Steamed espresso?!>!:(
this morning i ventured out and ordered a capp from an unassuming cafe(which will remain nameless). harmless sounding yes? no. what followed was gut wrenching. I watched at first confused then agape with horror as the "barista" poured my shot into the steaming pitcher then covered that with cold milk then airated for something like a billion seconds until i could smell the scalded remains of said milk, this was poured into a cup then finished off with a 2nd run-through of espresso of the same puck (!).... how does this equate to delish or even acceptable to a person? terrifying. moments like this morning make me wonder why I'm not doing more consulting gigs... must get cards printed..........
i needed to share that has anyone else seen such crazy things blossom from an unassuming coffee order?
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Gomez on
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haha oh my gosh, that has to be the worst thing I have heard about. I feel so sorry for you, i hope you tried to explain politely that you were never going to drink that.
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Permalink Reply by R. Justin Shepherd on
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That's incredible. I do hope you at least tasted it... I'm curious now.
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Permalink Reply by Brady on
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Wow. "Unassuming anonymous cafe" FTW. That's the best one I've heard. Thank you for sharing.
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Permalink Reply by Melanie Logan on
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I think I just threw up a little in my mouth. eww.
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Permalink Reply by Benza Lance on
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Thats hella rad. What sized cup?
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Permalink Reply by Marie Cullinan on
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I went to cafe a few months ago with my mother. She got an iced coffee. She loved it. I got a cap. It was sooooo huge with tons of xl foam. I took my first sip and discovered it taste as bad as it looked. The barista came over to our table (it was a slow day at this shop) and asked us how everything was. I said my mom likes her iced coffee but my cap is really not good at all. I told him there was way too much milk and foam, that I could barely tell there was espresso in my drink. I asked who there roaster was and said that maybe they need some other beans. Then he told me this.......we run the shot twice using the same puck. Then I understood why my beverage was so bad. Believe it or not, I wanted go give them another try. So I stopped by again a few weeks ago. The doors were locked...shut down. Too bad, the place was really cute!
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Permalink Reply by Dustin DeMers on
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This is awesome! Im pretty sure you couldnt make up something more awesome than this. Man, I want to go there just to see this happen in person. Maybe you were getting punked...?
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Williamson on
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that's amazing.
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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I mean...I'd want to TRY it...
I wouldn't want espresso to creep through the wand into my boiler, though
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You think espresso on the steam wand is bad? I just happened upon this gem:
Mind you, this is a machine-sales company in Seattle.
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It's too bad the barista didnt go the extra mile and try putting milk gelatin in the portafilter, and pulling a shot with that. Progression.
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Permalink Reply by Kathy Fadorsen on
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I got a call from a coffee shop in the area, they asked me what I do with my expresso to make it taste better (we use the same roaster), I said nothing special I just follow normal the rules. Than was told maybe I should try running the water thru the spent puck He said you know it doesnt taste that bad and he would get less complaints and we could both save money. It takes all kinds
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