Hi.
We run a small Salon at home and to keep the clientele happy i have an Expobar Office Control. I think im making OK coffee but always room to improve.
What im trying to work through at the moment is reducing wastage. For the clients we make single shot lattes. Ive been told that i should never use my single basket and to only use the double basket which will allow me to get better consistency. The scenario im trying to work through is this:
If the double basket is designed to make a double shot or 2 singles then to get just the single shot i have 2 options:
1. Pour into 2 latte glasses at the same time. I then would most probably have to throw one away.
2. Pour into 1 latte glass and stop the pour at half way. (ristretto)
Both of these options seem like im going to have some waste. Ive never worked in a cafe so not sure how others handle the same situation. Im sure it wouldnt be as big an issue as you could probably save the second glass knowing that it would be used and at worst one wasted shot isnt a big deal when you are working with a large volume of coffees.
Does anyone have any recommendations on the best way to setup the machine in our environment? Is the single basket ok?
We run a small Salon at home and to keep the clientele happy i have an Expobar Office Control. I think im making OK coffee but always room to improve.
What im trying to work through at the moment is reducing wastage. For the clients we make single shot lattes. Ive been told that i should never use my single basket and to only use the double basket which will allow me to get better consistency. The scenario im trying to work through is this:
If the double basket is designed to make a double shot or 2 singles then to get just the single shot i have 2 options:
1. Pour into 2 latte glasses at the same time. I then would most probably have to throw one away.
2. Pour into 1 latte glass and stop the pour at half way. (ristretto)
Both of these options seem like im going to have some waste. Ive never worked in a cafe so not sure how others handle the same situation. Im sure it wouldnt be as big an issue as you could probably save the second glass knowing that it would be used and at worst one wasted shot isnt a big deal when you are working with a large volume of coffees.
Does anyone have any recommendations on the best way to setup the machine in our environment? Is the single basket ok?

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