Direct me if I am wrong, but I did a search & did not find this topic already.
At my work we have a 2 group Rio, each group seems to be completely different. Pulling two basically identical shots each weighed & tamped equally there is ~10 to ~13se
Read more…I open up the wand and it shoots streams of water for several seconds. It finally purges, and steam comes out, but it pulses, and continues to mix more water in the steam. Doesn't do so well when you're texturing milk and adding water to it. The boil
Read more…One of the things that I bugs me are customers that walk in talking on their cell phone, order while talking on the cell phone, and walk out....still on their cell phone. What's your irk at work?
Read more…Im am installing a Diedrich ir-3 roaster in a new location, and I have a few questions about how to best ventilate the roaster. I can either do it through the wall with outside ducting or I can do it in to a chimney that is in the same room as the ro
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I'm an olive oil miller in Sonoma County and provide fresh olive oil to restaurants. I would like to help out my local diner in Marin County so that it doesn't go out of business. Here's the situation:
The diner is 30 years old and n
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I have a 1-2 cup Hario Siphon. I have only the cloth-wick alcohol burner and I would like to try it with a butane burner, cause the alcohol burner is kinda slow, and I would like to find out how it comes out with a butane burner.
Anyo
Just want to get some input on what type of hot cup people are using. We will be opening up a shop soon and need to decide on hot cups.
The paper cups are perceived to be the "green" way to go, but heat dissipates quickly requiring the use of a slee
Read more…I'm in the market to buy a Manitowoc undercounter ice machine with about 135 lbs/day output - plenty for our needs. My question is on ice size/shape. All the different manufactures have different names for their different shapes. This model of Man
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I had a call to service an older 5-7KG roaster today. The owner indicates the seller had called it a Probat but there are no identifying markings anywhere on the machine. There are four rivets on the exhaust plenum where the ID plate would ha
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Read more…So a while back, our shop got a negative review on yelp that really stuck with me for some reason. the poster was bothered by the fact that for our iced flavored drinks, we mix the sauces and espresso together in a Pyrex, then transferred it to the f
Read more…We're looking for a space-saving super automatic espresso machine for our coffee shop's drive through. We're considering a La Cimbali M2, but I happened to run across a local seller with a Nuova Simonelli Master Cappuccino at a very good price. It
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I'm wondering if you can help me. I rebuilt a Nuova Simonelli Appia with volumetric dosing and I am now at the point where I'm putting it through its paces. I noticed the power button is stuck in the "on" position, a few of the LEDs are not i
Read more…Do you offer Italian Sodas in your cafe? Looking for suggestions for decent soda siphons/chargers.....thoughts? Worth it?
Read more…we free pour cream into coffee. Obviously its not consistent. Does anyone have a method to measure it so everyone is putting the same amount in? Also, were only a drive through so speed is a must. Thanks!
Read more…Does anyone have solutions for filters folding in while brewing? It doesnt happen alot, but its a waist when they do cave in!
Read more…Hi This is my first year roasting and i have been roasting since December with some lovely Brazil, Rwandan and El Salvadorian beans. i live outside London in the UK and the weather is mostly damp and cool. My roastery is in a converted stable. It is
Read more…I'm confused by the need for music licensing by SESAC or ASCAP or BMI. Do I need all three? I'm a tiny 25 seat coffee house that offers live music one night a week for 2 hours. I keep getting called by these companies, and am getting scared? Any
Read more…Looking for a new Frappe mix....so many of the powders taste just that....powdery. Any outstanding favorites?
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I'm wondering if you can help me. I was visiting a customer today with a Magestic three-group volumetric machine and the dosing buttons were programmed for odd random dose amounts. Having recently restored a VFA Elite two-group machine, I rec
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