If you have a job in America, the chances are 50/50 that you are still indulging in the simple pleasures such as coffee from a shop. Half of all American workers buy coffee during the work day, spending more than $20 a week, adding up to a little over $1000 a year. So says a recent survey by Accounting Principals, reported this week in the New York Times.

The survey also found that not surprisingly, on average, younger workers (under 34) spent almost two times as much on coffee as workers aged 45 and over. Men spent more on coffee than women.

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One of my jobs is as a cook/butcher, but occasionally I’m asked to work our coffee bar. In the late afternoon, between the shift change for our baristas there is a small rush. During these times, I have been asked to work our coffee bar, if needed. Originally, I ended up in the position because I was the only person with any experience using an espresso machine.  Now, I offer my services to practice and work on the commercial machine and in a production environment.

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Anyway so today I saw that someone had lost the use of their auto-dripper, and unfortunately it was their only device for brewing coffee. However, one of the best things that a person can have to use to make coffee manually is that auto dripper, it can be used in a few different ways.

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Yesterday I talked about my coffee learning experience thus far:
Education through going to coffee shops, drinking and asking questions.
Eventually, I also bought a Rancilio Silvia and Cunil Tranquillo to keep
on learning and expand my repertoire. As I also mentioned, I am now in
the process (near the end) of upgrading from the Silvia and Cunil. I
just recently  purchased a used Expobar Brewtus IV-R and a Baratza Vario
is on its way to my home. There were some close guesses, in fact one

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It’s always a wonderful thing when you get that fresh bag of coffee in the mail. Sometimes, though, your shipments of treats and goodies all converge and wind up on your doorstep at once. And what an extra special occasion that is! Today, friends, today was that day!

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