Okie dokie...here's to NEW ventures!! We've had our Probat L-12 for 1 month and it is beyond fun! I never imagined how amazing the aroma and self-satisfaction of roasting our own coffee, could be. My question regards to "roasting profiles," and where
Read more…O CAFÉ is a Brazilian coffee shop in NYC opening in January 2011. We offer only the best coffee from Brazil and South America as well as a selection of fine chocolates. Located in Greenwich Village, O CAFÉ provides a cozy and sustainable design envir
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I'm looking for advice, input and information. I have a coffee house that I opened about 2 years ago. We have been very well recieved in town and are doing pretty well. A while ago, we were approached by one of the local colleges to open a ca
Read more…This morning, an old lady, reached inside mt tip jar to get exact change to pay for her order.... i was really upset, but didn't say anything just watched as i steamed milk, i'm sure my mouth was hanging open. what would you do???
Read more…I have found the right touch and on any machine can micro-bubble foam for a latte or cappucino as my portfolio demonstrates. My question to the forum is what is the ideal temperature the milk should be at when served?
Hi all. This is my first post here, as I just recently discovered this wonderous site. I have been a barista for a few years now, and I've spent a lot of time on my own learning about the trade. My question concerns what my boss is now telling me
Read more…Does anyone have any experience with gift or loyalty cards outside of the standard card form? What about gift or loyalty cards tied to mugs or other merchandise customers carry?
Read more…i have just ordered two Motta pitchers one 50cl and the other 75cl. i read a lot of reviews good and bad about them before i purchased but in the end i decided i gotta try em' ! Have i wasted my money or have i made a great investment?
Read more…I'm afraid we might be using gaskets that are too small on the Astoria espresso machine at our shop. The portafilters go way past 90 degrees when they're mounted in the group heads. I started wondering if the gaskets are the wrong size. I'm also conc
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I've been making plans for my new shop for nearly about 18 months. During that period, I've re-written my spreadsheets too many times to count - but at least twice for each location I had considered. So the final cost to c
hey sup everyone!! im about to open up another cafe... thinking of changing my espresso machine. Can neone help me out on which machines is good? ne recommendation? i was thinking either getting the la cimbali GT or WBC simonelli. And also an espress
Read more…for those of you that offer self serve and/or condiments. how is it set up?.
i'm looking specifically at what containers do you use....tall, wide, square, round? what kind, if any, shakers do you use, how much space do you have?
looking at reva
Read more…A few years ago, our shop acquired a Swift grinder for very little money. We're pretty high volume, so it's nice sometimes. The shots from the swift just have never compared to the Super Jolley's we keep on hand for backup and single origin espresso.
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First a few words about me - I'm from Poland, PHS Sudent in physics and my story with coffee started when we got basic espresso machine as extra with dishwasher. Anyway - since then I started admiring cofee really and tried to learn a bit about how
Hello every one. After opening our shop and drinking coffee every morning on our gb5 it became hard to enjoy a coffee at home in our 1 day off with our old seaco aroma. we just found a refurbish mazzer mini that we are going to use at Home but we don
Read more…Is anyone using a TDS meter to check your water? I saw this item online that looked interesting - if it works. http://tinyurl.com/29smum2
How are you tracking your water quality?
Our La Spaziale NEW EK 3000 machine just sprung a leak over my weekend and my boss called in a flurry.
I have NO idea how to fix machines, so thought I would ask here on some potential causes and possible easy fixes. If not, I'm going to call in a gu
