Let’s start by introducing the Grindie Solo. Like what is it actually? The Grindie Solo is an on-demand grinder that grinds by weight, with a “double clump crusher” system and temperature control, for a consistent result in every cup.

The Grindie has over 20 alerts which prevent malfunctions and make sure you do all the right maintenance before it becomes an issue. 3: Grindie Solo On Demand Grinder Integration and Connectivity Sergio: No but both my parents are from Sicily. In Italy hospitality is a big thing. But the more you go south the more you get this. You know, your house is always open for people to come in. Everybody’s always sharing everything. Within each of these areas, each area has a myriad of variables, for good or bad. We’re just going to focus on grinding for now. What can you do to get the best results from grinding? Bars turned to hotels and we were starting to make a name for ourselves in the London hospitality scene. A handful of supportive customers started buying online. Talks of a chinese bat-related virus started to fill conversation. When you buy a Grindie grinder you get access to an online training portal which covers all the use and maintenance of the grinder. You’ll also receive all firmware updates and news through the user portal. Exciting stuff. Solo Grinder Dealer portal:

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S: I've been doing this all my life. I started when I was 16. I know how to be a bartender. It's second nature to me. But I had no experience opening a bar. S: I think rents in London are wild, there should be a limit for the use of small spaces - it shouldn’t be costing that much. No more loud, jarring grinders. The Grindie has very effective sound absorption and has been designed to reduce vibration as much as possible. Alerts: Adam: What's the hardest challenge, apart from Covid, that you've experienced in the time of running a bar?

The team at Grindie asked the question, “what can you do to obtain the best result in cup and keep excellence over time?”. The answer was that the more variable that are kept under control, the better and more consistent the results in the cup will be. No excuses for not cleaning the grinder. The on-screen guide runs through the cleaning procedure that anyone can follow. Simple maintenance: This led to them focusing on 4 specific areas which they believed would control the greatest quantity of variables. These 4 things are: The burrs can be adjusted automatically via the touch screen in increments of 0.01 mm at a time for maximum control. The burrs are coated in titanium for longevity and reliability. 2: The Grindie Solo User Experience A: And there's just a lot of planning behind the scenes that shouldn’t be taken for granted. To actually have a business that is successful and for it to run smoothly you've got to have almost an obsessive nature about attention to detail. And it can be chaotic and uncertain. We’re kind of messy, but in other ways, incredibly organised.S: Rather than working with an agency we saw a piece of paper with a phone number, and called that number. It's been amazing to be able to just put everything that we like in the world into a corner.

Adam: I stole this question off another drinks podcast but I really liked it: One drink you’re going to drink in any bar in the world, whether that be The Savoy or The White Horse. What is it? Ideally not a beer! I didn’t want to open something in a place where I don’t spend time. We wanted it to be an expression of us, where we lived, and for it to be authentic rather than opportunistic. We wanted it to be very much a mix of things that we were interested in and people who appreciated what we were doing. A strong foundation. Sergio: I wasn’t very good at concentrating at school. I was always dropping out, skating, and meeting friends. Then I came across a two year course in jewellery and I finished it with a diploma. I started working in the field in Milan then Como but just got bored. In the evening, I used to help in a steakhouse. I then left my jewellery job to work there. It was a disaster in my father’s eyes, he didn’t understand why I left my job to work in a steakhouse. Then I found a job at a sports bar and worked there for a couple of years and this woman, Lydia, took care of me like she was my auntie. The atmosphere was beautiful. It's like a local pub in the UK. People that have grown up together just popping in for a pint after work. Our coffee concentrate has now become our hero product and has revolutionised our business. The multiple use cases, the practicality, and the DIY dilute-to-taste aspect. Great coffee and you decide what you do to it. It pushed us one step closer to our mission of making great coffee more accessible.Great, specialty coffee has complex and delicate flavours when brewed properly. As soon as the coffee has been ground it begins to stale, and all of the interesting characteristics dissipate. Grinding your coffee just before brewing will make a noticeable improvement to the flavour profile in your cup. Another benefit of using a grinder is that you can choose the grind size, which is an important variable in brewing coffee. Don’t waste your money buying an expensive electric grinder, they normally use blades as opposed to burrs, which means the grind size uniformity is way off. I recommend the simple, cheap Skerton hand grinder from Hario.” Experiment with the AeroPress At this cafe not only do I meet a bunch of great people and great friends I still have today I also meet Theo Garcia my business partner and co-founder at Solo Coffee. It was a great friendship from the start and we both seemed to have this incredible connection to start something together but we weren’t quite sure what that was yet… Adam: Funkidory also functions as a record store during the day, why was it important to incorporate music into your bar? Distributors can log in here and get access to a bunch of tutorials to assist users with any potential issues. The Grindie Solo Price

A: We always had a record player and our own vinyls, so it was part of the pandemic response thing where we realised we should have a bit more of a record shop going on with the wine. Most people are missing their flat whites and lattes by now, so try recreating coffee shop-style steamed milk at home. While you’re making the espresso in your moka pot, heat up some milk on the hob until it reaches 65 degrees. If you don’t have a thermometer, this is basically the point at which it becomes too hot to touch (risky business). Then, pour the milk into a French press and pump the filter up and down until you’ve got enough foam to top your coffee. It works surprisingly well.” It doesn’t have to be hot And how could we create something that could take all the best bits of coffee and the industry and remove the annoying alienating, disappointing parts of it.The original cold brew started to gain some traction and we knew our customers were enjoying our best demonstration of a coffee. We won in the category “Coffee” in the Great British Food Awards, which I partly put down to the huge difference of ours being already brewed — there was no barista to mess it up! The cold brew box did quite well online and opened up the world of DTC for us.