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Description
Gene Cafe One Half Pound Coffee Roaster CBR-101
Gene Café CBR-101 is designed for a household roaster, however lots of Café Owners use it for the Café and Restaurant.
It incorporates state-of-the-art design, the highest quality materials and expert workmanship. Genesis Technology simplifies and automates the coffee roasting process.
Specifications
+ Name : CBR-101
+ Mixing type : twisting (Off-axis rotation)
+ Cooling : Heater Off(Manual/Automatic) on Roast end
VERY slow temperature ramp. Even after a full preheat the temp drops significantly and takes more than 5 minutes into the roast to get up to 450 F. For the price this home roaster has a pretty weak heating element. I would suggest a behmor over the Gene Café. If you do not do a full power pre-heat you will end up with a baked coffee instead of a roasted coffee.
R
Robert Godin
Love it
This may be looked at by some as a little overkill for a hobby and not quite good enough for a small cafe, but for me (hobby) it was the next best and last upgrade. I love it. Very nice evenly roasted batches and the 1/2 pound per roast really add so much value for me. I have tried different beans with different roasts and each one comes out perfect.
J
Jim Rotlisberger
looks good
works great.
j
john ward
GENE CAFE CBR-101 review.
We upgraded to this roaster from a FRESHROAST SR 500, mainly for the increased capacity. The GENE CAFE turned out to have more benefits than just that. The big one is the consistency of the roast. The others include ease of use, and easy to clean. The only small negative we have found so far is the attachment of the chaff catcher. It is a friction fit and is a little awkward to install and remove. Other than that it is a great product that I would recommend to someone looking for a medium capacity, easy to use roaster.
M
Marshall Green
roaster
I like the unit it works very well. Horrible instructions. Thank god for YouTube.
VERY slow temperature ramp. Even after a full preheat the temp drops significantly and takes more than 5 minutes into the roast to get up to 450 F. For the price this home roaster has a pretty weak heating element. I would suggest a behmor over the Gene Café. If you do not do a full power pre-heat you will end up with a baked coffee instead of a roasted coffee.
R
Robert Godin
Love it
This may be looked at by some as a little overkill for a hobby and not quite good enough for a small cafe, but for me (hobby) it was the next best and last upgrade. I love it. Very nice evenly roasted batches and the 1/2 pound per roast really add so much value for me. I have tried different beans with different roasts and each one comes out perfect.
J
Jim Rotlisberger
looks good
works great.
j
john ward
GENE CAFE CBR-101 review.
We upgraded to this roaster from a FRESHROAST SR 500, mainly for the increased capacity. The GENE CAFE turned out to have more benefits than just that. The big one is the consistency of the roast. The others include ease of use, and easy to clean. The only small negative we have found so far is the attachment of the chaff catcher. It is a friction fit and is a little awkward to install and remove. Other than that it is a great product that I would recommend to someone looking for a medium capacity, easy to use roaster.
M
Marshall Green
roaster
I like the unit it works very well. Horrible instructions. Thank god for YouTube.
I just got my Lelit Bianca V3 and I love it. The people at Majesty Coffee were a delight to work with and they were very prompt. I would highly recommend them.
Yes, $3,000 is a lot of money. However, when you decide to enter this high level espresso machine category (DB, PID, flow control, excellent steam power, etc.), you will quickly find that the Lelit Bianca V3 is a bargain.
Moving up from a Gaggia Classic, I was concerned that I was over-buying and paying for a lot of features I would never use. Wrong! Initially, I left everything at factory settings and did not touch the flow control. A few weeks and tons of perfect shots later, I'm experimenting with shot profiles, Turbo shots... you name it.
I'm getting great shots and only wish I had saved the money from the earlier machines and gone straight to the Bianca. It's that good.
Downsides: None that I can see.
You will love this machine.
My experience with Majesty Coffee was highly personalized. I had 8-9 emails with them about different color combinations, changing my mind as we went. They were service oriented every step of the way. They were out of the Elizabeth, so they offered a Bianca v3 which has ended years of frustration trying to get excellent shots and silky milk. It is spoiling me to a degree that I won’t be able to get coffee from a cafe without thinking that I could do so much better at home.
If you want the most you can get from the bean in front of you... this is the grinder to get. Fast to setup and dial in. Extracts the full flavor of the bean every time. I like the ability to take it apart in seconds for cleaning and reassembly is as fast.
Grounds are not splattered all over your workplace. After 2 weeks I hit the grinder with a sponge and done in seconds too.
Replacement parts are on the website. I would be shocked if I ever needed them.
Great grinder for a great price. But this should be the last filter grinder you need.
I ordered equipment for a coffee shop from the guys. Nuova Simonelli coffee machine and Fiorenzato coffee grinder. Everything was delivered on time, we were in touch all the time. Thank you so much! I will continue to order equipment from Majesty Coffee.
My X54 arrived with the translucent silicone-like backflow preventer bent into the lower grinding wheel and particles of it came out into my grind… I called and talked with Tony at Majesty and he gave me the Malkonig direct number and they in turn mentioned what had happened while in shipment that had brought on this issue and has sent to me a factory fresh replacement that is quite easy to remedy and this prompt customer support from both the merchant and manufacturer have been spot on… I love this little grinder
I received this particular item (Malkonig X54) quite promptly from Majesty and it was very well packaged… I have used it for only four (4) times… a single cup per day after running approximately 15 grams of roasted whole beans through it on its initial use for a “clean-out run” and found the grind, once the adjusting wheel was set, to be very consistent in my selection for a French press cup: HOWEVER, on this, the fourth day, two (2) fairly large chunks of a silicone-like substance that was used downline from the grinding portion of this grinder came out of the spout of which the manufacturer must have used to seal the discharge channel and into the spout discharge they came…
I have minimally used this grinder for I only grind for one (1) cup per day… about 18 grams per time.
I am awaiting to see what options that may come to me from Majesty in remedying this particular machine’s defect… Otherwise, it’s a great home machine except for this one particular shortcut that Malkonig took to channel the grind from the grinding portion of the machine… and, hopefully, this is the only X54 that this has had this issue but….
Majesty coffee is a great distributor and the Baratza grinder is a great product and the sound of the machine is a little loud but overstated in other reviews.
I did extensive research on the Eureka Mignon Specialita Espresso Grinder, and I am very pleased to share that this grinder has exceeded my expectations for build quality, quietness and producing precise espresso grind for my home cafe.
Yes, $3,000 is a lot of money. However, when you decide to enter this high level espresso machine category (DB, PID, flow control, excellent steam power, etc.), you will quickly find that the Lelit Bianca V3 is a bargain.
Moving up from a Gaggia Classic, I was concerned that I was over-buying and paying for a lot of features I would never use. Wrong! Initially, I left everything at factory settings and did not touch the flow control. A few weeks and tons of perfect shots later, I'm experimenting with shot profiles, Turbo shots... you name it.
I'm getting great shots and only wish I had saved the money from the earlier machines and gone straight to the Bianca. It's that good.
Downsides: None that I can see.
You will love this machine.
Can not get it to grind at the finest setting, it starts and stops never finishing your programmed grind settings! Anything above this setting the grinder works fine. I have been using my sette 270 wi since November 2016.
Hi Allan,
Sounds like the grinder has been working well for almost 8 years now. Sorry you're disappointed, it sounds like it may need to be deep cleaned. If that doesn't work, you can contact support@baratza.com with your serial # I'm sure they can advise on if there's anything that can be done or if it's time for a new grinder.