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What Are The Most Popular Types Of Coffee Drink?

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The Most Popular In The UK The most popular coffee drinks in the UK are the Latte, Cappuccino and Americano. Increasingly, the Flat White (which is essentially a smaller, stronger latte, though arguments continue about how to define it) is becoming one of the most...

How Do You Do Latte Art?

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What is latte art? Latte art is a technique that skilled Baristas use to present milk-based coffees beautifully, but also to demonstrate the care and precision that has gone into the preparation of the beverage. Frothed vs. Textured Milk What is the difference? The...

How Many Types Of Coffee Beans Are There?

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Learn about the different kinds of coffee bean species Roasted coffee beans are the seeds of berries from different Coffea species. Once the berries are ripe, they are picked, processed and dried. These dried seeds, or “beans”, are roasted at varying degrees depending...

How Do You Make a Macchiato?

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Macchiato Recipe The literal caffé macchiato translation from Italian is “stained coffee” or coffee with a spot of milk as it’s typically a single espresso served with a dollop of steamed or frothed milk. As the ratio of espresso to milk is greater than any other...

How Do You Make Iced Coffee?

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Why you need to be making iced coffee You may notice when we approach the warmer months that your customers’ tastes shift and they crave something more refreshing. If you notice your milk steamer doesn’t get much love during the summer, it’s time to up the ante and...

How Do You Make A Ristretto Shot?

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What is a ristretto shot? A Ristretto shot is still an espresso shot, but it uses half the amount of water during extraction by using a finer grind. Therefore, the coffee has a more concentrated flavour. How to make a Ristretto shot What is the brew ratio? This is a...

How Do You Grind Coffee Beans?

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Discover 4 different ways to grind coffee beans at home We’ve all got a jar of ground coffee in our cupboards at home. But how do baristas in coffee shops grind the coffee beans which become the base of our favourite coffee drink?It is important to use the correct...

What Barista Qualifications Are Out There?

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Learn more about barista qualifications in the UK Whether you are an employer trying to upskill your baristas or a new barista who would like to find out what qualifications and training materials are out there, there is a lot for you! There are a number of options...

How To Prevent Your Baristas From Quitting

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Keep your staff happy to improve your business Have your staff been quitting recently? They may be unhappy with the way they are treated or the lack of staff benefits they receive. Employee turnover can be a headache for businesses and can disrupt the productivity of...

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