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Dosing cups and scales: barista habits that cut waste

Eyeballing dose costs beans and consistency. A dosing cup and fast scale make every espresso repeatable.

Dosing cups and scales: barista habits that cut waste

Why a dosing cup?

It moves grounds from grinder to portafilter without scatter and lets you weigh before distribution — especially with grind-to-cup workflows.

Double-scale habit

One scale under the dosing cup for dry dose, one under the cup during extraction for beverage weight. Two numbers end shift arguments.

Training new staff

Post the recipe card by the scale: dose / yield / approx time. Faster than verbal coaching in the morning rush.

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