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Commercial Coffee Roasting Machines

Commercial Coffee Roaster Equipment

SFR-1 1lb commercial coffee roaster

SF1: 1lb/500g coffee roaster for training and sample roasting

SFR-6 6lb commercial coffee roaster

SF6:  6lb/3kg  coffee roaster for small-batch coffee roasting

SFR-10 10lb commercial coffee roaster

SF10: 10lb/5kg small batch commercial coffee roaster

SFR-25 25lb commercial coffee roaster

SF25:  25lb/12kg large batch roaster with afterburner

SFR-75 75lb large capacity commercial coffee roaster

SF-75: 75lb/34kg large-batch roaster with afterburner.

Perfectly roasted coffee with the best coffee roasting machine

The Perfect cup of coffee does not Just happen randomly

IThe perfect cup of coffee starts with quality coffee beans. The green beans must then go through a process which should bring out their best flavor. With a commercial coffee roaster machine.

The roasting process literally makes or breaks a great coffee brew. A quality coffee roasting machine will allow the roastmaster to work their magic on those beans. But, a poor-quality commercial roasting machine can inevitably reduce them to a bitter, acidic tasting brew. resembling something you’d typically get from a fast-food drive through.

The secret is control and consistency. The right combination conduction, convection and radiant heating, is needed at each stage of the roast. A commercial drum roaster is best, made of high quality US steel, with no impurities to impend the even spread of heat. A little convection heating is needed to burn the impurities, but too much will also remove the flavor.

That’s what it takes to create a cup of coffee people rave about. Coffee they will come back for, year after year.

The 3-step Formula for roasting perfect coffee

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Quality

A good cup of coffee starts with quality beans, grown in remote locations at high altitudes. We're lucky to have them, so it’s almost a crime to destroy them with a poor quality coffee roaster.

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Expertise

Expertise from training with masters in the craft of coffee roasting. That’s why San Franciscan employ some of the best roasters in the business and hold regular training sessions for our clients.

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Consistency

Consistency comes from a coffee roaster made of quality materials, that responds perfectly to your controls. It disperses heat evenly and gives you consistency throughout your roasts. 

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Guaranteed for Life

Each San Franciscan Roaster™ is covered by a Lifetime Warranty on the materials and fabrication work performed by the Company. Additionally, all of our roasters come with guaranteed personal support for the roaster’s entire lifetime. This lifetime warranty applies solely to the materials and fabrication work performed by the Company. The warranty covers failures due to defects in materials or workmanship and is limited to repair or replacement of the defective parts.
All third-party components meanwhile, such as engines, bearings, and moveable parts incorporated in the Roaster are guaranteed to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. Though they are built to last a lifetime and usually do. While it is rare for our machines to face problems, our team is always available to troubleshoot and answer questions. Simply call or email us and a member of our support team will provide the necessary assistance in a quick, succinct manner.

What other Roast-masters think of San Franciscan Roasters

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five-stars-180"Thoroughly impressed by quality of their equipment and the level of customer care"
Chelsea Fountain
Rise & Grind Coffees, NC
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“Love the company and our roaster is, hands down, the best built in the world.”
Timothy Styczynski
(from Google reviews)

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"I own a SF-6 and love it. Never had an issue with it. The traing was top notch. Couldn’t be happier!”
Kirk SF City Boy
(from Google reviews)

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"Beautiful roaster! A center piece of our cafe"
 Ohio Roasting Company
(from Google reviews)

The Secret of our Commercial Coffee Roasters

At San the Franciscan Roaster Co., we don’t compromise on quality. We make our roasting drums with high quality US steel, because it does not contain impurities like imported steel. US steel disperses heat consistently, ensuring an even roast. Every single time.

San Franciscan coffee roasters are designed to give you complete control of all heating at every stage of the roast. You can combine automation with manual control. Once you have created your signature roast, you can relax and automate the process. Our Cropster Replay automation will consistently repeat that roast, over and over — without any variations. 

