Workflow is important to any coffee bar running smoothly and the Puqpress automatic tamper has become a café staple thanks to its automatic tamping streamlining the process, saving time and space. The launch of under-grinder tampers made it even faster and easier, with the latest Puqpress M3 reaching new leave of precision and optimisation.
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Choosing the right dairy alternatives for your café
With recent research suggesting dairy alternatives are used in about 25 per cent of all milk-based coffees in Australia, plant-based milk brand Vitasoy says it’s never been more important that cafés consider the quality and impact of the products they’re using.
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Back to the latte art basics
Mocopan Coffee’s Babin Gurung on how to tackle the core latte art basics and techniques that, once achieved, open up a huge window of opportunity to let your imagination run wild.
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A barista’s guide to dairy alternatives: Oat milk
Vitasoy Café Ambassador and 2019 Australian Barista Champion Matthew Lewin on how oat milk represents the next phase of plant-based milks.
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Spartan Warrior latte art by Victor Vu
Victor Vu shares his latte art take on a Spartan Warrior that inspires baristas to overcome any challenge ahead of them.
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Finding the right water filter for your café
Cameron McDonald of Bombora Coffee + Water Supplies discusses the practical considerations and cost benefits of supplying a café with the right water filter.
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Time to weight: the best metric for perfect coffee flavour
According to Barista Technology Australia, weight is the metric the coffee industry should have used all along for perfect coffee flavour.
“Stripped back to their most basic elements, recipes for a great cup of coffee will usually begin something along the lines of: (x) grams of coffee + (y) millilitres of water + (z) amount of time,” says Brett Bolwell, CEO of Barista Technology Australia.
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The rise of the New Zealand Barista Championship part 2
Emma McDougall uncovers the rise of the New Zealand Barista Championship and its impact on the specialty coffee industry over the past 20 years. Part two of three.
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A barista’s guide to dairy alternatives: Almond milk
Vitasoy Café Ambassador and 2019 Australian Barista Champion Matthew Lewin discusses how to bring the best out of almond milk in your café.
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Peter Pan latte art by Victor Vu
The new Australian Latte Art Champion and BeanScene Espresso Yourself columnist Victor Vu flies us to neverland with his take on the iconic Peter Pan.
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