Barista Tools

Tools of the trade

At Active we stock a wide range of essential tools to assist you in preparing the perfect cup! Jugs, thermometers, tampers and cleaning tools that make your job easier...

The Milky Way

Creamy textured milk is the key to pouring perfect coffee. Once you have stretched and steamed your milk until you can no longer touch the jug, turn off the steam and wipe the wand. Then roll the milk in the jug, tapping firmly on the bench to release any air bubbles. The milk should then be smooth and shiny, with the texture of liquid cream. Keep the milk rotating in the jug until you pour, preventing the froth and liquid milk from separating. Pick up your espresso, tilt the cup toward the jug, getting the nib of the jug as close to the crema as possible. Now you are ready to pour...and watch the glorious patterns emerge.
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Latte art... easier than you think

Why waste time and effort creating patterns on the top of your beverages? Well, the fact is that latte art flows quickly and naturally from the tip of the barista’s jug and in fact free-pouring your textured milk will actually save time when compared to the laborious hand spooning of froth onto those cappuccinos. And that is why so many cafes are moving forward into these techniques of enhanced presentation of espresso beverages and proving the undeniable benefits of increased coffee sales.

So how do you learn these ‘tricks’? These techniques can be learnt through coffee schools, through DVD’s (which we have available for our coffee customers) and through hands-on training sessions with our coffee experts. Like the look of it? We provide a free coffee training manual and DVD which includes coffee art training, to all new coffee customers. So give us a call today and watch your cafe take off!