This the latest release modelina stunning bright red color.
Thisfixed-price sale (everyone pays the same price)is for thebest-value, free-shipping, large, fluid-bedhomecoffee roasterin the market today.Local pickups are welcome. Join the fresh-roasted-coffee revolution, save yourself some serious money and enjoy the best coffee, roasted in the convenience of your own location! We willship it for free anywhere in the continental US.
The Gene Cafe comes nowstandard with a ventable, largechaff collector (a $60 value if bought separately)that easily connects to a 3\" vent pipe. The large chaff collector allows better air circulation so that the roaster can “breathe easier”. More importantly, it gives the customer the ability to direct the smoke in any direction (outside) with a flexible 3-inch dryer type hose. You can find such venting hose at any hardware store (e.g. Home Depot, Lowe\'s).
So, you are intocoffee roasting and tired of roasting a few ounces at a time everyday (or you are new to home roasting, but you want to start with a large roaster), but you do not want to spend thousands of dollars (literally) on a table top commercial roaster? Well, then this roaster is for you. Welcome to the Gene Cafe coffee roaster, which allows you to roast up to7.75 oz. (250 grams) at one time --a whole week\'s worth for a home roaster! That is right, the Gene Cafe is the only home coffee roaster that allows you to roast variable amounts of coffee and not just pre-set amounts
Free Coffee Samples: We will include at no extra cost three samples (one pound each,three pounds total) of very-high-qualitySpecialty andPremium green coffee beans to get you started on roasting, as soon as you open the box! These beans are 100% Arabica. You will receive samples of ourInvalsa Extra (A), Invalsa Superior (AA) and vacuum-packed-at-origin Invalsa Cumbre (AAA) coffee beans. Some of these coffee beans are organic, Fair Trade, and have no defects (rocks, ferment, insect attacks, mold, etc). They are certified organic byCeres,GmbH(an USDA agent) and certified Fair Trade by FLO International. If you prefer (custom regulations, lower shipment costs, etc), we can also ship the roaster without any coffee beans. Just let us know.
We stock and sellhigh-quality, gradedBolivian, Brazilian, Colombian, Costa Rican, Decaf& Cup of Excellence® coffees. We decaf our own coffee beans. Almost all of our coffee beans are organic,someare Fair Trade, andnone havedefects (rocks, ferment, insect attacks, mold, etc). We carrySpecialty, Premium,Microlots, and Cup of Excellence®green coffee beans. We also carry ourown high-quality 90-point South American blend (Bolivia & Brazil) chemical-free, water decaffeinated coffee beans. Our US coffee warehouses are locatedin the Boston, New York, Oakland& Seattle areas.
Please readour extensive coffee-products buyers\' response (100% positive, close to4,600 transactions. over2,800 distinct buyers, over1,750 repeat customers) and offer with confidence. We are very proud of our record and reputation.In order to reachsuch distinction, sellers must uphold the community values, including honesty, timeliness and mutual respect and maintain very demanding response levels. Only a few, select sellers reach this level of distinction and recognition. Please check our other salesfor other grades and quantities, as well as coffee gear. To learn more about us pleasevisit our aboutpage.
One of our test machines. The small \"box\" to the left is the medium-size chaff collector. It is very efficient and easy to clean. The best of all roasters.The Gene Cafe ready to start a roasting cycle. The amount of green beans is 3 scoops, 10.8 oz (300g).The Gene Cafe with the protective glass cover ready to accept the roasting chamber. You can roast from 1.8oz (50 g) to 12.5oz (350 g) and anything in between. This feature is unique among home roasters; others only allow a set amount per batch.Glass roasting chamber (on the neat stand) with 10.5 oz (300 g) of green coffee just prior to roasting.
This roaster was introduced in the US in April of 2006. It has been a instant hit in Europe and Asia, where it was introduced in 2005. That is kind of unusual, products are usually first introduced in the US and then in Europe. At any rate, it has also become a runaway success in the US. We have tested it and used it extensively and are quite impressed. This roaster is a winner! It has gone through several improvements since then.
