Barista tip: prime the mug!
Related entries in Brewing tipsA great tip for making your coffee experience extra special. Make sure to prime your cups. What does this mean? Just sit some hot water in the cup for a bit, then empty it before serving. This will make the cup nice and warm.
Why do this? So the heat from the coffee is not dissipated into the cold cup!
This is also very important to us consumers at coffee shops – please make sure our personal mugs/travel mugs get primed prior to serving! Cheers!




April 9th, 2005 at 3:22 pm
be also careful not to overheat the cup, as water from the steam boiler is hotter than the produced espresso, thereby risking that you heat up the espresso after it is brewed. also, be careful not to overheat the rim of the cup, which touches ones lips.