Hello coffee junkies,
I am wondering if there is anyone out in Manhattan that would be interested in taking on an experienced barista for a couple of months through the summer. I work as a barista in Montana but I'm back east for the summer visitin
Read more…Anyone who's been considering adding the Tristar LED lights sold at a prominent espresso parts dealer but have put it off do to the cost just found them on sale at another sight. Exact same lights currently on sale $16.95 each, http://www.theledlight
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Hello Friends, I'll be visiting from Guatemala to Los Angeles all of next week (June 6-12) and Chicago the following week (June 12-17).
I was wondering what cafes and/or roasters you'd recommend me to visit while in the US? Places where I could f
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I'll be tearing through western NC this weekend. If you'd like to meet up for a beer (or a coffee, of course!), let me know. I'll be brewing iced chemex's of some of my coffee at the Greenlife's in Chattanooga and Asheville as well as st
Read more…I was just thinking how wonderful it would be to have Turkish coffee baristas! Making Turkish coffee certainly require skills that has to be mastered. If there was a tradition of professional baristas making Turkish coffee in the U.S.; I think there
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We no longer have any need for our training machine, we bought this about 3 months ago and are looking to sell it for $7,000, machine has been well maintained and is in great shape. two group GB5 semi auto.
please e-mail mhelms@caffecalabria.com
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Anyone using one for catering/events/cart duties? Not my first choice necessarily but have a line on a used one at a great price ($400) and need more steaming power than my Bricoletta has for events.
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Trained with the Midwest Barista School almost two years ago, and I've been back in the coffee industry for almost a year now, most recently designing, constructing and managing a small cafe stall in our local farmers market.
I'm looking to
My coffee is wanted at a local coffee shop. Most coffee suppliers supply them with a Bunn type maker. I will probably have to do something like that to make the deal work. Any suggestions? I wonder if I could get her to pour over all her drip cof
Read more…So, especially now that coffee is going through the roof, I'm having trouble working out a retail price for drip coffee. I can still do espresso drinks with a 29% COGS, but if I try that with drip coffee, my retail price is nuts compared to the comp
Read more…Has that ever been done? The rules say they can bring your own cups..... So? Thoughts and answers would be awesome!!!
Read more…I need some advise please. I am looking at this 11 year old Rio. (photo attached) I will be using it mobile/catering larger events, so will be plugging in/unplugging often. They are asking $3500. I trust the seller, so I am quite certain it's ful
hey everyone, i'm taking a poll... what kind of chocolate powder/syrup/mix do you use for your mochas? thanks for your input ;)
Read more…Want you drive thru owners to tell me about some of the best promotions you have tried that have worked really well.
Read more…I can't get a satisfactory (or at least consistent) answer on this point, so this can be a sort of survey. When you guys/gals time your 'spro extractions, do you start your timer when you press the button (or pull the lever or whatever), or when you
Read more…Hi All I am looking for a used Bunn Vpr for some parts to repair the one I have need a tank lid and a sprayhead tube and the spray head.
Thanks Tom
Read more…Hey D.C. coffee shop owners.
I'll be in the city through August and would LOVE LOVE LOVE to find work as a barista for the summer. Would anyone be interested in hiring an experienced barista for the summer? If so, Please let me know. Thanks!
- Ch
Read more…I have recently launched a website that is designed to instruct home users how to properly (that's a dangerous word :) make espresso drinks. This is a personal project and I both designed the website and filmed myself giving instruction. It has been
Read more…I've got a Bunn CWTF Twin APS brewer and the right side won't get above 195*F, which means it hits the beans at well under acceptable brewing temp.
Brand new thermostat is turned up max,
Element gives proper readings on a multimeter,
Shower head clean,
Hey fellow coffee enthusiasts, just a quick question on a product. Does anyone have any experience with the Tiamo V Style coffee drippers? My internet research took me to the website for Orphan Espresso which is where I discovered the drippers. Howev
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