CHICCHI

Many coffee shops officially use the title for their coffee makers.

The role of a barista is to have enough knowledge of the entire process of coffee to effectively contribute to the products intended result which almost always includes caffeine. This knowledge includes the correct operation, maintenance and programming of the machine, grinding and tamping methods, extraction times, water temperature and quality, micro milk frothing, free pouring, latte art, roasting, coffee plant cultivation, drying methods, correct storage, renewable methods of disposal and recycling of the coffee and packaging used.

{xtypo_quote_left} An espresso bartender who is expert in the art of making espresso and espresso based beverages. {/xtypo_quote_left}

Since approximately 1990, the term barista (the Italian word for bartender – masculine or feminine; plural: baristi (masculine) or bariste (feminine) has been used in English to denote a professional maker of espresso coffee beverages. Prior to that time, the less elegant prevailing term was “espresso puller.” The shift of terminology probably comes, at least in part, from the fact that most espresso machines manufactured since the 1980s no longer require pulling down on a big handle.