Cleaning consistency with the Cafelier C2

Cleaning consistency with the Cafelier C2

A world first, and the Barista’s new best friend: CAFELIER C2 - automated cleaning for the professional espresso machine. There is as much an art to maintaining the consistency of coffee flavour,...

Don't let your staff costs ruin your business!

Don't let your staff costs ruin your business!

High labour costs can be the financial undoing of a restaurant or cafe. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to reduce your pay outlay. Cameron Cooper reports. Instead,  imagine running a ...

HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE ROLE OF THE BARISTA

HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE ROLE OF THE BARISTA

Technology and the changing the role of the barista is a topic that has generated a lot of interest recently. Adam Carr from Seven Miles' Coffee Science & Research Centre (CSEC) has been flat o...

World Barista Champion 2018 - Agnieszka Rojewska

World Barista Champion 2018 - Agnieszka Rojewska

The winner fo the 2018 competition was Agnieszka Rojewska, who represented Poland for the sixth time on the world championship stage, having competed in the 2015 and 2016 World Barista Championship...

Puqpress: Valuable Barista Tool or Trendy Gimmick?

Puqpress: Valuable Barista Tool or Trendy Gimmick?

Tamping: a small act, but one that can affect espresso extraction, work flow, and even barista health. Training staff to all achieve the same tamp, while avoiding injury, isn’t easy...

Starbucks Is Getting In On The Tiny House Trend

Starbucks Is Getting In On The Tiny House Trend

Forget tiny houses — Starbucks is pushing the trend into the commercial realm, creating micro coffee shops made out of old shipping containers. The concept itself is nothing new for the brand, whic...

The Benefits of Artificial Green Walls

The Benefits of Artificial Green Walls

Are you familiar with the concept of green walls? Believe it or not, they’re more common than you think! History shows an abundance of hanging gardens across several cultures, making the type of de...

Wrist Assessment

Wrist Assessment

When we think of physically demanding jobs, labourers, firefighters, lumberjacks, and farmers come to mind. But spare a thought for baristas. Just because they don’t appear to be lifting large vo...

PuQPress at the Wolff College of Coffee

PuQPress at the Wolff College of Coffee

Wolff College of Coffee has a new video on the Puqpress. They find it an invaluable tool for training and getting a consistent tamp every time. Kelsey Carr takes over this vlog and guides us on the...

Prufrockcoffee.com - The Exploded Bean To Cup

Prufrockcoffee.com - The Exploded Bean To Cup

During a visit to the Berlin Coffee Festival, I managed to find time for a lager from Helles with Will Hilliard of Mother’s Milk fame. I’m describing to him the Puq press trials that were going on ...

Puqpress Leads In The Specialty Coffee Market!

Puqpress Leads In The Specialty Coffee Market!

While there are still a few of the minority old school baristas that prefer the older style of manual tamping, Australia's top espresso bars are loving the benefits of using Puqpress technology.

“Barista Elbow” results in $600,000 damages

“Barista Elbow” results in $600,000 damages

A barista’s biggest problem is no longer the customer who orders a large quarter-shot decaf coffee with rice milk. The repetitive motion of steaming milk and stamping espresso is increasing...