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How to Become a World Class Barista?

I had the pleasure of chatting with The Barn Berlin’s roaster Jessica Greene. She has worked for 4.5 years at The Barn, which is regarded as one of the most advanced roasteries in the world.

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
how to
barista
barista lifestyle

How to Brew Good Coffee: Fundamentals

How to brew good coffee? This is the most common question that I get asked when I tell people what I do for living. So I decided to make a blog series where I go through different aspects of brewing good coffee. Let’s start with the fundamentals. These three things are always important when brewing good coffee, whether we are talking about filter coffee, espresso or traditional pot coffee.

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
coffee bean
coffee quality
grinder
scale
how to

5 Easy Tips That Will Make Your Latte Art Flourish

Latte art is quite often the most attractive thing for a new barista, and latte art is an excellent gateway to the exciting world of coffee. Latte art easy to start with, but to master latte art patterns, you need a lot practice and determination. Here are my tips that helped me to improve my latte art a few years ago!

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
latte art
barista

Helsinki Café Guide 2020

Helsinki’s speciality coffee scene has developed a lot during recent years and it has caught up Stockholm’s and Copenhagen’s vibrant coffee cultures. This Helsinki Café guide will help you to find good extractions in the capital of Finland. Note that this guide is focusing mainly on coffee :)

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
coffee shops
barista lifestyle
barista

A Cup of Coffee with Matt Perger

Matt Perger is probably the biggest barista star in the world right now. He has won so many competitions that I won't even bother listing them here. Now he's pushing the quality aspect of coffee with his company Barista Hustle with e.g. designing the best possible cupping cups, tampers and milk pitchers. I had the pleasure to work with Matt Perger in a secret project few weeks ago, so of course I took the opportunity to sat down with him for a cup of coffee. Here's our discussion about coffee and life.

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
barista
barista lifestyle
coffee people

Plant Based Milks and Coffee: Barista's Pros and Cons

Barista's struggle with plant based milks is real. How to master all of them when the fact is that all plant based milks behave differently with coffee, especially when used in espresso based drinks? The only way is to try: test them and taste them. And that is exactly what I did! Here are my notes, I hope you will find them useful.

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
barista
baristaskills
dairy-free milk
plant-based milk

Creating the Perfect Espresso Recipe

Espresso recipes are important in cafés in terms of consistency and flavour. How and why are the espresso recipes made and what are the things you should consider when making a recipe for espresso? Let’s dig deeper into the world of espresso!

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
espresso
coffee recipe
coffee extraction
extraction

How to Clean Your Espresso Machine?

There is a saying in Finnish “cleanliness is half of the meal”. I know it doesn’t make any sense in English but the message is important. Cleaning your espresso machine might the most boring part of being a barista but it is really important. You are not able to get great tasting espresso if you don't clean your espresso machine properly and daily! Let's check how to clean your espresso machine.

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
espresso
espresso machine
how to

Best Gift Ideas for a Coffee Lover

Is your friend or a loved one a coffee nerd and you would like to buy him/her something coffee related for a Christmas Gift but don’t know what to buy? Here is my guide for the best Christmas gifts for a coffee nerd!

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
Christmas
gift
barista
barista lifestyle
pour over
grinder
coffee tattoos
coffee subscription
latte art
milk pitcher

Milk Steaming 101 - Basics of Creating Microfoam

Are you new to milk steaming or are struggling with milk steaming to create the perfect micro foam? Steaming milk with seem hard at the start but milk steaming is easy and simple once you master few basic tips. Here are our tips how to steam the perfect milk and create microfoam.

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
milk
milk steaming
steaming
frothing
milk frothing
milk for coffee
latte art
how to steam milk
how to

How to Pour Latte Art - Rosetta

Rosetta is probably the easiest and hardest latte art pattern to pour as it's easy to get started with but hard to master. Here is my guide how to pour a latte art rosetta pattern and what to consider when pouring the rosetta. 

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
latte art
rosetta
barista
barista skills
barista lifestyle
latte art tutorial
latte art video

Paulig Barista Institute - 40 years of coffee trainings!

It's been 40 years since Paulig started coffee trainings for consumers and customers. Back in 1980 our coffee training department was established in Finland with the name of "Paulig Instituutti" so Paulig Institute with a purpose to train consumers how to brew better coffee. We wanted to share some stories from our previous trainers and see what is up in their lives nowadays!

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
barista trainer
barista
barista lifestyle
barista skills
barista institute
paulig

3 Best Christmas Coffee Recipes for Your Café!

Christmas is just around the corner and these Christmas coffee recipes will definitely boost your cafés sales! So make sure you reach your full potential during Christmas season and take these recipes to your cafés manu during Christmas season!

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
Christmas
coffee recipe
coffee drinks
coffee drink
espresso
caffe latte
mocha
caffe mocha
Recipe
recipes
christmas recipe

How to Pour Latte Art - 101 Videos

Latte art most likely the most exciting thing to learn for a barista but on the other hand latte art isn't easy. We have made some latte art videos for you to check out and we hope these latte art videos help you to become better at pouring  latte art.

Blogger
Jori Korhonen
Keywords
latte art
latte art technique
latte art video
latte art tutorial
how to pour latte art
espresso
milk steaming
microfoam
how to
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