lmao. I let extra sit for 3 min during peak bc it’s almost always used… but an hour……? Yo…

that’s definitely gross💀 wouldnt it be all melted anyways??

Nah that’s nasty. I go by: when the cold foam starts getting it’s own “cold foam” that’s when it’s time to dump. Usually only a couple minutes, but I don’t usually let it sit that long in general anyways.

It’s essentially the same as leaving a milk jug out. During peak for several minutes is okay, but that’s excessive

oh my god. throw that away every time you see it.

technically we should make new foam each time it’s ordered, and they definitely shouldn’t be leaving it out. the foam would melt and be no good after leaving it out for that long, it’s unsanitary🤢

reason #28484929 as to why i only ever go to my own store

I’ll save the extra for a few cars or so, but then throw it away. The store I’ve been helping at on the weekends leaves their sweet cream on the counter and they get irritated when I come by and put it away. I’m sorry, but I’m not serving warm dairy!

Oh absolutely not 🤢💀 is your store following standards for making cold foam? It’s supposed to only be poured to the 100ml line, and then you leave 1 inch off the top of the drink so there’s room for the cold foam (don’t be lazy on that, I always hated paying for cold foam and only getting like a 1/4 inch on the top before I became a barista). Unless ur making like double or triple batches there shouldn’t really be any extra like that. Cold foam is a dairy product, it’s definitely not safe to let it sit out for an hour, not to mention the foam goes flat after a few minutes so it’s basically just sweet cream at that point.

Guilty of doing this but I put it in the fridge. Leaving it out is gross to me. I've seen some independent coffee shops make foam in pitchers and keep it in a fridge.

This is equivalent to leaving milks out on the counter. I believe it’s something like 8 minutes before it reaches the danger zone. If you wanna store the extra foam, at least keep it in the fridge

an extra 5 mins, sure. AN HOUR???? that should be a crime

I feel like u know this is wrong already lol

Yeah uh, that’s absolutely not okay and I’d let the store manager know. I would be livid if I was paying $1.25 for cold foam and got 45 minute old shit in a cup from the counter. Not cool at all

Usually if it’s a foam in high demand or if my bar partner will need it I’ll pour it off. The second we hesitate to remember what kind of foam it is it gets dumped out

uhh yeah no that’s a health hazard

Warm cold foam doesn’t foam properly. Pitchers should return to the fridge immediately and no “saving” cold foam. That’s just asking for food poisoning after too much exposure.

Doesn’t sound food safe to me. Even if stored in fridge that foam wouldn’t have the right consistency… if measurements are correct there really shouldn’t be that much extra

that’s disgusting lol

My baristas usually let extra foam sit in their tummy

An hour is gross. I try not to do this and make fresh each time, the max amount of time I’d let it sit would be a couple minutes. I’ll only do this if I’ve noticed a trend and have made/heard multiple cold brews being ordered in the moment. It’s almost never consistently enough of the same kind of foam being ordered so there’s really no point to doing it for me.

there really shouldnt even be much extra

No that’s not normal

honestly might wanna talk to your sm about that because that’s a breeding ground for bacteria and most likely a health code violation. leaving it inside of a rinsed pitcher for a few minutes is one thing, but inside of a cup that’s been touching other cups and things for an hour??? 🤢

Nah bro. During rush I’ll maybe make extra and use it for a few min but that’s it not an hour

yeah that’s gross, cause the cold foam is milk and heavy cream. you can’t leave dairy out for an hour that’s nasty

ew absolutely not id waste all the vsc if it meant it stayed fresh

Ewww wtf? The most I would do is leave some in the blender if I know I'm using if for multiple orders. After a minute or so it's getting tossed

the cream curdles very easily, so that's definitely a health hazard

Mhmm foamy milk that probably have bacteria. My favorite

in the words of my manager: “how long can dairy sit out? never.” dump it or put it away

how would that even work? i always reblend it even if it’s just leftover foam that’s been sitting in a blender for a minute. anyways definitely not normal lol

No that’s insane

If it’s been sitting for an hour no. But for 5 min yes

My old store used to do this during peak I thought it was disgusting. My old SM allowed it.

If I know the next order also has cold foam I’ll save it for a second but put it in a cup to save? Ewwwww message the manager saying how you feel this is totally a food safety violation

Yeah that’s gross

NO. I'd only let it sit on the side if it's peak and you know you'll use it in a minute or two. Otherwise the quality won't even be good.

Naw dawg that is NOT okay 🙄

My store does this and I think it’s completely and utterly disgusting, yet convenient. It’s a double edged sword. My last location didn’t do it and while it was annoying to make a fresh batch every single time, I know it would be cold.

it’s not normal, no. it won’t foam properly if it’s not cold enough. if you’re on bar, just put a lid on the tall cup and place it in the fridge.

I mean we do that if we have sm extra and keep it in the fridge but not out tho

That’s disgusting

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Ew

I’m never reusing it and always make fresh one every time 😅

Yeah that's nasty as hell please never do this

excuse me what the FUCK

Ya no only during peak

Gross lol

gross

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