McCabe's Coffee Quality Check 2024

• Customer:

  Select

• Name of Barista:

• Coffee/ Blend

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

Machine settings

• Are the portafilters locked in group head?

  Yes

  No

Grinder

• Correct extraction time ?

  Correct

  Incorrect

• Cleaning portafilter towel in use?

  Yes

  No

• Brush for cleaning grinder area in use?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Equipment and stock

• Milk cloth present and clean

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1 x large jug

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1 x medium jug

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 1 x small jug

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Extra milk jug for alternative milk

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Cleanliness

• Mark on a scale of 1-10 (10 being super clean) how clean each of the following items/categories are.
  

• Steamwands

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Hopper head

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the barista cleaning as they work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Flat White

• Flush

  Correct

  Incorrect

• Clean and dry filter basket with barista towel ( towel must be used not brush )

  Correct

  Incorrect

• Distribution / leveling before tamping

  Correct

  Incorrect

• Insert and immediate brew

  Correct

  Incorrect

Milk

• Purge steam wand before use

  Correct

  Incorrect

• Clean steam wand immediately after use

  Correct

  Incorrect

• Purge steam wand after use

  Correct

  Incorrect

• Foam quality ( shiny, glossy microfoam, no bubbles, no mat )

• Visual presentation / Latte art / Insert photo

  Media

• Symmetry

• Contrast / Definition

• Complexity of design ( Heart 3 , Rosetta 4 , Tulip with three elements 4, Tulip of more than three elements - 5 ) . Above score achieved only when design was well executed

• Taste balance, mouthfeel ( harmonious balance of the sweetness and creaminess of the milk and espresso taste with pleasant lingering aftertaste) . Please comment if lower score than 6

• Pleasant drinking temperature ( Very good - pleasant; OK - slightly too hot ; Poor - too hot )

  Very good

  OK

  Poor

• Comments