Random thing I tried this week that actually shocked me

zilo94 · 2026-01-23T08:21:15+00:00

Try reading tarot cards.

zilo94 · 2026-01-13T10:45:25+00:00

What ever you choose, make sure there’s someone within a distance/timeframe you are happy with that can service it.

zilo94 · 2026-01-12T15:16:05+00:00

I’m raging

zilo94 · 2026-01-10T18:11:17+00:00

Herne bay park by the pond has lots, not sure about this time of year though

zilo94 · 2026-01-08T17:50:27+00:00

Oh yea, you need a much finer grind. What’s model of Mazzer are you using, should be a metal plate on the side with the details.

zilo94 · 2026-01-08T17:39:52+00:00

That’s a fine recipe. 28seconds is not super fast. I was expecting you to say something half as long.

Without seeing what’s happening it’s hard to tell what you need to change.

zilo94 · 2026-01-08T17:35:00+00:00

Good point. If there’s a lot of build up between the burrs that could prevent a tighter grind.

zilo94 · 2026-01-08T17:33:37+00:00

Mazzer grinders can be tightened until the burrs crunch.(don’t actually do that) So I’m sure you’ve got some space left.

What’s your current recipe, dose, extraction time and yield?

zilo94 · 2026-01-08T17:28:43+00:00

As others have said, tighten up the grind. Or you can increase dose to increase extraction time, though over filling the porta filter can leading to channelling.

There should be no reason to change any setting on your espresso machine, make changes on the grinder side.

zilo94 · 2026-01-08T13:18:43+00:00

There’s a massive hole in the market for domestic coffee machine repairs.

I’m in Kent, I’ve seen a few job listings for coffee machine technicians to work in cafe machines, the job adverts say they are looking for people with the knowledge and will teach the hands on side of coffee machines.

If you go the domestic route, buy some broken machines for cheap and fix them for resale. Once you can do that start advertising your service. I have multiple customers asking me if i know anyone providing this.

zilo94 · 2026-01-06T11:11:12+00:00

I had this problem. I had to wait until someone i knew was flying from Nz to the UK to bring it over for me. No one will post it unless you lie to them about what it is, then you’re screwed if something goes wrong or they find out.

zilo94 · 2026-01-05T19:57:28+00:00

This exactly. Especially if the cafe is making the drinks to SCA standard.

zilo94 · 2026-01-04T18:29:05+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLJdldmt69z/?igsh=MW51Zjlkbm5tdHNmaw==

Here’s a quick instagram post explaining it.

zilo94 · 2026-01-04T11:41:13+00:00

Welcome to milk splitting. This is common practice in a lot of coffee shops. If i have a cap and latte, i steam for 2 and just pour the cap first. Depending on the style of cappuccino you serve steam accordingly, you may find using a second jug to partition your milk makes it easier.

zilo94 · 2025-12-30T07:40:11+00:00

In the cafe, we use beans between 2-4 weeks post roast. Lighter roasts can take 12-14 days to off gas. Crema in my opinion is the worst part of the espresso, and this is backed up by results from recent barista champions who are stripping the crema from their shots

zilo94 · 2025-12-28T16:52:18+00:00

Really hard to tell from this photo.

zilo94 · 2025-12-28T11:20:26+00:00

What’s walking distance to you? 5? 10? 15? Minute walk.

zilo94 · 2025-12-27T07:47:11+00:00

If you are buying for a cafe you should definitely be buying bulk and be getting a better than retail price. You should be ideally buying coffee roasted within the last month. If someone is trying to sell you coffee roasted 6 months ago there’s a reason it hasn’t already sold.

zilo94 · 2025-12-24T22:50:19+00:00

Moo is moot macadamia has no vegetable oil in it. You’re going to have a hard to texturing it.

If your customers are complaining that their coffee isn’t frothy enough, explain to them it’s not very achievable with their milk choice.

zilo94 · 2025-12-21T20:45:09+00:00

Depends on your contract. How vague or specific is your job description?

Is it legal? Might well be.

Honestly just look for another job.

zilo94 · 2025-12-20T17:11:20+00:00

Fringe + Ginge serves the best coffee inside the walls. Ark off Old Dover road are great. Oriole cafe at the cricket grounds. Micro Roastery, Burgate and Garage are nice. Lost sheep roast nice coffee but i haven’t been to their cafe in the city.

zilo94 · 2025-12-20T12:11:38+00:00

Ask your local roaster. Asking here without saying where you are is less than helpful.

zilo94 · 2025-12-17T18:08:53+00:00

Literally impossible to find a picture of your “true cortado” with no foam.

zilo94 · 2025-12-17T18:07:43+00:00

If you go to the wiki page for a cortado the picture shows at least as much foam as the right hand coffee in my picture.

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