Closing and cleaning a coffee grinder

Closing and cleaning the coffee grinder in your cafe isn’t the most glamorous job, but it is an important skill to master as a barista. If you don’t pack leftover beans away then the coffee will go stale, and if you’re not cleaning the grinder every day, then this will impact the flavor of your coffees.

Sasa Sestic is the 2015 World Barista Champion, and he also owns Canberra's largest specialty roaster and coffee supplier, so he definitely knows a thing or two about amazing coffee!

In this lesson, he explains, step-by-step, how to close and clean a coffee grinder at the end of your shift.

Learn hospitality skills for today’s world, including:

• Why it’s so important to clean your coffee grinder
• How often you should be cleaning your grinder blades (and how to do it)

Baristas, it’s time to go pro with this expert advice!