June 2013
Coffee Wisdom
Hello all,
I am a long time coffee fan/snob/barista. I started working at a local coffee shop when I was fourteen years old. After working there for 4 years, it closed down and naturally sought to wo…
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Coffee Wisdom
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March 2013
Automatic espresso grinders?
Anybody know much about automatic espresso grinders? I want one, but there are few I would like to find some more info on. also if you know of one that I do not mention please feel free to add it in.…
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Automatic espresso grinders?
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December 2012
Retraining
I take alot of pride in my background with the scaa and train all my baristas as much as I can by this code but the corporation I work for requires us to make coffee not up to standard and my barista…
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Retraining
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September 2012
Noisy Espresso Machine?!
I wanted to know if anyone's experienced this problem before. Also, before I start dropping money on my Aurelia, I wanted confirmation if it's the water pump.
I bought a used NS Aurelia for a steal…
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Noisy Espresso Machine?!
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June 2011
Barista lights
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 cu…
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Barista lights
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May 2011
COGS - Espresso based drinks versus drip cof…
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 c…
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COGS - Espresso based drinks versus drip cof…
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Marketing
I'm overwhelmed...marketing is not my forte. What method has worked best for you? TV is too expensive, I've tried radio but it's hard to tell if it worked, Groupon was fine, but no real benefit, go…
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Marketing
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