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  • valerian
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    Re: Why cant cafes get the temp right!

    Originally posted by 7679414646554D340 link=1327368369/0#0 date=1327368369
    So many cafes, good one seem to make coffees on the cool side of warm..
    In my home country, I got used to drinking boiling-hot beverages. Time rolled on, I adjusted my habits. The coffees here still seemed to me to be lukewarm. When I told about it to the "barista", they often took offense and said: "Look, I am using thermometer !" 

    So that nowdays I do not drink coffee in the shops anymore... I prepare it at home !


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  • Cooper69S
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    Originally posted by 525D6562627169100 link=1327368369/15#15 date=1327479749
    So 60-70?
    I thought the unofficial standard was 60-65. IMO 70 is too hot.

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  • wholeshotalove
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    If a cafe does not respect their customer enough to ensure the product is at the standard it should be, then they dont deserve the custom.

    If they are not educated enough themselves, or choose not to educate their staff, then I dont believe they have the respect for their customers, their product or their staff.

    Simply put, either find a cafe that does a good job, or better yet......buy a machine and grinder, some fresh coffee, and make it yourself!

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  • taco
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    Originally posted by 7B737B7C7670120 link=1327368369/12#12 date=1327459445
    I agree, and as much as you may want to educate them, if thats still how they want it then thats how they should get it - after all they are the paying customer.  I once heard a lady order a "extra hot capuccino" followed by "I know thats not how its supposed to be, but thats how Id like it".  To which the barista complied.  Thankfully he made mine well.
    Its like ordering an expensive steak well done. They dont usually do it, and warn you that its not recommended, but if after that they still want it overdone, its their money, they just cant complain afterwards.

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  • lilmeh
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    This is disgusting!
    Originally posted by 3E363E393335570 link=1327368369/7#7 date=1327386695
    ...emptying the grind catch tray back into the doser during a quiet period...
    And the OP didnt answer this:
    Originally posted by 23363438570 link=1327368369/5#5 date=1327383105
    Are you talking about the temperature of the milk or the temperature of a straight espresso?

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  • askthecoffeeguy
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    I would say also that a lot of cafes dont get the preheat on the cup / glass right as the cup is either too hot (and scolds your lip!) or too cold - and kills the taste of the coffee!

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  • samyamy
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    God, I read this thread as "Why cant cafes get the tamp right" and was wondering why you were all talking about hot/coldness of coffee ;D ;D ;D

    I would prefer my coffee being a little cool. Perhaps its because Im an "Italian coffee drinker" (skull it and dash). Ive had many occasions *cough*England*cough*, where the coffee would actually burn my lips. And it was quite common for them to make coffee that way unfortunately. Thankfully I havent had any severe encounters like that in Australia! (yet).

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  • BMurray
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    So 60-70?

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  • iaindb
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    Agreed. I look forward to the day when I have my own coffee-related business, hopefully Ill get it "right"!

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  • Fresh_Coffee
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    Notwithstanding, there are enough cafes around that do serve an unnacceptably "cool" milk coffee.....that is one that really is only luke warm.

    There is an acceptable range of temperature outside of which no matter whether it is hotter or cooler, it is just not acceptable to most, individual preferences aside.

    Some cafes that serve unacceptably "cool" milk coffees, are also the ones that make a song and dance to their clients about serving it at the "right" temperature (some even have a sign on the wall)  as if to educate the client about whats good for them. In those instances, and they do exist, their attitude is misguided and unacceptably condescending. Just like some cafes that refuse to serve decaff because they say its not real coffee......Place yourselves in the consumers shoes.

    Good (commercial) coffee goes hand in hand with good business acumen.

