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Your story on new inventions "What Will They Think of Next?" [SPECIAL REPORT, Dec. 4] incorrectly referred to the Swissmar Alpenrost as "the first home coffee roaster." I patented the invention of the first home roaster in 1985. It is a countertop device capable of roasting coffee in five to eight minutes. My roaster allows one to view the beans as they are heated (and to vary the roasting time). It requires less counter space, and its roasting chamber can be cleaned in the dishwasher. HAROLD GELL Silver Spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 12, 2001 | 3/12/2001 | See Source »

HOME-ROASTED COFFEE INVENTOR: SWISSMAR In their reckless pursuit of the freshest cup of coffee, java jocks are worse than drug addicts. Alpenrost, the first home coffee roaster, could be the ultimate enabler on the coffee lover's road to destruction. Pour in green coffee beans (Swissmar supplies them), press a button and 25 minutes later you have fresh-roasted coffee beans. If that's too long to wait, check yourself into a clinic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will They Think Of Next? | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

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