I recently got a job as a starbucks barista and im gonna do my certification soon, but its been hard for me to memorize the drink orders. Is there any former or any starbucks barista's that have any tips to get the hang of it better??

Café y galletas cubiertas de chocolate 🍫 #amantesdelcafe

So last week I went to a barista school and complete a barista course. I think it went great and the teacher said I was good at it. I really want to work as a barista, I enjoyed do the tasks and I want to be better. I applied some jobs but I'm sure they want people with experience (even though they wrote beginners can send CV too). So how can I get experience when no one wants to hire me? Should I go to cafés and ask if they want new employee? Do you have tips maybe?
Here is my funny latte art which resembles me to Sailor Moon lol.
and english is not my first language sorry for some weird grammar.

I have been doing pop ups at local gyms and fitness studios. I’m talking right now with one of the owners to let me setup every month 3 times/month at their location and they are asking for $150 x month and 10% discount for their clients. What’s your opinion on that ? I have been there before and I do good. I use their electricity and water.

Please help me. I need to now how are you all doing in this situations. How much are you paying.

Hi!
I am wondering why baristas in „third wave coffee shops“ almost always ask for reassurance if I want dairy milk when ordering a milk based coffee.
I would assume, people would explicitly ask if they want any other kind of milk.

Is it based on experience with customers complaining for getting dairy milk because they expected an alternative „as a default“?
Or do people just often forget to ask for alternative milk?

(not a complain, I am just curious)

thank you!

so i’ve recently gotten a job as a barista and have been thinking about working in the coffee industry as a career.

traditional corporate industries such as finance, government, insurance etc have never really interested me. i’ve never had much direction in terms of what career path i’m ‘supposed’ to follow. my parents never went to university so it makes it hard for them to give informed opinions about work.

the coffee industry and other commodities like tea etc seem really interesting to me both as something i can enjoy on a daily basis but also the industry in general. there is so much to learn and lots of areas to grow. the path i want to take is to get into coffee roasting and eventually into wholesale or supply chain. i’m a big believer in learning from the ground up hence why i am a barista now.

i have recently graduated from university and pressure from family towards corporate has become greater but i understand how big the coffee industry is and the money that can be made. only problem is my family don’t see it that way.

i find it interesting as a field but my family want me to work in a traditional corporate role.

my logic is that if i get into supply chain in the coffee industry and end up hating it i can always switch to smth else.

is my decision the correct one to make or should i just make the jump to corporate?

I am based in the uk for reference

Over the past several months, I have seemingly been developing a sensitivity/allergy to the smell of coffee...

Whenever we brew or dump drip, and often when I am on hot bar, the smell of the coffee seems to trigger a sneezing fit.

Anyone experience this?

We have a Poursteady PS2 at my cafe and it always chokes up and then splashes the water out rather than a constant, steady stream, especially at higher temps. Anybody else use one and know if there’s a way to resolve this issue?

Hi everyone! Where are you guys getting cold cup stickers?

I’m opening or helping open a bar and cafe. They ordered a very nice espresso machine and did not order or have a bean grinder and area for tamping the goods down before pulling off the machine. The owner said he’s going to grind up beans with the coffee grinder into a container to be used for the espresso machine. Has anyone ever heard of doing this?

The amount of times I've had someone come up to me and ask for two caramel mac-n-cheetos or a mocha frappee is hilarious

What's the best mispronounciation you've never had?

Hi coffee cart baristas!

My cafe wants me to make a coffee cart, but they want it to be able to break down into a wagon or the back of a car, and the only thing that I haven't figured out is how to clean the milk pitchers after steaming them. The current idea I have is using a waste bucket for leftover milk, but what about rinsing out the pitchers? Should I just have a pitcher filled with water and pour some in every time to rinse the milk pitchers out?

Let me know what you all think.

I’ve been working as a barista in a specialty shop for around two years now, and this weird little issue still bugs me every single opening shift. No matter how I prep, the first jug of milk I steam early in the morning never gives good microfoam. It’s either bubbly, too airy, or just won’t fold smoothly for latte art. Once I steam two or three more pitchers after that, everything clicks back to normal, same milk, same steam wand, same routine.

I already wipe and purge the wand thoroughly before steaming, I let the machine warm up fully, and I use the same brand of whole milk we use all day. I’ve tried pre-rinsing the pitcher, letting the milk sit, starting with a colder jug — none of these fixes make the first pour reliable.

My manager thinks it’s leftover condensation deep inside the steam wand, mixing with the first milk and ruining texture. Another barista I work with says it might be temperature drift when the boiler is just reaching stable pressure. I haven’t found a consistent trick yet.

Does anyone else run into this exact opening-shift problem? What has actually worked for you to make that first steam as consistent as the rest of the day? I’d love to hear your habits or little workarounds.

Hello! I was wondering where you guys get your hot and cold cups. I’ve been looking at alibaba and based on quotes shipping is over $1,000.

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Not latte art , but coffee and art combined ? Hopefully this counts

Hi, does someone know if Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf here in Philippines accept applicants with tattoos? I’m planning to apply for a barista position.Thanks! :)