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  • iaindb
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    Originally posted by 1C132B2C2C3F275E0 link=1327368369/9#9 date=1327390961
    I suppose everyone has differing opinions, but using your hand to check your temp will differ from one person to the next and from one day to the next, its just not consistent..anyway, I aint complaining..
    I actually found that my "hand to jug" technique was too cold, and I often made "cold" coffee even for myself, putting it down to a cold cup or something else. I bought a cheap digital food thermometer of ebay and found I could go an extra 5-10 degrees, so I adjust my "hand to jug" technique to make a few presses but not hold continuously. I guess even humans need calibrating

    Originally posted by 2A3F3D315E0 link=1327368369/11#11 date=1327451100
    Usually when I hear about people complaining about (milk based) coffee being too cold, its because they are used to overheated, undrinkable (without risking burns) coffee.
    I agree, and as much as you may want to educate them, if thats still how they want it then thats how they should get it - after all they are the paying customer. I once heard a lady order a "extra hot capuccino" followed by "I know thats not how its supposed to be, but thats how Id like it". To which the barista complied. Thankfully he made mine well.

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  • taco
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    The usual problem I have with cafes is overheated/scalded milk on top of a terrible espresso which would have so many factors wrong I wouldnt be able to tell which is causing the biggest problem.

    Usually when I hear about people complaining about (milk based) coffee being too cold, its because they are used to overheated, undrinkable (without risking burns) coffee.

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  • Fresh_Coffee
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    Originally posted by 5B546C6B6B7860190 link=1327368369/0#0 date=1327368369
    So many cafes, good one seem to make coffees on the cool side of warm.. Its annoying paying for a quality cup and have to drink it fast it its cold!
    What happened to a thermometer to get it right?
    Thats my rant. 
    Seems to me the cafes you have frequented arent working to a (the) standard.  Simply put, either they have the education and know the standard but choose not to use it, or they dont have the requisite coffee education.  There can then be many other interpretations around that. Another that springs to mind, is they are not cupping their own coffee with a view to seeing what their clients might think of it, or they dont care what their clients think and decide to simply push what they want to..... You have the choice to tell them how you like it, and they have the choice to oblige or lose a client. So its not all about the coffee, its business too!

    Hope that helps.

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  • BMurray
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    I suppose everyone has differing opinions, but using your hand to check your temp will differ from one person to the next and from one day to the next, its just not consistent..anyway, I aint complaining..

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  • Inga51
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    Yeah, not sure where the OP buys their coffees but my experience is that of some of the other comments, that coffee (milk based) is too hot at most cafes that I visit. Interesting thing about thermometers as a side note...I have one and the range seems to be above what I have been told by many people to be the right range. The marked area on the thermometer is 60-70C, and Im told that 55-60C is the ideal range for milk to avoid burning or breaking down the sugars, and to avoid overdoing the espresso shot(s).

    For me personally, anything milk based over ~62-63C is too hot for my tongue and burns my tastebuds (leaving that lovely furry-tongue feeling). So thats at the bottom of the "ideal" range given by my thermometer.

    And on the topic of "cafes being unable to get things right" it sounds like there are some other snobs like me who like to watch bad (non-existent) barista skills at work. I stood and watched a the team at a local GJ doing their thing a few weeks ago. I was on an upper shopping center floor and had a great vantage point to observe. The biggest positive going for the team was their speed and efficiency. Two girls on the three group machine, were smashing out the shots...pity the quality wasnt there...but they were smooth to watch. Scary thing was that they were using digital stopwatches mounted to the upper face of the machine (on an auto-shutoff machine), and were pulling shots in well under 15 seconds. So the machine was set to stop the shots at that time, and the extraction was almost clear water in that time. EEEK! But of course they just fill their gigantic cardboard cups with half a litre of milk and people are none the wiser. Another interesting thing I observed there was dosing/tamping/polishing (with good consistent technique, but wrong grind setting/dose), followed by sprinkling of cocoa powder over the polished puck before locking the handle into the head. Wonder if thats how they make their mocca? Cant imagine thats good for the extraction process. Anyway, slightly OT, but I was quite intrigued by what I saw.

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