Patent ID: 6036988
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: A23N

Abstract:
A roasting apparatus for coffee beans and other food comprising:a housing;a drum on said housing rotatable about an axis and having an opening on a first end thereof for receiving and discharging coffee beans or other food desired to be roasted and a plurality of openings on a second end opposite said first end of size sufficient to pass air and insufficient to pass said coffee beans or other food;a heater in said housing capable of heating said drum to roast said coffee beans or other food;a fan adapted to move air through said first and second ends of said drum; anda door between said fan and said drum movable between a closed position substantially blocking passage of free flow of air through said drum and an open position permitting free flow of said air, wherein said door is adapted to be in a closed position during roasting of said coffee beans or other food and in an open position once said coffee beans or other food are sufficiently roasted.