We all are passionate about coffee. We gladly burn hours upon hours practicing, thinking, blogging, watching, and learning all about how we can prepare the coffee with excellence.
But do we clean our cafes with the kind of care that we use in preparing a great coffee?
Almost every cafe I go to, including the famous ones you would think would be different, have obvious lapses in cleanliness.
So my question is this...
How do you measure up when it comes to cleaning? Not just the bar (although that is a huge issue for baristas that think it is "cool" to be messy") but cleaning the cafe...and keeping it clean.
I tell my baristas that during and after a rush, the bar should look the same as it did when you opened...spotless. That is the standard to shoot for.
What measures can you take to be self inspired and clean better in the future?
We as a community need to be passionate about this are of our job. If we are not, then no matter how good a barista we think we are, we are second rate at best.
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