"Barista" Defined

Definition: A bartender is a person, preparation, and (in general) serves espresso drinks. The term is also often applied Barista employees maintain two coffee shops specialty coffee drinks. Although the term Barista applies technically to someone who has been professionally trained in the preparation of espresso, but can also be used to someone with a high level of skill in the shot of espresso and espresso-based drinks (to be described as cappuccino and latte macchiato) .

The word barista born in Italy, which means a "bartender", the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (including coffee and espresso drinks) is used rather than espresso, employees or specialist in the manufacture of espresso. The term is sexist when singular. In English, it is sexist, if the singular or plural (baristas), but in Italian, gender-specific to multiple (the "baristas", "bartender", ie male or "Server" or baristas women "", which means "waitresses") .

Barista Job Description

In general, the baristas who (instead of the coffee machine at home) in cafes, bars or cafes to work with commercial espresso coffee machines. These machines are machines that manual (requires great skill, training and the ability to adapt to the nuances of each batch of coffee, time of day, drinking preferences, etc.) for machines that do not require "super-automatic" load more whole grains and a push of a button. To learn more, manually prepare barista espresso shots are, see the instructions for the preparation of plans espresso.

In addition to espresso, baristas usually like foam, foam and hot milk for a wide range of espresso-based drinks and prepare coffee drinks, such as coffee in the French press and filter coffee.

Barista training and experience

Although Barista is possible to acquire their professional skills attending barista training, normally acquired in the work of the staff of life.

Many baristas are very proud of their skills and years perfecting specific techniques for making delicious drinks. This obsessive enhance your art direction has led to competition from local and international barista. Although formally Norwegian origin competitions baristas, is the most famous and respected barista competition now in the World Barista Championship (WBC).

Also competing in the preparation raises manuals of espresso and coffee drinks are baristas for specialties such as latte art, coffee roasting, deep knowledge of coffee or cold coffee known.

Other meanings of "Barista"

In addition to this fact, and espresso-based drinks, the term also Barista Barista Magazine, of the café in the city PDX Barista Espresso loving portland, Oregon, Barista Prima Coffee K-Cups and coffee chain Barista India can be seen (a company Lavazza).

Pronunciation: tuh-buh buh-ree-risk StuH Italian pronunciation: Rees-bah-tah plural ba · ris · Italian plural Stack: ba · ris · ti (buh-ree-STEE outside Italy, bah-Rees made in Italy)

Common Misspellings: burista