Well, it's been about a year since I started a discussion here about opening a specialty cafe using the worker-owned cooperative model. It was an interesting discussion, but in the end I had to stop running my mouth and make it happen. And so we di
Read more…I was at a coffee shop last night with a few friends. One friend who likes coffee but doesn't have a home grinder asked them to grind a 12oz bag of coffee for him. The barista said that they prefer not to do that because it causes the coffee to los
Read more…I wanna know the best pickup lines you've ever heard from across the bar or that you've thought up to use from behind the bar. I will start us off with a few examples. Can I buy you a cup of coffee sometime? Wow, your forearm is so defined, you mus
Read more…I am curious about how others feel regarding a mandatory uniform for employees. I have been to many coffee shops in the PDX (portland, oregon) area that have a really cool vibe and style about them. The Baristas are very "hipster" like in style, yet
Read more…So I have had my beautiful maple wood Reg Barber tamper for a couple months now, and as expected, the nice shiny buffed look it came with has dissipated. I knew this would happen, however I was kinda hoping that it would maintain some kind of sheen j
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I've got a GB5 that from 2007. It's only had two years use out of it. The past few days my steam boiler pressure is only resting around 1 and it's been dropping to below .5 from time to time. It'll go back up gradually but I feel that som
Read more…I'm starting a new coffee shop and I was wondering what everyone does in their shop. Do you use custom java jackets with your logo, stamp the java jackets yourself, or just stamp the cups? We are a small shop and it is cost prohibitive to get the c
Read more…Mint condition. Very low use age. Never used commercially. Paddle,upgraded steam wand, all accessories incl. run on softened water with 80 tds hardness. Regularly back flushed bi-weekly. Works perfectly. Original shipping carton. Only asking 5200.
Read more…I have just purchased the first of the equipment in anticipation of opening a little cart in the future. This first equipment will be used to practice with for the next year or so. I was considering getting a Silvia to play with but wanted something
Read more…Anyone have any thoughts about the type of water to use for pulling espresso? I'm thinking of running the espresso machine off a water tank through a flowjet. I heard that Crystal Geysers are great, but they're hard to come by in Canada.
Read more…I am looking for a good used grinder that I will be using at home for now but possibly as a backup in the future. Cost is a factor in this one. I see a la San Marco SM 90 flat burr grinder for $250. It has 64mm burrs and seems to get good reviews. My
Read more…Looking to add a motivated, independent, coffee loving member to our team. Located in Charlestown, RI. Please submit your resume to Carissa@davescoffee.com
Read more…looking to buy green coffee beans bulk 500 pounds per month any suggesions?
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We are in Mexico and Dominican Republic, we love averything about coffee and love to share with the costumers our passion about this wonderful product, anytime you want you can come a visit us...
Read more…What have you all done to combat decaf coffee dripping too slow in the Hario V60s? We use a med-dk water processed Decaf and typically grind it coarser than our other coffees, but it's been going super slow lately. Does anyone reduce amount of gram
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I'm going on roast #11 with my behmor; so far it's been a really positive experience. However, in most everything I've read the first crack is supposed to last 1-1:30, and the vast majority of my roasts don't seem to match up to that.
Read more…Good morning everyone and Happy Holidays!
Not sure if this is the proper forum for this request, apologies in advance if it isn't....
I'd like to get a hold of the Bean Business Basics book, does anyone have it that would be willing to pass it alon
Read more…Does anyone know of good coffee shops in Indianapolis? I'd prefer to support the local store owners instead of the large retail chains, but I've yet to find a suitable local coffee shop. Does anyone have any suggestions? Something on the north or nor
Read more…recently I went for a barista competition and I pulled out when my induction got burnt. I have been practising for 4 months for the competition and only to forget my induction cooker 3 days before the comp. the comp is in a place 400km from where I s
Read more…I have a chance to purchase two used RR4590 grinders that appear to be in great shape. The owner said that they are Nuova Simonelli grinders. I'm guessing that these were manufactured for Nuova Simonelli and are an older model than the MDX grinders
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