The build quality of San Franciscan Roasters is legendary. Provided they are cleaned and maintained, they will continue to produce beautiful roasts, consistently, for decades. Outlasting cheaper, knock-off roasters many times over.

This ensures you get an outstanding return on investment. You also have the satisfaction of being counted among an elite group of roastmasters.

Aim to be the best, with your coffee roasting business. The Gold Standard of coffee roasting machines — a San Franciscan Roaster™ — could be within your reach. Fill out the form and start the process today. 

"It was important for us to have a high quality roaster"

“Quality has always been just a really big part of our business so starting from sourcing really high quality coffee across the board and then we don't want to diminish that anywhere in the process so it was important for us to have a high quality roaster that we felt comfortable using and had control over what we wanted to do with the roast.”

Natalie
Treeline Coffee Roasters

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What You Should Know About Our Commercial Coffee Roasting Machines

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At the San Franciscan Roaster, we craft the world’s finest commercial coffee roasting equipment, built with meticulous attention to detail and uncompromising quality.

Our roasters deliver reliability, consistency, and ease of maintenance, ensuring exceptional performance for every roast.

Materials — Commercial Drum Coffee Roasters Built with 100% Schedule 40 Domestic Steel

We use only top-quality, US-made components, including bearings, motors, and fittings, to guarantee durability and precision.

Every San Franciscan Roaster™ is hand-fabricated using 100% schedule 40 domestic mild carbon steel, unlike competitors who rely on lower-quality imported steel.

This high-grade steel provides superior heat diffusion, enabling precise conductive heat transfer and consistent drum surface temperatures for optimal roasting.

 

Single-Walled Drums for Superior Control

Our single-walled drums are designed for precision and responsiveness, giving roastmasters greater control over heat application compared to double-walled drums, which are often used to compensate for inferior steel with poor conductive properties.  Read more about the single-wall vs double-wall debate.

Single-walled drums allow for direct, hands-on involvement in the roasting process, maximizing control and consistency. Learn more about the single-wall vs. double-wall debate..  

All Our Machines are Proudly Hand-made in the USA

Every San Franciscan Roaster is proudly hand-built at our Carson City, Nevada factory, customized to meet your specific needs. By combining premium US materials with expert craftsmanship, we ensure each roaster delivers unmatched performance and supports the artistry of specialty coffee roasting. 

A Wide Range of Personalization Options 

With thousands of color choices available, your San Franciscan Roaster™ can be tailor-made, in your coffee house’s brand colors, complete with your logo. When a product boasts the “Made in the USA” distinction, people notice. We hold ourselves to a higher standard and want to make our customers proud of their purchase.

Commercial Coffee Roaster Specifications

Drum & Chassis

  • Hand-fabricated, 100% schedule 40 steel
  • Single-wall, domestic steel drums 
  • Precision-conductive heating transfer 
  • Built completely in the United States
  • Face-plates are ¼” steel
  • Stainless steel cooling tray
  • Powder-coated to provide a durable finish
  • 650 color options

Gages

  • Designed and built with Magnehelic gauges to measure pressure

Power & Technology

  • High-quality American-made motors
  • Roasters come with temperature probes for bean and environment temperatures, gas pursue gauge and hot-air control
  • Compatible with most data-logging programs
    • Automation options available such as Cropster Replay
  • Variable speed drums
  • Damper and variable speed air fan 
  • Cool air fan in SF-10 and above

Fuel

  • Gas roasters
  • Outfitted for natural gas or propane (option for adaptability)
  • 110v (SF1-SF6) 
  • 220 v (SF10-SF25)

ANSI Certification

  • ANSI and CSA Certified/NSF Certified
  • ETL Listed

Installation & Maintenance

  • Pipes and motors are on the exterior and can be taken off for cleaning
  • Cooling tray detaches for easy cleaning
  • Chaff cyclone sits behind the roaster, making it much easier to clean
  • Fan motor assembly can be completely removed

"We love their old style look mixed with good electronics"


"We have two 25lb San Franciscan roasters named Frannie and Cisco. As Roastmaster, I love roasting on these two work horses. I roast simultaneously on both of them, with no problem. We love their old style look mixed with good electronics. If maintainence is kept up, they will work well. As a good companion, we roast all our samples on our 1lb San Franciscan, keeping them harmonious with our roasting process."

