Furnace Hills Coffee Company in Westminster, Maryland has an incredible mission and commitment to hire people that are developmentally disabled. They have experienced growth in the roasting business with the help of their Sonosfresco Coffee Roasters. Below are four reasons why David Baldwin and his daughter Erin enjoy using their Sonofresco Coffee Roasters:
1. “We needed something simple. Sonofresco Roasters have ten settings and provide a consistent roast at those settings from light to dark. When we need to expand our capacity we just order another machine.
2. We needed something affordable. Among roasters of this type and size Sonofresco is the most affordable. These are gas fired machines that work well. Other machines that roast the same amount of coffee you’d pay twice as much in some cases.
3. Fluid Bed Roasters produce a brighter tasting coffee. We learned this from our experience at CoffeeCon12. Many people said our coffee was the brightest smoothest there. We were the only fluid bed roasting company at the Expo. It was something that was an epiphany to us.
4. Reliable and easily repairable. The machine is very simple and basic with few moving parts. We’ve only had two issues. A heat sensor failed and so did a fan. The fan was under warranty and it was shipped to us within days. The heat sensor was not, but it was affordable and came quickly.
So there you have it. We love our Sonofresco Roasters! Erin can operate them from start to finish & also cleans them. It’s the perfect machine for Furnace Hills Coffee Company.”
For a very inspiring story, please visit the Furnace Hills Coffee Company website and check out the fantastic coffees Erin roasts. David also has a great blog about coffee.
David Baldwin
Westminster, Maryland