CoffeeKid - Getting Caught Up, Pt. 1: Iron Barista, Barista Champs and more

CoffeeKid - Getting Caught Up, Pt. 1: Iron Barista, Barista Champs and more ()

  „But I still have a lot more to learn, mostly about very refined taste subtleties, and also my "stature" as a judge - stone faced, but nice, never show what I'm thinking. I suck as a poker player, but I will eventually develop that perfect poker face that guys like John Sanders and Joe Monaghan from Espresso Specialists have.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/06-24-2003 - Cached

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CoffeeKid - Things I love about coffee and espresso CoffeeKid - Things I love about coffee and espresso

  „We're talking a person who lives, breathes and thinks espresso 24/7. Well, she does have a social life, but do you know any other Barista who loves the "game" so much that she'll get up early to open one shop and work her tail off, then go to another shop and work until 11pm and close that shop, all the time loving every aspect of what she does? Fourth best in the US, first in our hearts.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/other/loveandhate/ lovecoffee - Cached

CoffeeKid - Back in the Groove, after SCAA Boston CoffeeKid - Back in the Groove, after SCAA Boston

  „I drink one of the two cappuccinos, but first I evaluate and stir the froth to see how the crema interacts with it. The froth must be world barista standard - super dense, little or no visible bubbles, and the spoon test must be passed - scoop up a demitasse of froth, hold sideways - if it falls immediately, too thin; if it doesn't fall, too thick. If it drops and drips after 2, 3 seconds (up to maybe 6), it's fine.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/05-08-2003 - Cached

CoffeeKid - The subject is coffee! CoffeeKid - The subject is coffee!

  „I was at NASCORE in Portland three weeks ago, covering the show and judging in the Pacifc Northwest Barista Championship (Kyle Larson's espressos in the competition are pictured above), and I was given six different coffees by some top end roasteries to take home and try. All were espresso blends. I had Hair Bender from Stumptown Coffee Roasters; Dancing Goats from Batdorf and Bronson, two different blends (Paladino "Competition Blend" and a new experimental organic blend) from Zoka Coffee, Vito's Blend from Doma Coffee, and another blend from a roaster I can't recall at the moment.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/10-07-2004 - Cached

CoffeeKid - Later On July Musings in Coffee and Espresso CoffeeKid - Later On July Musings in Coffee and Espresso

  „Why it's training, one person at a time, a core of teenaged boys and girls (girls so far) how to be a Barista! :) Jeanette's studio for her Piano School is next to our house, and her students sometimes wander into the labs in the basement, and are intrigued by the big La Marzocco. So I jump all over that, and give them impromptu lessons. So far, I have four "disciples" and counting.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/07-23-2003 - Cached

CoffeeKid - Guide to Espresso Machines CoffeeKid - Guide to Espresso Machines

  „These can be superb machines in the home, but I do not consider these machines when thinking about newbies and espresso. These are manual espresso machines, requiring a high degree of barista skills for the production of consistent, first rate espresso. Consider a lever or spring piston machine after you have some experience under your belt. Models include the Micro Cimbali and Elektra Micro Casa Leva (both spring piston machines), and the La Pavoni Europiccola, Professional, and Romantica machines (lever piston machines, no spring).“

http://www.coffeekid.com/other/newbies/espresso - Cached


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