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Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind

Full History - 2020 - 03 - 08 - ID#ffhc3n
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Nonstandard builds (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by jchbegg
Y'all... trainers please please pleaseeee teach your green beans nonstandard builds :/ clouds, cold foams, and doubleshots are made wrong so often, and I hate asking for a remake or if I'm on DTW having to send drinks back :(
SelocAvrap 17 points 3y ago
Exactly. Save your green bean from the mean middle aged man who's gonna come in and get upset at them when they don't know how to make an espresso macchiato properly
thenarwhalsbarista 7 points 3y ago
We have a lady who is pretty nasty about her espresso macchiato, because no one really taught me how they were made, so I used to add milk. She would get pissed and snap at me, for something I didn't know!
SelocAvrap 8 points 3y ago
Starbucks brings a lot of people like that, but I feel like espresso macchiato people are some of the worst

Don't get me wrong, I love a good espresso macchiato from time to time, but people who drink them regularly know *exactly* what they want & will get upset at people who are learning :(
thenarwhalsbarista 8 points 3y ago
Espresso macchiato people are the worst people
SelocAvrap 11 points 3y ago
Nah, that's extra hot no foam 1%/heavy cream sugar free people
RyanWritesStuff18 5 points 3y ago
I personally despise those who would say nothing about wanting alternatives then come screaming at you as to why you didn't use almond milk.

That, and those who complain about the shape of the whipped cream. Lady, the nozzle is fucked and my *technique* can't do shit about it.
GoldTurds- 6 points 3y ago
The non-core drinks and modifications like those above-mentioned, aren't part of the company training planogram.

We unfortunately only teach core beverages and the rest need to be trained on the whim, as ordered.

So if they're not making them properly, unfortunately someone on your team didn't take the time to, teach them properly, or give them the resources to find the recipe.

Its not the perfect, but there are 100+ drinks.....
jchbegg [OP] 1 points 3y ago
That's definitely a problem I didnt think about. A few things that would make it easier would be standardizing the cold foam bevs and also possibly getting rid of hot bar vs cold bar pumps.
crzyshiba 1 points 3y ago
Yeah I was trained for 1 week on just hot expresso drinks teas and fraps not iced espresso drinks or foam drinks
crzyshiba 2 points 3y ago
I’m 6 months and I still have no idea how to make clouds or cold foams I get overwhelmed so they just make them for me I know cold foam is nonfat and cloud?
OriginalJokeGoesHere 2 points 3y ago
Cold Foam: 100ml nonfat, 2 espresso bar pumps vanilla, blend on 3.

Iced Cloud: 100/150/200 2% milk, 2/3/4 cloud powder, 1/2/2 syrup, blend on 4

You should have recipe cards in your store, might be worth keeping them on hand next time you're on cold bar for the 3700 vsc based foams
crzyshiba 1 points 3y ago
Sweet thanks I’m gunna save this
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