Hi - I am wondering if anyone has experience with Rocket or Pasquini espresso machines. I am looking to carry them in my shop and am finding it hard to decide which one i prefer. I have only used each machine a few times and woud appreciate comment
I've been toying with the idea of roasting my own beans at home for a while... I've decided to give it a try and before I started up I was hoping I could get some advice/tips. Especially regarding equipment, any good online resources and gener
Does anyone have a list of the larger coffee roasting companies in the USA? I'm having trouble knowing where to look for this info. I could probably think of a few, but I would like to have at least 10 on the list.
Does anyone have a No Smoking sign posted in their drive thru. I am seriously considering one of these. I have a few customers who like to come and share their cigarettes with me on their break.
I have a brasilia gradisca 2 group head from 2000. The right side steam wand isn't putting out the correct amount of pressure and my repair guys are out of town. Unfortunately, I do not know how to fix this. However, If anyone does know how, I am wil
So recently Ive been thinking about dosing, and ever since I started baristaing Ive dosed, then redistributed the grounds with my right index finger. I always thought it was to create an evenly dense coffee bed. But ive noticed some baristas, in shop
My name is Jared Muscat and I am working to open a small family owned coffee shop in Leucadia, California. We are currently within weeks of opening, the only hang up being our orders of Espresso, Cappuccino, Latte, Mocha, Coffee, and Tea cu
Our '71 VW Bus is almost finished and then it's onto some coffee catering. With this addition to our shop's ability to bring great coffee on the road I'm researching the best pour over coffee bar equipment. More specifically equipment that is easily
Fall 2011 Gulf Coast Roasters Weekend Workshop. November 4-6. All roasters are invited. For information and registration, go to http://www.coffeeishot.org/roaster-workshop-weekend.html. Or go to facebook and search on Gulf Coast Coffee. See you
Hi every one , we are in negotiation with new landlord for our second location, the location is great but it seasonal and we be only open 5 month of the year
i am just trying to figure out a viable a triple net % of gross sell so i can see it worth
I recently got the VST 18 and 22g baskets in and have been working with them a little. I also just recently installed a La Marzocco GB5 2 group Paddle. The only experience I have with pre-infusion was on a Synesso Hydra a couple years ago. I have a c
We are getting ready to open a quality driven coffee shop in Peoria, IL. It's going to be called thirty-thirty Coffee Co. (look us up on facebook) This is very new to the area (the closest thing is Intelli 3 hours north and Kaldi's three hours south
So Palace Coffee's been open for a few months and it's been awesome. I just did our first run of t shirts. The shirt is made out of organic cotton and recycled bottles (surprisingly super soft) with our logo on the front.