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Using a spoon (self.starbucksbaristas)
submitted by Wild_Nature_2638
I forgot where I saw it but when I am training new barista’s is it still ok to use a spoon when making a drink that in the default recipe has whip?
So you don’t get foam in the drink.
So you don’t get foam in the drink.
Jewicer 258 points 8m ago
I use a spoon whenever I want lol
Wild_Nature_2638 [OP] 33 points 8m ago
Lol for real though
jjd_yo 63 points 8m ago
To scoop the foam off? Yes, you’d use the spoon. Don’t know if I fully understand the question.
Wild_Nature_2638 [OP] 15 points 8m ago
Sorry I mean use a spoon to pour the milk, to hold back the foam
jjd_yo 28 points 8m ago
A mocha is supposed to have a little foam and whip. If they ask for no foam, then yes, you’d hold back the foam with the spoon or scoop it off prior to pouring
ecw2002 13 points 8m ago
like when they ask for no foam?
Wild_Nature_2638 [OP] -44 points 8m ago
No so let’s say they order a mocha, mocha should have no foam only whip on top. So I have them use the spoon to hold the foam back when they pour it. So it will just have steamed milk and whip on top
ecw2002 113 points 8m ago
i don’t think mochas not having foam is a standard. i only use the spoon if the customer specifically asks for no foam
bunnysbigcookie 11 points 8m ago
not sure why you’re being downvoted. this used to be standard according to other baristas on here but i wasn’t trained on it so i’d say no. i’d only do it if the milk has a lot of foam because i accidentally aerated it too much. otherwise you’re good!
-Zispy 8 points 8m ago
No I don’t think you scoop the foam off. And whipped cream with the microfoam on any drink is heavenly.
Dazzling_Pop_7073 1 points 8m ago
Yeah I was trained to not get foam in the drink, but if u steam your milk correctly the foam pours at the end , so just stop pouring ab 3/4ths of the way and you shouldn't get that much foam in the drink
lemonuponlemon 1 points 8m ago
This is asking for a disaster during the rush.
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JMarBrwn 41 points 8m ago
What a lot of baristas don’t realize, is that they need the spoon more than they think…
Most of the recipes call for at least a little bit of foam, but I’ll see partners pour for a tall and then end up with the foam reaching the max line…
If you have the finesse to get that light foam every time, you don’t need the spoon. But if I see that I’ve over-aerated a bit I’ll definitely use it to get less foam.
Most of the recipes call for at least a little bit of foam, but I’ll see partners pour for a tall and then end up with the foam reaching the max line…
If you have the finesse to get that light foam every time, you don’t need the spoon. But if I see that I’ve over-aerated a bit I’ll definitely use it to get less foam.
Wild_Nature_2638 [OP] 5 points 8m ago
Yeah honestly I get customers always saying that they will get a white mocha somewhere and get a good inch of foam
JMarBrwn 16 points 8m ago
Definitely takes some time to get that perfect foam down, shoot I’m approaching 10 years and I still derp with my aerating sometimes lol
Wild_Nature_2638 [OP] 4 points 8m ago
Ha me too but I’m might as well have them use a spoon until they feel like they can pour the milk with little foam
iqueefkief 3 points 8m ago
yep this, i use the spoon any time i’m in a rush and this accidentally happens. if you’re used to working it into a busy routine, it doesn’t take much time at all & it helps assure beverage quality.
Wild_Nature_2638 [OP] 20 points 8m ago
I actually just found my answer on store link, yes it’s ok to use a spoon on drinks with whip that don’t have foam in the recipe:
BAR SPOON
A spoon should be used only when the beverage you are making does not require foam (for example, a no-foam Caffè Latte or Caffè Mocha) or anytime you need to make the moment right for a customer. You should always use a spoon when making an espresso macchiato for topping with a dollop of foam. Bar spoons should be removed from the steaming pitcher during steaming.
BAR SPOON
A spoon should be used only when the beverage you are making does not require foam (for example, a no-foam Caffè Latte or Caffè Mocha) or anytime you need to make the moment right for a customer. You should always use a spoon when making an espresso macchiato for topping with a dollop of foam. Bar spoons should be removed from the steaming pitcher during steaming.
crunchycookie28 12 points 8m ago
Yes but a cafe mocha isn’t strictly no foam unless it’s asked to be
-Zispy 6 points 8m ago
So that’s saying don’t do it unless they ask for it. All drinks have microfoam unless they request without it. I would be super disappointed:(
neilgreenbreen 16 points 8m ago
Mochas have foam by standard…
Wild_Nature_2638 [OP] -3 points 8m ago
If you look at the recipe card for mocha it says fill with steamed milk and top with whipped cream.
A latte for example in the recipe card says “fill with steamed foam and 1/4th foam”.
Mocha recipe omits anything about foam, that’s why I ask.
A latte for example in the recipe card says “fill with steamed foam and 1/4th foam”.
Mocha recipe omits anything about foam, that’s why I ask.
throwaway1209340987 37 points 8m ago
You’re getting downvoted but just so you know, no foam on all drinks with whip used to be the standard a couple of years back! This changed in 2020 iirc.
heyitsme963 8 points 8m ago
Your store must have cards from several years ago as this standard was changed before I was hired mid-2020.
gingergal-n-dog 0 points 8m ago
It says this in the iPad recipe cards. So stop the bullying.
MrsClaireUnderwood 9 points 8m ago
If you're steaming milk correctly, according to Starbucks, you won't need a spoon. However it's inevitable that you get some foam in a drink like a mocha.
Broad-Flounder-4971 6 points 8m ago
It’s so weird. At my old cafe, we had a smaller spoon that we always used to gently blend the espresso into the syrups and to scoop out a dollop of foam to blend with the espresso. Then use the spoon to pour the milk and top with foam. I miss my handy dandy spoon.
lorilei18 3 points 8m ago
Whipped drinks are still suppose to have foam unless requested not as standard lest that was what I was taught.
Specialist_Salt_507 2 points 8m ago
Probably just sending this comment out into the void where no one will read it but OP is correct and all drinks that come with whip are no foam by standard. It says so in the beverage resource manual.
Wild_Nature_2638 [OP] 0 points 8m ago
Yes, this is exactly the comment that needed to be posted.
Minute-General-2090 2 points 8m ago
the way I use a spoon is putting over the spout in the cups to hold back the foam as I pour the milk... is this what your talking about?
happybowlita83 2 points 8m ago
Hot drinks woth whipped cream still get foam. The recipe cards or iPads don't specify it, vut you can check the sbux app and by standard all of the steamed drinks have foam even the mocha and white mocha. I personally don't use a spoon I just make sure to aerate the milk properly and pour properly as well. It takes some practice, especially with the mastrena II.
Belgrifex 1 points 8m ago
I've been a partner for a year and think I've used the spoon like, 3 times maybe? Lmao
jeonzelink -2 points 8m ago
I just don’t aerate the milk when people ask for no foam or making drinks that require no foam with whip. It’s too much effort and time consuming to use the bar spoon
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