Paul Allen - Roastmaster Caravan Coffee

Control of the Craft with State-of-the-Art Data Logging Technology

Modern coffee roasters leverage advanced data-logging software like Cropster and Artisan to fuel creativity and experimentation.

While precise data is crucial, it doesn’t always guarantee a perfect roast. Sometimes, the data may suggest a roast is ideal, but a roastmaster’s intuition might disagree.

That’s why San Franciscan roasters are designed to empower roastmasters, allowing them to intervene and fine-tune each roast for optimal results, fully embracing the craft.

San Franciscan Roasters enable roastmasters to master the art of commercial coffee roasting, keeping the spirit of artistry alive in specialty coffee. At the San Franciscan Roaster Company, our motto is, “Don’t fear the craft; embrace it!” Many assume technology alone prevents mistakes, but errors in data input can lead to flaws.

Often, roastmasters hesitate to trust their senses to correct a roast. Our roasters encourage using intuition alongside technology to perfect the craft.

 

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Meticulously Designed for Efficient Cleaning and Maintenance

Maintaining your commercial coffee roaster is essential for smooth operation and consistent performance.

San Franciscan Roasters™ are thoughtfully designed with ease of maintenance in mind, ensuring roastmasters can keep their machines in top condition with minimal effort

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Easy Maintenance Design

Every part of a San Franciscan Roaster is easily accessible, with removable components that simplify cleaning and upkeep. This user-friendly design reduces maintenance time and helps your roaster operate efficiently, roast after roast.

Lifetime Warranty and Support

Investing in industrial coffee roasting equipment is significant, and we strive to make your ownership experience seamless and rewarding. Our team provides comprehensive training to help you start roasting quickly and confidently.

San Franciscan Roasters come with:

  • A lifetime warranty on materials and fabrication.
  • Lifetime maintenance assistance via phone or email.
  • Manufacturers warranty on moving parts, such as bearings and motors. While these components are built to last for years, the warranty duration is subject to manufacturer limitations.

With San Franciscan Roasters, you’re equipped to maintain your machine effortlessly and maximize your return on investment while keeping the craft of coffee roasting thriving.

Contact the San Franciscan Roaster Company Today!

Every San Franciscan Roaster™ is made proportionally, so you can duplicate roasts across our entire line of machines. In fact, you won't even be able to tell the difference in roasts from different machines in blind cuppings! This is particularly useful for roastmasters who like to develop premium profiles to easily duplicate on a larger roaster. 

So many details go into the design and construction of our machines, that this page only really scratches the surface. Our goal is to offer the best commercial coffee roasters on the market. 

If you’d like to delve deeper into our commercial coffee roaster equipment or if you’re ready to purchase a new machine, give us a call now at 775-996-2280! 

We look forward to speaking with you.

Witness the true pleasure that comes from embracing the craft of coffee roasting today!

"They took the roasting experience and perfected the process!"

San Franciscan Roaster Co. were so helpful and worked with us from the beginning (our first phone call with them) to our first roasting experience. They helped with deciding which roaster size would be best for our size business. We were put in contact with other coffee roasters who had purchased a San Franciscan Roaster to get feedback. We met some very awesome people who have had the San Franciscan Coffee Roaster for well over a decade and loved it!

The San Franciscan SF6 Coffee Roaster has been reliable and very easy on maintenance. Since we are in a very rural area (the mountains), they were able to guide us through standard maintenance and then some. We have been operating our SF6 Coffee Roaster now for 2 years and have not had any problems.

The roasting process with the San Franciscan is great...our coffee has had very high praise. They took the roasting experience and perfected the process!

If one day we decide to double our business we would definitely buy another San Franciscan Coffee Roaster!

Gary & Mary Ann, Owners Happy Trails Cafe, LLC

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Call Us: 775-996-2280