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Permalink Reply by Denise Smith on July 28, 2008 at 5:27pm

Did you see this Blog on the main page?

"I've discovered cups"
Posted by Janelle on July 27, 2008 at 2:18am

Well written and entertaining... more important for the cup shopper, look at the lower right corner of the photo for the distributor... non other then espressoparts.com

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Permalink Reply by Brady on July 28, 2008 at 6:10pm

First, define your sizing philosophy. I've observed 2 main camps - the traditional Italian/new American "smaller is better" and the traditional American "generous portions". The relative merits of each philosophy can be found by searching earlier discussions.

At our shop, we do a 4oz (espresso and macchiato), 8oz (double cappuccino and americano), 12 oz mug 'o drip, 16 oz double latte/mocha/vanilla latte "bowl" in ceramic. These are all relatively rugged mugs - thick-walled ceramic, simple lines. This works for us.

I'd say our approach is not typical, with the main difference being that most seem to prefer a 5-6oz cup for cappuccinos and probably shudder at the idea of a 16 oz. We wanted to align our here cups with our go cups for taste consistency and since we sell more mediums than any other size, wanted to have this available.

Hopefully, many others will jump in here too to represent other viewpoints. Good luck.

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Permalink Reply by Trevor on July 28, 2008 at 6:25pm

espressosupply.com is a good source for some simple mugs as well with a good variety of sizes.

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Permalink Reply by Rob on July 28, 2008 at 6:33pm

Thanks Denise, I feel a bit dirty after reading that blog...but it was entertaining. I do like the classic look and feel of either a brown cup or simple white - guess I'm looking for shape and quality (and not crazy expensive) now.

Denise Smith said:

Did you see this Blog on the main page?

"I've discovered cups"
Posted by Janelle on July 27, 2008 at 2:18am

Well written and entertaining... more important for the cup shopper, look at the lower right corner of the photo for the distributor... non other then espressoparts.com

~80)

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Permalink Reply by Rob on July 28, 2008 at 6:33pm

Thanks Trevor, heading there now.

Trevor said:

espressosupply.com is a good source for some simple mugs as well with a good variety of sizes.

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Permalink Reply by James Liu on July 29, 2008 at 3:17pm

rattleware makes fantastic shaped cups for pouring latte art, if that's what you're into. a lot of brands will sell cups in 2oz increments, so whatever sizes work for you.

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Permalink Reply by Donna on July 29, 2008 at 7:28pm

Can someone tell me how to find the article i've discovered cups posted by janelle. I've searched it and nothing came up.

Thanks
Donna

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Permalink Reply by Trevor on July 29, 2008 at 7:50pm

Donna~
Its Janelle's blog, not a article. If you go to the main page on bx there is a link for it on the left hand side.

Donna said:

Can someone tell me how to find the article i've discovered cups posted by janelle. I've searched it and nothing came up.

Thanks
Donna

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Permalink Reply by Becki Klauss on July 29, 2008 at 9:50pm

visionsespresso.com has a great clearance going on sengWare right now. I love it. It's clean and durable. They have all the standard sizes: 12oz., and 16 oz. Good luck Rob.

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