241 | The difference between home and cafe baristas

About this episode

This episode discusses the differences between home baristas and cafe baristas, highlighting the skills required in the coffee industry.

At this point, making coffee at home has turned into more than a caffeine hit. Home baristas have high end equipment, physics books on extraction, and the time and patience to perfect their morning cups. That is not the same as brewing coffee behind bar and there's a huge difference between the two. In this episode, we talk about why home baristas are pushing the coffee industry forward and why being a barista requires more skills than just making coffee. Pick up our coffee here: https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/ Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mirrorcoffeeroasters/ Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

People in this episode

Host: Mirror Coffee Roasters

Topics covered

• home baristas
• cafe baristas
• coffee brewing
• coffee industry
• skills in coffee making

Keywords

• home coffee brewing
• cafe barista skills
• coffee extraction
• specialty coffee
• coffee equipment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mirror Coffee Roasters

Products: coffee

Places: Bellingham, WA

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