Starbucks Baristas: The daily grind
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Second day of training .. (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by sh3nan1gans_
So today I did cold bar and I got the hang of it pretty well!! But I’m struggling so much with hot bar. Is there an easier way to remember the amount of shots and pumps a hot beverage gets? And an easier way to remember mach. Shots and pumps? I’m having the worst time with remembering it!!
ryzzostar 6 points 1y ago
I made a small cheat sheet, laminated it, and kept it in my pocket until I didn't need to look at it for a whole week. Then I passed it to a new hire on their first week when I saw them struggling with the same thing. It's been handed to almost all of the new hires since my 3rd month. I'm gonna have to make a new one soon.
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 3 points 1y ago
Could you possibly Send a picture so I could make one!! If not that’s totally okay!
ryzzostar 2 points 1y ago
I'll see if I have one but I don't think I did. I don't even know who has it now tbh. When I make the new one I'll post a pic for sure.
victorious_gem 5 points 1y ago
when I'm training my newbies, I usually write on the bar with chalk marker, the shot && syrup count for hot drinks (or make display cups && line them on top). it's a lot to remember but most of the drinks are repetitive in the number of shots (T=1, G=2, V=2 unless ice than 3) && syrup (T=3, G=4, V=5 unless ice than 6) && mach's got 1 pump less syrup.
also idk if your store has the little flippy book of recipes, I would say keep that by your side till you feel confident in your bar skills. best of luck 🤗
also idk if your store has the little flippy book of recipes, I would say keep that by your side till you feel confident in your bar skills. best of luck 🤗
raingurl48 4 points 1y ago
So I’m also in training and one of the many wonderful people training me taught me this the other day for syrups for hot. Say this out loud while pumping Short, Short, Tall, Grande, Venti
RyusuiJL 3 points 1y ago
Ah! This makes perfect sense! Thanks for this! Thank your trainer for me, too!
briannuzzi 3 points 1y ago
there are really helpful cheat sheets online! basically I just drilled into my head that for hot drinks, it goes:
espresso: 1/2/2 (tall/grande/venti)
syrup pumps: 3/4/5 (t/g/v)
there’s rly not any other way to learn it than to just memorize it unfortunately but looking at recipe cards and consulting the cheat sheets rly helped! I didn’t even study at home other than just viewing the cheat sheets and repeating it in my head now and then! good luck :)
espresso: 1/2/2 (tall/grande/venti)
syrup pumps: 3/4/5 (t/g/v)
there’s rly not any other way to learn it than to just memorize it unfortunately but looking at recipe cards and consulting the cheat sheets rly helped! I didn’t even study at home other than just viewing the cheat sheets and repeating it in my head now and then! good luck :)
ryzzostar 3 points 1y ago
I made a small cheat sheet, laminated it, and kept it in my pocket until I didn't need to look at it for a whole week. Then I passed it to a new hire on their first week when I saw them struggling with the same thing. It's been handed to almost all of the new hires since my 3rd month. I'm gonna have to make a new one soon.
binf--bird 3 points 1y ago
I’m very recently out of training and I definitely still consult recipe cards/cheat sheets frequently, but I found that memorizing the T/G/V for whatever you find yourself making the most of and then learning everything else in relation to that worked for me.
sh3nan1gans_ [OP] 1 points 1y ago
I’ll try that. I have a little note book I write everything in to study at home. And I say I’m grasping it better than my first day yesterday, but it’s still a struggle. I’ve worked at Dunkin before, and that was so much easier ☹️
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