App Profile: Barista - cafe quality espresso coffee at home

Tigersgalaxy

Rating: 4/5

This app is great for people who barely know coffee really starts to learn something.

Luke Rand

Rating: 3/5

The content is all there! Just needs a UI refresh and support for newer devices.

vbspurs

Rating: 5/5

This is the espresso-centric app I've been waiting for. I am a die-hard coffee drinker, and the owner of two high-end Italian espresso machines/grinders. No matter how many times I make my lattes, I benefit from taking a look at the instructions online in such places like the Coffeegeek forum. Making espresso is an art, but like all artisans, you have to have a method. I find myself consulting this app, just before my "pull" with great results so far. (I especially like the add-on for the rosetta art. That's one thing I have to learn how to do well. Takes practise!) I am also a sucker for elegance in presentation, which "Barista" has in spades. From the Art Deco typeset, and the mocha colours of the menus, the topic organisation is superb. Is it for amateur baristas? Sure. You can learn loads about the technical terms, like blonding, crema, and dosing, that is used in this hobby. If you're serious about coffee, I would skip the "My Starbucks" app (which of course I also bought...) and get yourself this handy gem. P.S.: I'd love to know the espresso maker shown in the app. If it's a Francis Francis, I'm taking off a star. ;)