Nutation Mutation

Nutation Mutation

Barista Hustle has had a love-hate relationship with nutation over the years. You may recall such classics as “Nutation: an Apology’. Whilst it’s a fascinating distribution method, we’ve never managed to reign it in in a way that can be practicable behind the bar. Not...
Three Abbotts and the UX Method

Three Abbotts and the UX Method

How’s this for a wild quote from one of our most trusted scientific advisors? “To a scientist the filter cone brew method is crazy. It’s an ‘out of control’ system where everything depends on everything else.”  We better not leave it there because some of...
The Dos and Don’ts in a Barista Emergency

The Dos and Don’ts in a Barista Emergency

Last month I found myself volunteering to work the espresso machine at my friends’ new cafe while a medical emergency played out across the weekend — which happily resulted in the birth of their gorgeous first child. With pretty much zero notice, I jumped into a...
The Lion vs The MVP

The Lion vs The MVP

There’s a practice we have admired for a long time which we’re going to explore in this post to see if our assumptions are correct. Occasionally you see a new startup coffee business dive in the deep end and drop some serious coin on the best espresso machine they can...
Roger Roger — Rise of the Robotic Busser

Roger Roger — Rise of the Robotic Busser

There’s no barista who grew up watching Star Wars who doesn’t like the idea of having a lovable little droid about the house, helping with the dishes or just hangin’ out for a couple of rounds of Dejarik (holographic space-chess). And any human living in an...