Kai Nakamura

Production roaster & equipment editor

SCA Roasting Professional. Fifteen years on Giesen and Loring production lines. Writes spec comparisons, not brand brochures.

• • SCA Roasting Professional
• • Former head roaster, Portland micro-roastery

Comparisons by Kai Nakamura

• Loring S15 Kestrel vs Diedrich IR-12
• Probat P12 III vs Giesen W15A
• Mill City 10kg vs Diedrich IR-12
• Loring S7 Nighthawk vs Diedrich IR-5
• Giesen W6A vs Probat P05 III
• San Franciscan SF-6 vs Diedrich IR-5