La marzocco swift
I would like any feedback on this grinder from any current owners thanks
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coffee drive-thru for sale...
i really want to sell it! was selling for $10,000 now only $8,995! needs a few minor fixes, a few things are worn but easily fixed! e-mail me! located in wi and easily trailered and movable
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Im looking for a Commercial Compact Espresso machine for my mobile business! I have no clue where to start. Does anyone have any recommendations on which brand is most reliable?
Thanks!
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Hi BX'ers, I'm wondering if any Compak users out there can answer my question.
I have just purchased a Compak K8 and have noticed that the grind adjustment locking screw tightens directly into the metal part of the collar. Is this how it is supposed
Read more…Throwdown in OC at Portola Coffee Lab, a week from today. (11/18)
You a barista in SOCAL? Want to come over to Portola Coffee Lab for a friendly throw down on our Slayer? Then come on over.
It's next friday. At our shop in Costa Mesa.
just respond via twitter @portolacoffee (or you can email me clinard@portolac
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I currently own a crazy busy drive thru espresso shop in Wyoming. I am keeping to business going, but have to move to Idaho because my husband got a job there. I am looking for ANY opportunities in the coffee industry. I am very interested in roas
Read more…There should be a barista platform game.
Like Cooking Mama, but with coffee. Maybe a few mini games, you shake Customers for their spare change, the Starbucks customer decipher the drink challenge, Fix a flat road bike tire before you are late to work, How many nerve endings do you have lef
Read more…automated Diedrich IR3 roaster purchase advice
I am looking at purchasing my first roaster.
It is a Diedrich IR-3 with automation. I f anyone has any advice, or experience with this roaster or this automation I would appreciate your input.
Thanks, Eric
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Hey BX friends:
A friend and I are working on combining our business models to mesh together a hip, kid-friendly coffee shop (think Chick-Fil-A or McDonald's enclosed play structure), with a high-end, espresso-centric specialty coffee shop with in-
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I still hear people talking a lot of talk about how a harder or lighter tamp will affect the flow rate of a shot. I'd have to disagree from experience. Holding the dose constant I've tamped from 10 to 80 lbs of pressure and still ended up with consis
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freshly roasted liquid intelligence
Roasting artisan coffee in Cleveland, Ohio for 20 years, we have four coffee sanctuaries throughout the city, and a roastery in the heart of downtown. We see it as our job to champion great coffee here in Clevela
Read more…cash only shops
Hello folks,
As you all know, CC fees take a substantial chunk out of what you net when you have lots of small transactions. Has anyone here had success (or failure) with a cash-only format? Beyond this, for those that do take plastic, how do you
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Hey there,
We run a couple coffee shops in Southwest Washington and have had a few variations as to what is the ideal milk temperature to serve our hot drinks at. I figured I'd get some outside advice/opinions to see what might be industry standard
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Any other Batista-inspired Halloween pumpkin carvings out there? Here's a couple I've done, the first being the symbol for my former coffee shop, Breaking New Grounds, the second a rosetta! Enjoy!
POS System
I've got a shop opening up in three months depending on how renovations go. I've already got my crown jewel machine (la marzocco GB/5) and other equipment. Now i'm left with furnish out and a POS system. I was wondering if any of you guys have som
Read more…New web series about baristas!
Just wanted to tell the world about a new web series called "Perks".
It's kind of a barista version of Cheers shot at Lemonjello's Coffee, a local independent coffee shop in Holland, MI.
Check it out! The pilot episode is up online at www.perksshow.c
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Most of you baristas know what it's like to pull hundreds of shots a shift - it's tiring. Lately I've been feeling some numbness in my right (tamp) hand and have tried various ways to correction my posture and movement while dosing and tamping. Is a
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Hi all,
I've got a 6 year old La Pavoni Bar T 2 group machine that has run great since getting it new. Two weeks ago I found that I had no pressure due to a worn out pressure switch. The switch was charred and you could see the contacts sparking
Read more…Roaster Vent Cap
Hi,
I am just wondering what people typically use for their stack termination. I've heard of a no loss rain cap, but I don't think this would prevent snow from going down my stack. If moisture goes straight down my stack it lands on precipitator fan
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