went to a school today....twas so dumb :-X
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plastic tampers or just grinder tamp, no grinder adjusting ed- they said a technician usually does that, no indication of 30mL on glasses for shots and no timers, um ..yeah
made the different types of coffees and tried a bit of art
got to practice heaps was the good bit, using heaps of beans and milk
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Originally posted by 5B40414A4A2F0 link=1275723923/1#1 date=1275728298plastic tampers or just grinder tamp, no grinder adjusting ed- they said a technician usually does that, no indication of 30mL on glasses for shots and no timers, um ..yeah
made the different types of coffees and tried a bit of art
got to practice heaps was the good bit, using heaps of beans and milk
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Originally posted by 7C535A584F705C535C5A58505853493D0 link=1275723923/3#3 date=1275731264Did they give you a certificate ?
Sorry to hear that it was not as expected..
Quite hard in some places of Australia; to get good training due to lack of trainers / places that show a true interest....
The only true indicator of someones ability is to have them make a couple of coffees for you on the spot.
Even then - under pressure a lot of top class baristas crack.
just my non-commercial opinion. ;D
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This sounds like the same bad course that I did. OK Im going to name them and they are a sponsor.....Coffee School - Melbourne - Elizabeth St
Plastic tampers, no mention of the 15kg of pressure, no thermometers, no grind adjusting, absolutely atrocious demonstration of free pouring latte art, saying a pour should be 20 seconds, little time spent with one on one help, etc etc etc. Very unprofessional
This is the second course Ive done. The first was excellent (non sponsor). I wanted to do just a latte art course so when I saw that Coffee School had a basic course as well for little extra, I enrolled. I have already emailed their management and got no reply.
For Melbourne people wanting to do a basic course then dont choose this one. I hope this post doesnt get censored.
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barri if you have tried to contact them (which I think is always the right course of action to a. make them aware of the problem and b. give them a chance to rectify the problem) and you have had no response then posting your impressions here seems fair enough.
Perhaps they didnt get the email due to spam folders or the like and seeing your post here may get a reply.
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Must be my day to be sceptical about web based coffee sites :
When a site reads
COMPLETE BOTH COURSES IN 1 DAY
10:30am - 4pm
By completing both levels you will become a professional barista!
WOW 5 hours to become a Pro Baristaas I wrote in another thread about courses and hiring staff a bit of paper is last on my list of things I look for.
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