What potential does it take to become a top barista?

1. Have a goal and have passion

No goal, no success. We need to set a goal for life and strive for it all our lives. Have you ever asked yourself what the purpose of becoming a barista is? Is it to make perfect coffee, create new drinks, or spread boutique coffee knowledge to the public? Be sure to find your goal in life and keep fighting for it. Of course, if the goal is too long-term, it is difficult for anyone to stick to it. So I suggest setting a new goal for yourself every day. It can be to make three new flower patterns, to improve the quality of current Italian espresso, or to experiment with a new cold brewing technology. With goals, our lives will become rich and colorful, and our work will become more meaningful.

If you want to pursue your goal, passion is essential. Do you feel discouraged when you try to make a caffeine and fail? Please remember that our mood is determined by the environment we live in. Make sure that the friends around you are positive and energetic. Use mobile social apps to communicate with other baristas, ask them about the difficulties in making their coffee, ask for help when they are down, and let their passion light up your love of coffee.

two。 Keep on learning

It's important to have enthusiasm if you want to make the perfect coffee, but enthusiasm alone is not enough. You need to constantly learn about coffee, from planting to roasting to making. Only when you have a deep understanding of coffee can you taste the true value of coffee. You can read articles or watch videos online, but I think practice is always the only way to test true knowledge. Go to the most famous local training college for training. Your mentor will not only teach you a wealth of coffee knowledge, but also encourage you to constantly challenge yourself.

3. Learn to interact

Yes, you need to interact with the people around you! I have met many baristas, some of whom live like a happy party, passionately communicating with their customers and talking to each other, while others go their own way. They really should try the coffee they make for their customers. We should not seal ourselves off. In this industry, customers are the driving force for us to move forward and our real partners. Their views can enable us to make continuous progress, and their enthusiasm is the real reason why we continue to pursue higher quality coffee.

Devote yourself to customers and interact with fellow baristas. Take part in more local tasting activities and barista competitions. There are no similar activities around you? Why don't you organize with your friends!

4. Manage your workspace

As a barista, you need a good and orderly workspace. Only a good workspace allows you to make the most of it and keep everything in order. Make sure all the equipment is placed in the most conspicuous place of the bar, easy to use and easy to manage. Make sure there is enough room at the bar for you and your colleagues to fight. Overcrowded or cluttered space can reduce work efficiency. You will find it very hard to work and the quality of the coffee will be difficult to improve.

Also, don't be too complacent about your current workspace. Use your eyes to identify problems and help other baristas manage their workspaces, rather than simply cramming in new equipment or new employees. Overall layout to ensure that the new equipment can be used, rather than causing you trouble. Remember, there is always room for improvement in workspace management!

5. Pay attention to your work attitude

Have you ever had a sad experience in which the barista frowned on you even though the coffee was delicious? To improve the work attitude of baristas should start from two points. If you are the barista, find out what makes you feel bad, and then adjust yourself as soon as possible to deal with the work in the best state of mind; if you are the customer, if the barista who serves you is cold, ask him why he is in a bad mood. A friendly, warm smile can resolve everything!

The work attitude of baristas can not only create a good consumption atmosphere, but also completely destroy the overall style of the coffee shop. If the barista is in a bad mood, the quality of the coffee cannot be guaranteed. If customers just complain that the coffee tastes bad, then the tension will pervade the coffee shop and make everything very bad. As long as baristas have a positive work attitude and a good state of mind, the coffee will become more delicious and customers will be in a better mood.

6. There is no end to learning

Whether you are the champion of the national barista competition, a famous flower artist or a top barista, you need to keep learning. Sometimes we mistakenly think that we are at the top of our career, so we begin to relax our training plans and let ourselves slack off. You may think, I have worked so hard for so many years, haven't I learned it thoroughly? Shouldn't I have a rest?

At the moment, you will feel that you have worked so hard that you should give yourself a holiday. This is a kind of complacency, and complacency is the worst enemy of baristas. If we can't concentrate, our daily training schedule will be delayed, while other baristas are still studying hard and making progress. To make matters worse, complacency can make us refuse to accept new things and stop learning new production skills. Remember, even if you are the champion of the World Barista Competition, you haven't learned everything about coffee in the world. The core idea of boutique coffee is innovation. Every day there will be new technologies waiting for you to discover and learn.

7. Learn to share

Some people will feel that there is no need to share their knowledge with others, but as a barista, trainer and coach, I think sharing what I have learned with others will enable me to better understand myself and promote my progress. I love coffee, and the process of helping others fall in love with coffee makes my love for coffee more profound.

You can share your coffee knowledge with others in many ways, such as providing training, recording videos and uploading them online, writing articles on Perfect Daily Grind, and so on. Learn to share, we can get real happiness.

Baristas are not just responsible for making coffee for customers. We are also their teachers, the people they talk to, and sometimes even their doctors. We are scientists. We continue to discover and explore new flavors of coffee through experiments. We are also artists. We use inspiration and creativity to make a cup of mellow perfect coffee.