus it has the little trier too as you point out.