Big-volume commercial roasting — built for a growing roastery.
Keeps cafés and wholesale accounts fully stocked.
1 / 4 8LB Coffee Roaster Drum
From $819.00
8LB Coffee Roaster Drum * to use in a BBQ Grill, Wood-Fired Oven or Open Fire to make your own Delicious, Fresh Roasted Coffee. Constructed of Food-Grade Steel, it is made to Last a Lifetime. 8LB Standard Capacity (10LBS Overloaded Capacity) *Note that this product includes only the drum, and requires your own assembly for a complete roaster.
Primary roasted product
Standard vanes. Coffee beans are small, so full-length vanes lift and drop them correctly.
Door Location
Mesh Hole Size
- ✦Lifetime warranty
- ✦Free roasting coaching
- ✦Hand-built in Georgia, USA
- ✦Ships from our shop
What the drum was built for — first crack, second crack, and everything between.
- Green coffee
- Single origin
- Espresso blends
- Filter roasts
No first crack, no second crack — roast it by bean temperature instead.
- Cacao beans
- Cocoa nibs
- Bean-to-bar
- Brewing cacao
Roast your own malt instead of buying it — colour and character you choose.
- Barley & malt
- Oats
- Granola
- Corn
- Millet
- Rye
- Wheat
- Rice
- Buckwheat
Bigger than a coffee bean, so the vanes come down and the drum tosses them properly.
- Peanuts
- Pecans
- Almonds
- Cashews
- Walnuts
- Hazelnuts
- Pistachios
- Macadamia
- Sunflower & pumpkin seeds
- Chestnuts
Specifications
- Weight
- 15.5 lb
- Dimensions
- 25.8 × 11.8 × 11.8 in
- Origin
- Made in the USA
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Backed for life — and we'll teach you to roast.
Every RK owner gets our team on the phone. Never roasted? We'll coach you through your first batch, free.