For everything there is a season… For most of us, starting a new business means finding ways to do things. Not finding ways to not...

The new Probat sales guys attended our classes at Coffeefest New York last weekend. The free classes at least. Probat is a legacy brand and...

Most people don’t know that I started out my coffee roaster career building fluid bed roasters of various sizes including one that recirculated heat. Despite...

Many of you know that we do a big chunk of our engineering here in Minneapolis. Over the years, we have grown to be the...

As a design aesthetic, our roasters have always been a bit more Bauhaus where form very closely follows function. They are classically abstract, angular, and...

If you want to increase sales this year, we’ll be handing out the equivalent of free money at the Winter Workshop here in Minneapolis on...

Grow your knowledge, resources and network at Coffee Fest 2023! Since 1992, Coffee Fest remains the industry’s top performing trade show for the specialty coffee...

Another MCR first: NSF Commercial Coffee Roasters! In case you haven’t noticed, things are seldom quiet here. A couple of years ago, the State of California...

We’re excited to share this beautiful coffee from Cafe Imports, the Sumatra Natural from the Aceh region. This coffee works well between a lighter-medium to...

We rarely have a roaster sit long enough at the warehouse, so we took the opportunity to shoot a video featuring the MC-60. Watch Lauren...

New to our educational offerings, the Roasters’ Winter Workshop offers advanced, higher-level training to experienced roasters and returning students. Roaster training and education have always...

A funny thing happened on the way to our becoming the best-selling roaster manufacturer in US history. Suddenly we’re accused of building with “cheap Chinese...

Boasting a complex cup from hot to cold, the Tanzania Mahenje AB offering from Cafe Imports always has us reaching for more. Great at all...

​​Most of you know that, beyond the occasional swapped out demo machine, we do not normally deal in used or refurbished coffee roasters. Our machines...

If you are reading this, you probably like coffee. A lot. We love coffee. We love the process. We love the artistry. We love the...