Regional Barista Competition Dates Announced

We are excited to announce that we've secured the majority of dates and locations for the United States Barista Championship (USBC) & Regional Barista Competitions (RBCs) for the 2012 cycle! Visit the USBC website

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Complete your Customer Service requirement with a webinar

We're excited to present dates for upcoming opportunities to complete the CP103: Customer Service course requirement of the BGA Level 1 Certification program. Read More

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Grow your career opportunities through BGA Certification

The Barista Guild of America offers certification courses at regional SCAA Skill-Building Workshops throughout the year and at our annual Exposition. To see a list of upcoming courses, visit our events page. To learn more about Barista Guild Certification and view the list of certified baristas, visit the BGA website.

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TNT lands in the fly-over states

Posted by Mike On 8:18 AM

St. Louis is starting to glow with coffee excitement. We're hosting our debut TNT on February 11. Join the event on Facebook.

THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN - NYC - RETURNS!

Posted by Anne Nylander On 4:10 PM
TNT NYC Returns January 14th!


Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 9:00pm
Joe
141 Waverly PL
New York, NY

NERBC Competitors Meeting TONIGHT!

Posted by Benjamin On 8:36 AM














There's a last minute competitors meeting hosted by New Harvest Coffee and Blue State Coffee at the New Harvest Training Facility in Pawtucket, RI tonight!

6 pm
New Harvest Coffee Roasters
1005 Main Street Suite #704
Pawtucket, RI



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Quick cleaning tips - make it shine!

Posted by sLucey On 2:21 PM


The cleanliness of one's portafilter somewhat serves as an example of how detail-oriented a barisa is. Think about keeping your equipment cleaner, longer. Above are three degrees of cleanliness. The middle picture shows best as an example of a quick, but lackluster cleaning.
Many may know the power of a clean portafilter comes from the green scrubby - but it might be surprising to know it works best unadulturated. I'd even go as far as to say the scrubby works worse, when wet. A fresh, dry scour pad does the best job and produces the brightest shine, in the quickest amount of time. Cut your scour pads up into one inch squares for maximum effectiveness. Bringing a portafilter to shine as does the portafilter on the far left, should take no more than 60 seconds assuming you've scrubbed within the last 12 hours. Fight the nasty, let it shine!