Chapter 2

A recipe in one head: asset or risk?

Công thức trong đầu thợ giỏi là tài sản hay rủi ro?

The chapter's question

If my best barista took a week off, would my shop's taste hold up?

Big idea

A recipe that lives in one person's head is a risk for the whole shop.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    One Page per Drink

    Can anyone who reads my recipe actually make the drink?

  2. Part 2.2

    Tools Instead of Eyes

    Does every measuring step have a matching tool?

  3. Part 2.3

    When Ingredients Change

    If I change milk suppliers, how do I re-tune the recipe?

  4. Part 2.4

    Training Time

    How long does a new hire need to make the five main drinks correctly?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Every Cup the Same is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Every Cup the Same

  1. 1.If the taste drifted, why am I last to know?
  2. 2.A recipe in one head: asset or risk?
  3. 3.Can great technique save cheap ingredients?
  4. 4.Is daily tasting fussiness, or part of the shift?
  5. 5.Why is a taste complaint worth more than praise?