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Toll Roasting: Fair Trade???
Hi, guys! I was just wondering if $1/lb seemed like a reasonable rate for anyone who has used a toll roaster before. If so, why? If not, why not?
Read more…Employee Benifits
Quick survey of BX'ers.
I am looking to see about how many businesses pay their employees benefits and if so, what are they? (Insurance, PTO, Sick...)
Realizing people probably don't want some of this personal information out there, I put togeth
Read more…Dry Process Coffee Roasting Tips
I got in a new dry process Ethiopian yesterday and I am running into a little trouble. I've roasted a number of natural Brazilians with great success but this Ethiopian is roasting totally different. I am currently getting to 1st around 10:45 @ 395 o
Read more…Espresso Cielo
Espresso Cielo serves coffee from 49th Parallel, a roastery in Vancouver, BC. On the corner of Main and Marine St., in Santa Monica, Cielo is a small neighborhood shop with exacting standards and a care for handcrafted specialty coffee. Friendly, wel
Read more…mobile coffee shop
Ideas and pictures of a mbile coffee shop coffee machine running on a generator.
Someone ,anyone.
Read more…Sizes of Paper Cups
As I am not a barista, it would be good to get a idea of what size cup is best for the industry, currently there are
8oz / 250ml uses 80mm lid
10oz / 350ml uses 85mm lid
12oz / 400ml uses 90ml lid
16oz / 450ml uses 90ml lid
20oz / 600ml uses 90ml lid
Read more…the Kone from Coava
I was just wondering if anyone out there has tried or is using the Kone? It says it can be used in a Hario as well which is what I would like to try. I would assume it'd work best in an 02 not an 01?
I am going to be traveling around the US this
Read more…Rio Major Grinder
Hello everyone!
I have a Rio Major grinder up for sale on ebay at the moment, if anyone is interested in this let me know.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230588091818#ht_500wt_1156
Read more…Espresso Soda, The Manhattan Special
I have a client who sent me a soda with a payment the other week, its from NY here is a link to their site:
http://www.manhattanspecial.com/
The soda is made with espresso (in some manner do not ask me exactly how). As the weather warms up I know
Read more…ESPRESSO CENTRAL
¡¡¡ Hey !!!... Somos tres barras de café de especialidad, ubicadas en Pachuca, en el Estado de Hidalgo, en México... ¡¡¡ Ven a vistarnos !!!...
Read more…Sales Blog About Coffee
Hello again everyone!
I recently started writing a blog about making sales, and my target audience for this blog is people working in our industry. I have worked in sales since my first job at an early age and have never stopped. I read about the
Read more…freeloading customers
So I've searched for this topic on here already and didn't see it.
So I was wondering if anyone else has this problem:
The shop I work in is on a very busy college campus which provides free wifi (the owners refuse to charge people for it or prov
Read more…POS System
Hi all. Does anyone use Restaurant Pro? Selby? I am looking into POS systems and am having a hard time narrowing things down. I want to track sales & inventory & be able to integrate into quick books. The pricing seems to go all over the place, and I
Read more…Miss Sivia and her GFI
All of a sudden my Rancilio Silvia is blowing the GFI. Tested in on multiple plugs and same thing. Sadly all the plugs in the kitchen are GFI plugs so can somebody give me some hints on what is going on before I dig into it.
Thanks.
Read more…YAMAOKA Commercial Siphon Gas Top
I am investigating options for a Vac-pot/siphon bar. The Hario halogen would be sweet, but costs and arm, leg, and firstborn child. I also have doubts of its durability in a commercial setting.
I found a Canadian site offering a Gas Top siphon h
Read more…Classe 6 vs. Aurelia.
Hey,
I have searched and scoured this site while unsuccessfully attempting to answer a question for myself: which is the "better" machine, a Rancilio Classe 6 or NS Aurelia (not WBC version)? My espresso tech here sells and services both, but I'm h
Read more…Starbucks & local/regional chains fail in quality!
I have noticed for a long time now how the local/regional chains, as well as Starbucks here in Omaha, NE. have produced inferior, bitter coffee. To be fair, Starbucks espresso whole beans sold in the grocery stores is pretty good when I made lattes
Read more…16 oz. zip lock coffee bags with window and valve
16 oz. zip lock coffee bags with window and valve are available on eBay in smaller quantities at mhewardishere.
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