I've seen the roaster made by hario online...it looks beautiful. Only 354$ i think. Essentially it looks like a glass capsule tumbler with a crank on the side, and it's got a heat source underneath. I'm contemplating purchasing it, has anyone used it
Read more…A customer wants to use his espresso machine to pull (make) a 12oz coffee
Starbucks is closing 61 out of it's 84 stores in Australia. This is a lot of stores to say the least. From my understanding, the economy in Australia is not suffering, and other specialty coffee retailers are doing pretty good. I wonder why the huge
Read more…is anyone heading up to Coffee Fest in Seattle from Portland at the end of the month? me and one of my co-workers is looking for a rideshare, if there is room in anyones car for 2 pdx baristas we would love to chip in on gas!
Thanks
Tyler
Dear All,
I will be opening a small coffee shop in England. We will be heavily focused on producing great coffee ( Synesso Cyncra + Anfim Super Caimano combo) . We will only have 20 covers and generally most of the food will be delivered.
So my
Read more…ahoy!
as a former barista currently engrossed with training to become a master roaster, i'm doing a lot of research regarding origins. today i stumbled across a news article talking about SBUX expanding into the chinese growing market and that they'd
Ever need to replace one of these? And wonder why they cost $15 to $25?
No biggy you say. But then what if you needed them for nine grinders, it starts to add up fast!
Well, for 70 cents each I went another route.
M5 -.8 50mm hex bolt with 3/1
Read more…I need to hire a full time barista in Austin, Tx.
We're an independently owned shop with a focus on quality coffee as well as relationships with our customers. This barista must have a strong work ethic, the ability to work well solo and as part of a
Howdy! Opening a Coffeeshop in Santa Barbara, we're looking to put in a dishwasher, any recommendations? Muchas Gracias!!!
Greetings one and all. Trying to get to the root of why I get nice crema but if it sits for 3 secs it kinda goes flat on me. What would some of your thoughts be?
Read more…I subscribe to Fresh Cup and Barista magazine and enjoy reading them both. Curious what others are reading.
Hi All,
It's me again. I have actually got the unit I was talking about last year :-).
We are doing the fit out inside and now need some advise regarding the flooring.
In the main sitting area we are having wooden flooring to give the coffee sh
Read more…TRAINING TOOLS I am opening a cafe and would like to offfer a visual for my new baristas. You know a illustrated pic of a latte, capp, mocha, etc. essentially cut down the middle so you can see the porportions of all the ingredients. Does anyone know
Read more…Does anyone have any thoughts on ways to revive the heat holding capabilities of thermal coffee servers once they've lost their vacuum?
We have a stack of Fetco L3D-10's that no longer hold heat. The inside holding tank and the outside layer are sea
I'm in Washington DC this weekend. Does anyone have any good coffeeshop recommendations? I'd love to hear them!!!!!!
Read more…I'm going to be wandering about LA for a bit this coming Friday, any suggestions on where to go? I've got the 3 Intelligentsias on my list, and a coffee-related photography exhibit, but that's it. Anybody doing anything different, or doing things e
Read more…Opened in December 2008, this coffeehouse is a joint venture between two longtime friends. Both of Stone House’s owners operate other local businesses; one a restaurant, and the other a bakery. The
coffeehouse provided the opportunity for them to com
Hey BX'ers, i've been thinking about this for a while and would like some of your input.
