Starbucks Barista Uses Slayer Espresso Machine

[possepat]

Starbucks and Barista are used in the same sentence.

[bmxphenom50]

People who work at Starbucks are not baristas

[s4bishi]

OMG....

Distribution? Uneven

Tamping? Knocking? Stop Breaking the Rim...

No Pre Brewing? Defeats the whole purpose of Slayer

And, the Channeling???

Cups out without stopping/tailing the flow..

Far out, you knew what blonding was, but disregarded the channeling???

I almost had a heart attack..... T-T

[benjorgensen1]

this vid is so cool. its like a really good first step to how to spread third wave coffee. the starbucks guy did a great job! with a bit more preatice he will be up there pretty high.

[SBUXIronChef]

@benjorgensen1 Thanks! I know some people aren't thrilled with how im operating the Slayer.

Yes, I did learn coffee from a company that essentially lets you push buttons for espresso extraction. However, I did latte art for customers, coffee tastings, and connected with my customers. Customer connection needs to improve in the 3rd wave.

Rainer202 says Im not a barista because I push buttons. So does that mean a person who can pull the perfect shot, but makes crap foam IS a barista?

[drinkthecoffee]

Ranier, not cool, man. IronChef, keep up the learning.

[ranier202]

awesome machine, but dude, don't call yourself a barista, you work a starbucks... you push buttons...

[wsullivan]

and you work?........

[ranier202]

yes I work.

My point was that there are people who are just unbelievably dedicated to coffee, espresso... and give everything to make the best cup every time. And in starbucks you actually just push buttons... So in my opinion the two are just worlds apart and a starbucks employee doesnt deserves the title "barista"

[AustinBarista]

@ranier202 but here is a person willing to, on their personal time, go and learn about espresso and techniques from one of the brightest in the business. He may not tamp his shots at work, but he's a barista as far as I'm concerned.

[ToplessArt]

@ranier202

There's still a certain amount of dedication and skill subjective to every barista who works at Starbucks. Irrespective of pushing buttons, customers will certainly tell you that some baristas just make drinks better than others and care much more to do so, hence why there are regular customers pertaining to every store. Not to mention milk steaming is still very much a skill that requires timing, attention, and care, and can't be done properly simply by pressing "Auto".

[feltgrape]

@ranier202

Barista is literally his job title. Also, barista is defined as someone who makes and serves coffee. Plus, tamping the grinds requires barely anymore skill than pressing a button. All the buttons do is save time because of the high volumes in the stores. You also still have to steam milk the same way. Thats like saying someone isn't a computer programmer because they use software to assist them making their programs, unlike the old way using "1's and 0's". Technology is good.

[akarisame]

that was so cool!