This large,glass-drum coffee roaster is designed and manufactured in South Korea. It has both temperature and time knobs allowing for infinite combinations of both variables (within safety limits!). During our tests we found that the default settings (440 °F and 15 minutes) roasted very light (Cinnamon). We like moderately dark roasts, which we were able to obtain at 449 °F and 19 minutes roast time. However, you need to try both settings until you find the ones you like. Many factors (ambient temperature, bean size and density and electrical load on your circuit) affect the overall performance of this nifty \"big boy\" coffee roaster, or any coffee roaster for that matter! We even had a little chaff fire when we pushed the time to 22 minutes. However, we were impressed by how the fire was contained and eventually extinguished within the medium size chaff collector. We didn\'t need to panic. However, only use the chaff collector provided. Using other \"home-made\" alternatives (such as plates, wire mesh cages, etc) will generate a fire!
The best feature of this roaster is that you have total control over roast temperature and time. The time knob adjusts (up and down) by a tenth of a minute by a simple turn of the large blue knob. You can add (or subtract) roasting time anytime. Throughout the roasting process, and at any time, you can also adjust (up or down, by 2 °F) the roast temperature by turning the large red knob. As the roast progresses, the temperature sensor alternates between the temperature you set and the actual roasting temperature in its digital display. The digital time display shows the minutes left on the roast. Quite simple, elegant an efficient!
Cooling time takes about between 4 to 12 minutes, depending on how much coffee you have roasted. The Gene Cafe will stop automatically when the temperature drops to 140 °F and the buzzer goes off. This is another unique feature of this roaster. Other rosters simply give you a pre-determined cooling time, regardless of bean temperature. It is better to end the cooling phase when the beans reach that temperature. Always empty the chaff between roasts. Thoroughly clean, with dish liquid soap, brush and sponge the roasting chamber and chaff collector after 30 roasts. If you plan to use this roaster repeatedly, the manufacturer recommends no more than eight roasts per day. In our tests, we tried roasting 14 times in one day. As long as we cleaned after each roast, there was no problem. However, we recommend following the manufacturer\'s recommendations.
Roasting and cooling each batch takes about 30 minutes. Your friends and family will surely appreciate the gifts (or sale!) of fresh-roasted coffee you may be willing to provide. Check our other sales for packaging supplies if you need foil bags, tape sealers and an impulse sealer to finish the coffee bags like a pro.
We are an authorized manufacturer\'s distributor located on the East Coast (Boston). We service and support what we sell and we stock all necessary parts for immediate shipment. Here is a link to all theGene CafeCoffee Roasterparts we stock and sell: [link removed by ]
Warranty and Repair Info: This roaster is coveredby the manufacturer for one year from the date of purchase. For any warranty issues, please contact the importer at [phone removed by ]. Theimporter will repair or replace the defective part. Theyare very good in repairing and/or replacing defective units. If after trying with them in good faith, you receive no satisfaction, please contact us, we will intercede for you and make things right.
Tech & After Sale Support: Unlimitedphone support. Call or email us. Feel free to contact us if you have questions, service issues, or need some advice on coffee roasting in general or how to use this roaster in particular.
Roasting Tips: Make sure the roaster is on a flat, level surface; otherwise you will get uneven roasts. Use high-quality graded green coffee beans (like ours! Sorry couldn\'t resist the plug). The difference in cost will not be worth the disappointment. This roaster will generate lots of smoke unless you roast only very light or very small coffee quantities (1.8 oz). You can\'t get away from it. Any roaster that roasts this much green coffee beans per batch will generate smoke. There is no way out of it! So you would need to place the roaster underneath an exhaust (kitchen?) fan or near an open window. Although the manufacturer does not recommend it, you can also roast outside. However, the roaster will not provide consistent, even roasts at ambient temperatures outside the 65 to 80 degree range. We tried at outside temperatures of 69-72 °F and it worked fine.
