If you have been waiting for the return of the i-Roast2 don't wait long too long to act ! This roaster has not been available in the US for the past year, and, it is our understanding that this will likely be the last opportunity to own one. This round of roasters is identical to those in the past with the exception of the two preset profiles. In the past one of those profiles was intended for a fast or dark roast, the other for slow one. Now, the profiles have been replaced with one preset for high chaff coffees, the other for low chaff coffees. These designations are being made by i-Roast; they say Preset 1 for high chaff coffees is exemplified by Central and South American; Preset 2 is for beans with medium to light chaff such as Arabic, African, Indonesian and decaffeinated. Decaffeinated coffees are very low in chaff but guessing chaff based on sweeping origin generalities just is not accurate. Preset details are below.

The i-Roast 2 by Hearthware is profile programmable home coffee roasters and has a real fan base. This i-Roast2, which replaced the i-Roast a couple of years ago, adds several desirable features to an already well-established and popular product. This unit is fairly sophisticated, inexpensive and is one of the few roasters capable of producing dark roasts for the home roaster.

Roasts and Cools in less than 20 Minutes Roasts up to 1 cup (150 grams / 5.3 oz) of beans Roasts enough beans to produce up to 24 cups of coffee Programmable roast profiles from light to French and anything in between Patented temperature control to give you consistent personalized roasting performance NEW - 2 Preset Automatic Roasting Curves for high chaff and low chaff coffees Glass Roasting chamber allows clear visibility, during every stage of the roast Double Filtration Chaff collection that also disassembles for easy cleaning Built in 4 minute cooling cycle

i-Roast 2 Improvements The i-Roast 2 is a second generation generation product with advancements over its predecessor. The latest model offers: Built-in 10 memory function. This is perhaps the most important advancement. You now have the ability to save, recall or delete up to 10 roast profiles. 2 additional roast stages (now 5 in total) instead of 3 in the previous model. However, indicator bars still show three. Maximum roast time is still 15 minutes.

The smoke vent attachment is shown above. If you wish, you can attach a dryer hose to the top section so roasting smoke can be redirected. Not required during roasting.

How does the i-Roast2 work?

A directed stream of hot air moves upward through the beans, both roasting and mixing the beans to provide an even roast. Program the time and temperature cycles to your liking.

The airstream then carries the chaff away from the roasted bean and moves it into the collector surrounding the top neck of the roasting pot, safely away from the roasted beans.

The final minutes of the roasting cycle are a special cool down mode (roasting requires temperatures in the neighborhood of 450 degrees), which cools the beans and the roaster to a comfortable temperature.

The chaff collector shown inside the chaff collector base. The lid for this section is not in place in this photo to show the location of the chaff collector.		Improvement Shot from above, looking down. The thermoreflector connection to the roasting pot is strengthened.

Manufacturer's Specifications and Guarantee

One year manufacturer's warranty. Please let us know if you would like to see a copy of the warranty and guidelines. Please note, the manufacturer places a sticker on each unit that states "Warning. Do not roast more than 7 times a week! This unit is designed for home use only. Do not exceed more than 2 batches at a time. You must allow 30 minutes shut off time before starting the second roast. Commercial use will void warranty". The US importer is a stable company and we expect they will around long after i-Roasts come to the US, so you can expect support into the future.