recently I went for a barista competition and I pulled out when my induction got burnt. I have been practising for 4 months for the competition and only to forget my induction cooker 3 days before the comp. the comp is in a place 400km from where I s
Read more…I'm curious to hear from other coffee enthusiast what they think is the most important thing a "good" coffee blog should have and why you follow the blogs that you do follow.
- Currently what is your favorite coffee blog?
- What do they offer that
Read more…Looking at taking a trip to Italy in September. Most likely we will be in either Rome, Venice, Flourence and Pisa. Does anyone know of good coffee shops in these areas that would be worth a visit since i'm in the area? Any shops that WBC competito
Read more…We are a small coffee house & bakery serving up the goods in Old Kapa'a Town, on the island of Kaua'i. We might even be the longest running coffee joint on the island! Our beans our locally-roasted, and some even locally-grown!
If you're ever on
Read more…I've got a client who brews 1.5 gal of fresh roasted coffee at a time using a Bunn automatic brewer. They constantly run into problems with the coffee grounds running over the brew basket. I've been grinding the coffee to a drip grind, is that the co
Read more…Opened 15 years ago by Maggie Pike and her family, Maggie's Buns offers an eclectic place to go and drink coffee, gab with the locals, and share one of her famous cinnamon rolls. Stop by for a huge breakfast or call for us to cater your next event!
Read more…Hellooo! Heading to TX next week to see my li'l bro graduate from basic training! Any good coffee shops in San Antonio I should check out while I'm there? I'm bringing my aeropress and my hand grinder but know I'm going to be craving a decent latte
Read more…Hi guys!
Who knows where to go for coffee in Austin, Texas?
Thanks!
Bam
Where could I find the Bonmac halogen stations for siphon pots? I found a site off of the Blue Bottle site but it is in Japanese? Can these be custom made? Does anyone know how much a five station would run?
Read more…We have Serial Number 0057 Slayer at one of our shops. We are leaning down our staffing, and unfortunately that means we need to go to a volumetric machine. We love the Slayer, but it needs to go to a new loving home. It has the beautiful wood handle
Read more…Hello all! I am going to the Bay for Christmas to visit my family, and I was looking for some suggestions on shops we should visit! I love visiting other shops and seeing what everyone else has going on (and geek out with other baristas!) Let me k
Read more…There's this listed on Ebay.
From my email contact with the seller I get the impression that he buys and restore
Read more…Hello! My very old Fetco 2052 is currently leaking from both of the upper domes. I am considering replacing it with a new Fetco 2052 or a Bunn Dual TF DBC. I am wondering how the Bunn compares. The price difference is about $600. Anyone out ever work
Read more…Looking for any suggestions on a machine that will work well for catering events...needs to be powerful enough to make lots of drinks without cooling down...is there one out there with a 110 instead of a 220, this always seems to be a problem? any a
Read more…I'll probably open up a can of worms with this discussion but here we go...We do not seek out restaurants as wholesale accounts for a number of reasons. We have recently opened our first retail coffee shop after being in the wholesale business for t
Read more…Hello everyone!
I just finished up my first roast on the behmor 1600, and I'm a little unsure of where exactly they fall. I was shooting for a city roast, and I feel like I came close if nothing else. I was hoping to get some feedback! :D
I used prof
Recently, I've been transferred to a shop that hosts a refurbished Synesso Cyncra. Prior to that, I was being trained on a La Marzocco Strada.
The Cyncra worked great on the first day. Velvety microfoam. Great texture. Loved it.
Second day, issues sta
I wasn't able to find a technical issues section, if there is one feel free to delete this post....but I have noticed an issue with the site customization. When you open up the 'design studio' to change your page appearance, the top ad makes it so th
Read more…we love coffee because even after all these years, coffee keeps us guessing. things are as fresh as the day we met, and while you might think that at this point we could claim knowledge of every sock in the drawer, coffee has yet
Read more…Hi.
I've been reading up on home coffee roasting and I am puzzled about what they say about storing the green beans. They say that you are supposed to store it in a cool dry place that has good ventilation.
Does such a place exist on Plant Earth?
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