Copyright © 2006 Invalsa®Roasting LevelsTimeTemperatureFlavor CharacteristicsLight Roasting
Lightest roast12 min440°FStrong acid, yellowish brown color.
Grainy smell (weak flavor). Dry surface.Cinnamon Roasting
Light roast13 min455°FSlightly acid, cinnamon color.
New England style. Light brown , dry surface.Medium Roasting
Light-medium roast14 min465°FAcid and sweat flavors, nut color
American style. Medium brown, dry surface.Medium-High Roasting
Light-medium roast15 min473°FAcid is stronger than bitter. American norm.
Medium dark brown, possibly flecks of oil on surface.City Roasting
Medium-medium roast17 min482°FStandard taste. Slightly darker than norm.
Taste and flavor from New York City, hence the name..Full city Roasting
Dark-medium roast19 min482°FBitter is stronger than acid. Used for iced coffee.
Definitely darker than norm, patches of oil on surface.French Roasting
Dark roast21 min482°FStrong bitter, little acidity lots of body, French
style. Dark brown , shiny surface. Espresso.Italian Roasting
Darkest roast23 min482°FStrong bitter without acid, black Italian or Spanish.
Espresso. Very dark brown, almost black, very oily.
Three different roast by the Gene Cafe, Dark Medium and Light. Beans are the same
A nice, even roast at 18 minutes and 440 °F
Key Features:
- Removable Roasting Chamber for easy filling and emptying, as well as convenient cleaning.
- Roasting Chamber is made out of heat-resistant tempered glass (PYREX), for excellent visual check.
- Temperature control of roasting temperature.
- Timer to adjust roasting time.
- Quick cooling system following roasting.
- Temperature overheat safety switch.
- Efficient collection of coffee bean chaff.
- Indirect heating system encourages even roasting of the bean, from the inside out.
- Patented Vortex mixing method thoroughly mixes beans during roasting.
- Large capacity chamber allow roasting batches as large as 12.5oz (350 grams) and as small as 1.8oz (50 grams).
- Noise reducing design provides quiet operation (65 db).
Coffee Geek Review: (by Jay Millar) \"The Gene Cafe is not too heavy, fairly quiet, and heaps of fun to use - add to that it\'s easy to use. It seems to be very well built out of a modern Bakelite type of plastic, the drum and clear guard allow an excellent view of the roast in-process. I was about to get a Hottop when I was told about this machine, and overall I\'m very pleased with my decision, but I\'m sure that is a great roaster too.\"
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This is the unique patented, 3-D Vortex rotating/mixing method
The large, easy-to-use, clear, in-front control knobs for time & temperature. The red display is the roast temperature (in °C in this case) and the green display is the minutes left to roast (18). Simple & elegant.
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A quick primer on fresh-roasted coffee: Most people are amazed to learn that once a coffee bean has been roasted, it starts to lose flavor, slowly at first,but surelyin justthree days, even if it has not been ground. Over the next three weeks, even more flavor is lost, beyond repair. Most of us don\'t often have a chance to taste the full flavor of coffee, unless we know a local coffee roaster. Until 50 years ago, this is how coffee was sold, just like milk. Your local coffee roaster delivered freshly roasted beans to your home at regular intervals based on your family\'s consumption. After WWII, when \"development\" took place, national coffee roasters started offering \"convenient\" and \"scientifically\" packaged coffee and convinced us that \"modern\" coffee was \"just as good\" and without all the fuss and mess. Well, guess what, commercial coffeetasted awful, and we just drank it because we wanted the caffeine.The only thing we cared about was the price. No wonder young kids started drinking colas. It also has caffeine, but at least it tastes good and sweet!
Let\'s go back! With a modern home/professional coffee roaster, like this one, there is no mystery tocoffee roasting.Quickly and without any mess, you will be ready to brew a pot of the freshest coffee that you have ever made. Furthermore, once you have started roasting your own coffee, you will be able to savor the truly finest coffees in the world freshly roasted in your own location!
So, go ahead, recover one of the timeless, lost pleasures and start roasting your own coffee today.
