Keeping your roaster clean and well maintained will improve the longevity and safety of your roaster. Chaff can catch on fire easily. Always unplug your roaster before cleaning. Follow your roaster’s manual for specific cleaning instruction. Below are photos of routine cleaning and maintenance.
Chaff and dust build up will depend on frequency, roast degree and batch sizes.
After each roast
- Clean chaff tray
- Wipe down cooling tray
Monthly
- Clean exhaust chute
- Fans and blowers
Quantik Sample Roaster
Vacuum chaff chamber after each roast and scrub cooling tray
Remove side panel and vacuum chaff from heater coils after every few roasts.
Monthly, remove back plate and ensure enough grease for chain and vacuum blower screen.
This roaster was not getting hot enough because the heat probe had caresol build up. Gently remove probe from the drum and scrub with green scrub pad.
Diedrich HR-1
Tools needed:
Screwdriver, assorted brushes, scrub pad and vacuum.
Remove cooling tray and vacuum underneath. Scrub cooling tray with scrub pad
Remove side panels on each side to clean front and rear of drum.
Use bottle brush and vacuum to remove chaff between drum and housing.
Remove chaff tray and clean.
Remove back panel and clean chaff chamber and fan.
Use brush to clean and vacuum vent stack.
Remove metal housing to clean air flow control flap
A clean roaster will prevent fires, improve longevity of your machine and taste of your coffee.
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