I have been roasting for 2 years on a Diedrich IR-3, and I'm ready to move to a larger roaster. I would love to stay with Diedrich, but want to check out some other brands. Does anyone have any input on Ozturk, Geometrica, Ambex, US Roasters, or T
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Hey everyone, I am new to the exchange. I am from Eurocafe Imports, we are a supplier of coffee, smoothie, and other related products to customers all over the country especially the east coast. We are located in Rochester, NY and Alcoa, TN. I look f
Read more…I'm not sure if anybody is willing to give up any ideas on this one! lol But I thought I'd try. I'm starting a new Roaster business here in Canada, and wondering if anybody has any unique ideas for building up Retail locations, online sales, PR, etc.
Read more…I had a customer bring a really nice ceramic to-go cup into my store. I love ceramics, because I feel like the stainless to-gos taint the taste of the coffee. I asked her where it was from - the bucks, of course.
Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate is honored to present an evening with Geoff Watts, Intelligentsia's VP of Coffee and Green Coffee Buyer. Join us at 8pm on March 31 for a round-table discussion of (among other topics), Intelligentsia's development of th
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We are opening our first shop and are putting in a small retail roaster. My question is about ventless roasters. I saw some (could have been sample or 1 pound) probat small roaster that was not vented in a cafe recently. I remember at a pa
what is the extraction time difference between one shot and two shot portafilters? I'm receiving many different answers.
Read more…I have a commercial building in a town with 15.000 people. In front of my building the cars count is 16,000 a day. My tenant had a Video store and a very good Pizzeria. For heatlth reason he had to close.I was thinking to reopen it adding to the Pizz
Read more…Hi, late summer or early fall 2010 I will be starting an extended trip around the US. It has a duel purpose, I want to expand my coffee experience and knowledge, but I am also looking into community and environmental service projects to help out wit
Read more…Loyalty is an important part of any retailing. It is well known repeat customers are a big part of the business. The question then is how do you thank your loyal customers? There are loyalty cards, free offers, etc. They are generally cumbersome for
Read more…My understanding is that there is only one difference. With the Slayer you can set the actual
This may seem like a dumb question, but how do I start adjusting gram dosings in espresso? What is a reliable way that you guys use in a cafe setting to know exactly how many grams you are putting in the portafilter? I ask because I keep reading over
Read more…I'm finally getting a chance to visit the other coast. Headed to Washington next week for some training, and have built in two evenings plus a full Saturday to see a bit of Seattle. This creates something of a dilemma for me though - so many cafes,
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Redwood City native Chris Sakelarios, an athlete, certified personal trainer dreams big. For thirteen years she roved the Peninsula in her Fitness2U Mobile Gym and worked with individuals and groups of all ages and fit
Well, its finally time. I've spent the last three years in Boston learning its coffee culture inside and out. Having worked at commercial and independent shops, I have a pretty good scope of knowledge on how both work up here. However, the West Coast
Read more…We've been wanting to do coffee classes in our shop on Saturday afternoons. Either cheap or free. Depends on what it actually costs us. These classes would be aimed at our customers and would be rather basic. Things like coffee vocabulary, Brewin
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who is looking for a balancing vacuum coffee maker?
If someone is interested, so let me know.
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"For small batches, contamination from the fermentation process can be
managed and controlled, but with large amounts of coffee, contamination
can become a serious -and expensive- problem."
Thoughts?
Wonderful, eclectic coffee shop/gift shop located in Florence Oregon - Old Town - right on the river. Come in and enjoy our fresh roasted coffee and wonderful home baked pastries. Come and relax by our river rock fireplace or enjoy our deck overloo
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