Please note that this roaster is for American electricity (110 volts, 60 hz).Some customers have reported that it workswell with an electrical transformer, others that it does not. We take no responsibility if you use a transformer, and the manufacturer may not honor the warranty if you do. If you need roasters for European/Asian/South American electricity (230 volts , 50hz), we havethemfor $65 more. If you are looking for smaller home roasters in 230-volts wealso have the IMEX (Digirosto.com) CR-100 available for $299. It is also Korean-made. Please check our other listings, or contact us for more details.
Return Policy: Within 14 days after you have received an item you can return it to us, provided that, in our judgment, it is unopened, unused and in 100% resalable condition. There isno re-stocking fee for unopened, returned, resalable items returned to us 3 days after receipt. However, there is a 20% re-stocking fee for returns after 3 days.If in our judgement, the return item is resalable, but only as an used item, we will only refund 50% of the original sale price. Shipping charges are not refundable and you are responsible for shipping charges incurred to return any item to us. All returned merchandise must be in its original packing carton with all the supporting accessories, forms and instruction manuals. Exchanges, replacements and refunds are made only after the returned item is received by us, so make sure you insure it. We will not issue refunds for damaged-after-receipt, or misused merchandise.
Customer Satisfaction Policy: a) Defective Items: For defective items please contact the manufacturer directly for warranty repair/replacement. We provide all necessary help including manufacturer\'s address, toll free numbers and/or invoices, as necessary. If within 30 days after we have shipped, AND after you have tried in good faith to obtain warranty repair/replacement from the manufacturer and are not satisfied with the outcome, we will exchange any defective item at no charge, after we have received the defective unit from you.
b) Damaged goods in transit with purchased shipping insurance: We will file an insurance claim with the carrier. In order to receive an immediate replacement of the damaged goods, the customer needs to provide us with a Credit Card or PayPal payment for the value of the replacement part/product AND return (at their expense) the damaged parts for insurance verification. Otherwise, we will not ship the replacement part/product until we receive the damaged part/product from the customeror the insurance claim payment. Once the insurance payment and/or the damaged part/product is received we will credit the credit card or refund the PayPal payment.c) Damaged goods in transit without purchased shipping insurance: Customers who opt not to purchase shipping insurance and receive shipping-damaged goods have no recourse to us. Our responsibility ends when we hand over the merchandise to the carrier
Stocking &ShippingPolicies: We only sale what we have onstock. We don\'t play \"inventory logistics\" games and buy the item with your money after you won and paid for the sale. This is what sellers with unrealistic low prices, high shipping costsand/or long delivery dates do. If we run out of stock (because we sold it on our online store)we terminate sales without offersearly. If youwin an sale you are guaranteed to receive the item. So offer with confidence, you will get what youwin in a few days (depending onyour location).
We ship via FedEx Groundfor free (unless you ask for somethingfaster and pay for the difference) only to the continental US the same business day payment is received, if payment is received before 2:00pm (EST).Otherwise, we ship the following business day.We useFedEx because they offer tracking service and a delivery date, instead oflower-cost Parcel Post which does not offer tracking and delivery confirmation, which we need to respond to non-delivery claims. We ship to the address on record with the payment account (PayPal or credit card). Please use the shipping calculator for costs outside the continental US. For international shipments, Priority Mail limits insurance value to $400 for this roaster. If you would like to insure for its full value, please select Priority Express Mail (EMS)for shipping.
responsePolicy:We are in the business of keeping customers happy above all reasonable costs, but we are also human. If you feel your experience with us has been less than exemplary, please contactus and we will try our hardest to keep you a happy, loyal, repeat customer. response is final, once given it cannot be taken back. If you change you mind about buying a product, before we ship, we will gladly cancel the transaction rather than report yo as a non-paying buyer. Likewise, please contact us before giving us negative response. We will make things right.
Affiliations: We are proud members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Specialty Coffee Association of Bolivia. We are also proud members ofthe Cup of Excellence®.
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