Your coffee story...
I was wondering how people got into coffee... What's your story?
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Espresso Vivace now available at ROASTe.com
It's taken nearly 6 months of negotiations and back-and-forth, and Espresso Vivace's world-famous Espressos are now available at ROASTe.com. Espresso Vivace is one of the Northwest's most renown boutique roasters and cafes. In the hyper-competitive c
Read more…Coffee Brewing Software
I took the following from another form! I would love to know also, if people have experience with this software & if so is it worth it! I was reading an article in "Fresh Cup" magazine about something called "extract mojo" which is supposedly capabl
Read more…Becomming a coffee supplier
I have been working with coffee for a long time. I love it, I always have and I always will. I was just wondering how I would go about getting a job as a supplier. I have heard about people who work for different coffee companies that travel and get
Read more…Dangers of Iced Cappucino?
I was recently told at a large coffee chain that they could not make me an iced cappuccino, because putting the foamed milk over ice increased risk of bacteria problems. I had never heard of this before (and was not sure why this was much different t
Read more…Equipment??
I need glass mugs, and some ceramic mugs. Where should I go to find the best and best priced stuff?
Read more…Free-pour Latte Art Throwdown, Houston
Fioza Coffee and Teahouse 2nd free pour latte art throwdown. Saturday, August 22nd. 8pm. $10 buy in for baristas with winner taking all, prizes for 2nd and third will be awarded as well. Baristas have 7 minutes to produce up to 3 lattes (10.5 oz) for
Read more…Showroom Blowout!
So every year at this time we start reformatting our showroom and labs with new gear. It is now that time once again, so we have some serious deals. First come first served. You must respond to Terryz@espressoparts.com in order to seal your deal. 20
Read more…Equipment
Does anyone have any 57.5 tamps that are still in GOOD condition and are looking to get rid of them?? If so, please let me know- I have some stores that need tamps desperately and was hoping to not break the wallet too much if you know what I mean.
Read more…Grinding beans with no electricity
Recently our power went out (at home) for some 12 hours. The gas grill did the trick getting water up to temp. but it soon dawned on me - how the heck do you grind beans with no electricity? I made a feable attempt to do a mortar & pestle type thing
Read more…Help with bubbly shots
I'm from a cafe in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and we've been having a problem with shots with extremely bubbly crema that collapses to less than 1/8 inch in a few seconds. It seems to happen more frequently with the naked portafilter (which we use only for t
Read more…How Do you Want To Be Paid?
How about a bit of serious discussion about salary? If we really are thinking about pushing our vocation as a profession then we ought to think about sustainability - for ourselves. The current model for most baristas is that they make a base hourly
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Astoria "Plus 4 You" reactions?
I've been more or less obsessed with the idea of varying temperatures between group heads on the same machine for quite some time and with the race on to achieve pressure profiling, I feel like this discussion has been swept under the rug. Hypothetic
Read more…what kind of espresso machine?
I am in the planning stages of opening a coffee house and wondered what type of espresso machines well established coffee houses use-- semi automatic, automatic or neither??
Read more…Barista Trainng 101
I've just finished writing a rough draft of the espresso training manual for the new cafe I am working at. We just opened two weeks ago and I was brought in for my barista knowledge to train the new baristas. Anyone willing to proof read and give adv
Read more…Decaf coffee beans
Hi all, I'm looking to buy some good quality roasted decaf whole coffee beans to use in my coffee shop, here in Bangkok, Thailand, any suggestions. We don't have any decaf beans here, only grounded ones by Lavazza and Starbucks. If any roaster is in
Read more…Good coffee shops in Houston?
i have a friend who's goin to school in houston and wants to know where to go to get an exceptional cup of coffee.... any suggestions?
Read more…Alternative Sweeteners
So, I recently made the decision to eliminate Splenda, Sweet N Low, and Equal from our cafe. I didn't really expect the kind of explosive reactions some of our regulars ended up having. I think that packet sweeteners are gross and have huge carbon fo
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