We offer a selection of the best home coffee roasters and we receive occasional orders for them from customers outside of Canada. All of our home roasters are powered by electricity and electric supply varies by country. The electric supply is 120 volts, 60 hertz.
In other words, roasters made for the Canada and US market should work in this group of countries without modification.
Please understand that home coffee roasters, particularly those with timed roasting cycles like Behmor and Hottop, have a defined maximum period during which roasting must complete. This feature is designed for your safety. If the voltage supply is not sufficient then you will run out of time before roasting completes; if there is too much voltage than internal parts may burn up, destroying your roaster. Roasters purchased from us have guarantees for the US only so any purchase for use out of a country is not covered.
Roasters heading anywhere else in the world will either not work or may, in some cases, work with voltage regulation and plug adapters. The very best thing that you can do is purchase a roaster that was built for your electric supply rather than buying one made for another country and attempting to convert it. This latter approach usually leads to dissatisfaction.
It is critical to delivering the correct voltage and frequency (hertz) to your roaster. Even if it’s made for the North American market there are many locations and situations when the voltage is inadequate. During summer heat waves electric companies reduce the output of the electric grid and voltage will drop to save electricity. Also, for voltage sensitive equipment you should not use an extension cord which will reduce the delivered voltage; plug the appliance directly into a wall socket. You can use a voltage regulator to even out and to some extent boost voltage moderately. For example, if your voltage supply is 117 volts (a simple volt meter or Kill-a-Watt device will inform you) you can set use a voltage regulator, like the Variac that we sell, to increase the voltage to 120 and the device will keep the supply steady. The frequency of electricity expressed in Hertz must be matched to the electric supply. Otherwise timing of motors and clock/timers, where applicable, will not function properly.
