Commercial Coffee Roasters for Sale from A True American Legend
Featured Centerpieces
San Franciscan Roasters are built to a standard of superb quality without compromise. All our coffee roasting machines are proudly built by hand in the United States, using only American-made components and materials.
San Franciscan coffee roasters have been American legends of the coffee processing industry for many years. They are as beautiful as they are robust, and often become featured centerpieces of coffee houses and roasting facilities across the country and all around the world. The unmistakably classic styling along with a stout, solid build accented with solid brass fixtures and decorative side plaques makes San Franciscan Coffee roasters stand out from everything else on the market.
Our coffee roasters provide unbridled durability and ease of maintenance which makes them the perfect investment for coffee business owners who are searching for peace of mind in a quality product. Our coffee roasters are built for serious coffee professionals. Take the first step towards owning one of these superb roasting machines today!
Embracing the Craft of Roasting with a San Franciscan™
Coffee roasting is an art form. As such, roastmasters need to be unencumbered to be able to produce true art.
More often than not, modern coffee roaster machines become too reliant on automated mechanism and computerized assistance. The art of the craft has turned into the world’s slowest video game with many roastmasters now sitting behind a monitor waiting for the bars to reach a certain level on the screen.
Although data-logging technology is still incredibly useful and pertinent to the art form, it may have strayed too many from the path. San Franciscan™ machines are designed to also allow roastmasters to use their sense of smell, sight, and eventually, taste to craft the right roast.
We incorporate data-logging technology into the process through third-party software, so you can log your coffee roasting escapades.
By perfectly marrying modernity with classic design we give you the freedom to create, while maintaining consistency, with a product that will last for generations.
The Classic Design of Our Drum Roasters
At the San Franciscan Roaster Company, we understand the legacy and importance of classic designs. These designs lead us to where we are today, guiding the way and shining a light for future generations. For this reason, every San Franciscan™ is designed as a drum roaster. Drum roasting provides a higher degree of control to the roastmaster. The drum vs air debate has been going on for decades. If you’d like to take a look at what our roasters have to offer, visit our headquarters in Carson City, Nevada. We offer hands-on training to those who purchase roasters from us. This way, you’ll be able to learn how to use your new San Franciscan™ to the best of your abilities.
The SF-1
The best-made sample/profile roaster on the market, our SF1 roaster has the same workmanship and roasting characteristics as our larger machines. Roasting 500 grams of green coffee per batch with up to three batches per hour. It’s perfect for profiling and roasting high-end micro-lot boutique coffees.
The SF-6
Our SF6 is one of our most popular coffee roasting machines. This 6lb/3kg roaster is robust and attractive, making it the perfect roaster for smaller coffee houses and farmers markets. You'll often find an SF-6 displayed in the background of a popular coffee house - adding a touch of class to the decor.
The SF-10
The newest addition to our lineup, the SF10 roasts up to 10lbs/5kg without the need for afterburners. The SF10 is a versatile roasting machine which, due to its roasting capacity, gives coffee roasters the ability to roast large batches, while bypassing the need for permits for emissions.
The SF-25
This 25lb/12kg roaster is a beautiful centerpiece for any coffeehouse or roasting facility. It’s meticulously handcrafted to your exact specifications in the USA using only the best locally made components, giving you decades or roasting pleasure.
The SF-75
This 75lb/34Kgs roaster is among the quietest roasters in the world for this size. Robust, yet easy to handle and responsive to the most discerning of roast-master controls. It can be fitted with a profile following controller as well.
How Our Coffee Roasters Stand Apart From the Rest
At the San Franciscan Roaster Company, we design and build all of our coffee roasters to perfectly suit the needs of even the most discerning roastmaster. Our coffee roasters provide total control over the roast, giving you the ability to innovate and achieve perfection.
Here are some characteristics that make our roasters stand out from the rest:
- 100% American built with American components
- Ability to control both conductive and convective heat
- SF-25 and SF-75 come standard with afterburners
- Variable drum rotation speed
- Hot air damper and variable speed hot-air fan
- All roasters can run on propane or natural gas
"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
"They've built a world class team around their world class roasters"
"The San Franciscan Coffee Roaster Co. has built a world class team around their world class roasters. Every person we have had the pleasure of working with is extremely knowledgeable in their craft and it shows in their final product. We have been using the same workhorse SF-25 for almost 30 years, so when it finally came time to purchase a new roaster we had no doubt it would be another San Franciscan. The American craftsmanship and American steel insure we will have another 30 years with our new SF-25. The pride they take in their craft shows and it allows us to take pride in ours."
Nick Harris @petelumacoffee
"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
Start a conversation about A San Franciscan Roasting Machine Now
Give Us a Call: 775-996-2280
or fill out the form