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Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions
The Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions podcast covers all things coffee including roasting, brewing, tasting, and business. This is a glimpse into real discussions between two brothers Sergei and Mark Kutrovski who are co-owners of Mirror Coffee Roasters.
Episodes
- Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions
201 | How different pour over drippers impact taste
There are many pour over drippers on the market and so many variations of both flat bottom and cone shaped drippers. Although, it is a little over saturated…
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200 | Saving Your Struggling Coffee Shop with Maxwell Mooney
This past year, the coffee industry was hit with some unexpected challenges. Doubling c-market prices, tariffs, and inflation hit coffee businesses which have…
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199 | 3 Things Specialty Coffee Shops Can't Get Wrong!
We regularly visit specialty coffee shops. Having comfortable seating, a delicious drink, tasty pastries and more are all big factors to the experience. In…
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198 | Don’t replicate the coffee shop at home. Do it better!
We often times hear people say, I just want my coffee at home to taste like it does at the coffee shop. Now we totally get that people just want to brew great…
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197 | How to brew filter coffee better and why he built the UFO dripper With Jay Kim
How do you become great at brewing filter coffee? Do coffee drippers matter? Why did he help build the UFO dripper? We chat with Jay Kim, one of the founders…
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196 | Why you shouldn't buy a hand coffee grinder
Last episode, we talked about why hand coffee grinders are better than electric coffee grinders. Now although there are many perks to hand grinders, they do…
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195 | Why Coffee Hand Grinders Are Better Than Electric Grinders
Coffee grinders are one of the most important parts and pieces of gear on your coffee bar. Over the last decade, hand grinders have skyrocketed in popularity…
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194 | We were wrong! 3 things we're adjusting our perspective on
As we source, roast, taste, and compete in coffee more, we're constantly learning and evolving. We've changed over the years. The coffee industry in general is…
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193 | How to stand out with your wholesale program
As a coffee roasting company, your primary offer to wholesale accounts is coffee. That alone has to be great, but to stand out in a crowd of roasters, you…
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192 | How to achieve roasting consistency - BBP and warm up
Being a good coffee roaster isn't just about roasting coffee that tastes good. A skilled coffee roaster knows how to roast coffee consistently good from batch…
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191 | Why coffee roasters need to plan for a difficult year with Edwin Martinez
The coffee industry is going through unprecedented changes. C-Market has nearly doubled within a few months, political and economic uncertainty, and supply and…
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190 | How To Level Up Your Iced Coffee Game
Iced coffee is quickly growing in popularity and especially amongst Gen Z. With summer around the corner, sometimes an iced coffee is refreshing however it…
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189 | How World Class Coffee For Competitors Is Sourced with Juan Diaz
Juan Diaz, owner of Know Where Coffee, is always on the search for the best coffee in Colombia. Over the last several years, he has not only competed in the…
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188 | How To Master Your Milk Steaming at Home
You bought an espresso machine for home. Your espresso tastes good, but you can't get your milk steaming and texturing right. It's something we commonly hear…
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187 | How To Grow Your Coffee Shop and Get Unstuck! With Chris Deferio
We sit down with Chris Deferio from Keys To The Shop to give you clear, practical tips on how to grow your coffee shop business. Ideally, your coffee shop is…
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186 | Avoiding stale coffee & how to keep coffee fresh at home
How you store roasted coffee at home can have a huge impact on its flavor. Coffees should be rested off of roast, especially if they're roasted light, however…
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185 | Guide to Coffee Flavor Profiles by Varietal
We wrap up our series on coffee flavor profiles by diving into varietals. There are many coffee varietals in the world with nearly all coffees being under two…
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184 | Guide To Coffee Flavor Profiles by Processing Methods
Coffee processing plays a huge role in flavor. It's one of the biggest variables that impacts the end flavor profile. We have already covered the core three…
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183 | Guide To Coffee Flavor Profiles by Origin
Coffee is grown in about 70 countries where most are located in the coffee belt. This is where climate and terrian meet to create the necessary conditions for…
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182 | Introduction to coffee roasting and what you need to start
This is an introduction to coffee roasting. We go through the tools you need to get started outside of a roaster, how to approach your first 20 roasts, and how…
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181 | Coffee, Tariffs, and Shipping
Coffee reddit threads and facebook groups erupted with talks of the new tariffs. On one side, tariffs can increase the cost of a roasted coffee bag…
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180 | Are home coffee setups the death of the coffee shop?
Have home coffee bars and setups become the death of the coffee shop? With the rise of interest in better coffee gear, more education online around coffee, and…
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179 | How to make the most of 100g bags of coffee
High scoring coffees in 100g cans or bags are becoming increasingly popular. They're oftentimes delicious and pricy so making the most of that limited amount…
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178 | How to grow in 2025 and Learning From Our Mistakes
Running a coffee roasting company for the last 5 years has taught us a lot about business, coffee, and ourselves. As we evaluate the past, we've realized there…
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177 | Building world class coffee gear with Douglas Weber from Weber Workshops
We chat with founder, Douglas Weber from Weber Workshops about their approach to building some of the best coffee gear in the world. From becoming known for…
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176 | Coffee Roasting takeaways from 2024 and how we’re changing
As we step into 2025, we look back at the big coffee roasting takeaways from this past year. We’re walking away with changes to how we roast and run our…
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175 | Common Coffee Roasting Misconceptions
Continuing our discussions on breaking down coffee misconceptions, in this episode we focus on roasting. The world of roasting, preferences, technology, and…
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174 | Stop Believing These Myths About Filter Coffee Brewing
As the coffee industry grows and research increases, we begin to realize the ideas we used to believe about filter coffee brewing isn't true. In this episode…
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173 | 3 Espresso Brewing Myths to Stop Believing
As the coffee industry continues to grow, science and research is proving more and more beliefs to be wrong. Although these three myths have turned out to be…
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172 | C-Market Record Highs, