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Westrock Coffee

Spotlight on Drum Roasting: Drumming Up Slow, Dark Roasts

Our roasting technology series kicks off with an article about the drum roaster. Find out why these machines are so prevalent and what makes them special. An interactive demo shows you how the drum roaster works.
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Westrock Coffee

From the Hills to the Rock.

Westrock Coffee, one of our newest customers, is doing its part to make a difference in Rwanda as well as its hometown of Little Rock, Ark. While this for-profit company denies the label of “do-gooders,” it is doing a lot of good just by practicing free-market capitalism.
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Improved L5 and L12 Roasters

Introducing the Newly Improved L5 and L12 Roasters!

Probat Burns is pleased to announce some exciting enhancements to our L5 and L12 small-capacity roasters. The machines now allow you to roast and cool at the same time, they retain more heat, and it’s easier to clean and maintain them!
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Clear the air

Clear the Air! Eliminating the Confusion Around Air Quality Management.

Air quality management is a major concern in the coffee roasting industry. It can be difficult to understand how to mitigate the problem because the information received from the various agencies is often conflicting and complicated.
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Jean-Luc Fanny

L’Aube Torrefaction — A Taste of Europe in the Heart of Philadelphia.

Six months after Jean-Luc Fanny opened Café L’Aube in Philadelphia, he headed to Belgium to learn how to roast his own coffee beans. Now, equipped with his own Probat Burns L-12 roaster, he serves up freshly roasted European-style coffee to an ever-expanding, devoted clientele.
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