What if you work in coffee? How to be a professional barista

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There are thousands of reasons for working in the coffee industry, but how to better develop in the coffee industry has become the confusion of many partners. Through this article, I hope it can help you better move towards your career.

First, how to enter the coffee industry

Speaking of this topic, I believe many people will think of "apprentice". We all understand the concept of apprentice, working and studying with meagre hard work. In the coffee industry, if financial resources permit, we do not recommend starting with apprenticeships.

The reasons are as follows:

There is no guarantee that the knowledge learned is correct; it takes too long to go from "apprentice" to "proficient"; coffee training at this stage is perfect enough. So through systematic learning, you can master a strong theoretical knowledge of coffee, enough practice, and the production of drinks needed by cafes, which can better help you join the coffee industry.

Second, there are many cafes, how to choose a job?

Baristas are no exception. Although it is easy to get started in all the food industry, it takes constant study, diligence, hard work and maybe a little luck to make some achievements in this industry.

What does a good barista need to have?

Of course, it's not as simple as operating an espresso machine or cooking a single item in a siphon pot. In addition to basic cooking skills, a good barista needs the following conditions:

1. Proficient in the work flow of the bar: it takes experience and time to accumulate. Even if a good barista has more guests and orders are full of bars, he will not be in a hurry, but efficiently make cups of drinks to the guests. And maintain a certain quality.

2. A certain degree of professional knowledge: in addition to participating in some professional training, it is very important for baristas to discuss and communicate with peers or enthusiasts. Only when we have a certain understanding of coffee can we ensure the quality of coffee.

3. Continuous learning: coffee research is undoubtedly a great knowledge, from coffee cultivation to coffee culture, every link needs to be studied. For baristas, there is always something to learn.

4. Be a teacher instead of a salesman: every guest who enters the door may not know anything about coffee. From the barista's point of view, our goal is not to tell him to come up with money to buy a cup of coffee from you, but to tell him the story of a good cup of coffee in the shortest time and let the guests know what good coffee is. Although not every guest is willing to accept it, educating guests is as important to baristas as brewing coffee.

5. Barista = shop facade: customers who are willing to consume boutique coffee have one thing in common, that is, pay attention to quality. So they don't want to see baristas who are in a hurry, talk and laugh while doing their homework, or go into a cafe with a dirty bar. It is the barista who keeps the facade clean and tidy, not only the core figure of the cafe, but also at the forefront of facing the guests. Because of this, baristas must respect their work, improve their quality, respect themselves and respect their guests.

Are there any other occupations besides baristas?

Of course, there will also be other positions, such as coffee trainer, or human management department, marketing department, etc., which can be considered later according to your ability and your direction of development.

If you love coffee and are good at selling it.

You can go to the coffee and raw bean trading company to sell coffee and raw beans.

You can go to coffee trading companies to sell raw coffee beans, coffee utensils, syrup materials and so on.

If you love coffee, but also like the atmosphere of the training college.

You can go to the coffee training college and start as a teaching assistant and become a coffee lecturer step by step.

If you love coffee and like to challenge yourself.

Can become a professional player, there are many competitions in the coffee industry. Hand rush competition, flower pull competition, barista competition, baker competition, etc.

If you love coffee and like to run a store.

Can choose to open a small shop of their own, focus on their favorite cause at the same time, harvest different wealth.