拥有一台烘焙机，是每一个咖啡深度爱好者的渴望了；因为这个世界上最美味的咖啡，就是最新鲜的咖啡，当然也要有其风味，但新鲜是最最重要的；要能喝到最放心最新鲜的咖啡，当然得自己亲历亲为。
swissmar alpenrost 是一台国外贴牌国内生产的傻瓜型烘焙机，基本的功能选择一下烘焙深度，按一下开始，就可以离开了，剩下的过程全自动完成。要掌握这台机的好处，不浪费十几公斤咖啡豆，是很难修炼到正果的；每一种咖啡豆都有不同的特性，内在物质的区别，豆型、大小、含水量等等因素都会影响到烘焙的效果，所以不断的尝试、总结、分析是必要的。
但是咖啡豆的变数实在太多了，耳听目观鼻闻，才能烘焙出完美的咖啡。
美国的著名咖啡网站SM已经不在发售Swissmar的烘焙机，因为网站觉得这个牌子的烘焙机已经错过了改进自己产品的时机，也没有进行有效的改进，来保障产品稳定可靠的工作，原文如下：
The new model of the roaster by Swissmar – the Bravi – has come out and we have decided not to carry it. It does have improved safety features and ought to be easier to use and clean, but we felt like Swissmar missed an opportunity to really add features to the roaster that would improve its performance and use – namely, a window to see the roast in progress. Some folks have said the new Bravi works well – others say it is not so good. I am sure you can read all about it on consumer review sites. The units are expensive and just not that much of an improvement to warrant us carrying the item. We recommend the HotTop for the folks interested in the largest batch size they can get in a home roasting machine. Stovetop roasting is also a good option for folks looking to roast more coffee at once. – Maria 2/8/06