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roasting machine; roaster
A machine used to roast raw materials, most commonly coffee beans, applying controlled heat to develop flavor and aroma.
店内に焙煎機がある。
There is a roasting machine inside the shop.
自家焙煎の店では大きな焙煎機でコーヒー豆を焼いている。
At a self-roasting shop, they roast coffee beans in a large roasting machine.
最近は家庭用の小型焙煎機も手に入るようになった。
Recently, small home-use roasting machines have become available.
Composed of 焙煎 (roasting) and 機 (machine). Most commonly associated with coffee culture, where 自家焙煎 (in-house roasting) cafés have become popular in Japan. Can also refer to machines for roasting tea leaves (茶), barley (麦), or other foods.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- コーヒー焙煎機 — coffee roasting machine
- 家庭用焙煎機 — home roasting machine
- 小型焙煎機 — small roaster
- 焙煎機で焼く — to roast in a roasting machine
RELATED TERMS:
- 焙煎 — roasting (the process)
- 自家焙煎 — in-house roasting; self-roasting
- ロースター — roaster (loanword)