Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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I've worked with Ikawa sample roasters in the past, and they sent me this machine a few months ago to play around with. So here's a demonstration of the Ikawa Pro100X, plus my thoughts and feedback on this machine. (Note: they sent me the machine but aren't paying me for this video.)

00:28 Ikawa models overview (Home, Pro50 and Pro100, Pro50X and Pro100X)
04:24 Roasting Demo
04:48 Loading a profile onto the machine
05:38 Warm up
06:39 Charge (beans into the drum)
08:48 Editing profiles
11:58 First crack & development
13:30 Cool down
16:38 Roast complete
19:16 Chaff & discharging coffee
21:47 Moisture release graph
25:40 What I like about the Pro100X
26:00 What I don't like about the Pro100X

Do you roast on an Ikawa or a ProX-series? Let me know your take, what you like, what you don't like in the comments below. Thanks for watching and
Happy roasting!

Get my roasting profile "RoasterKat Cupping1" here: ikawacoffee.com/pro-sample-roaster-profiles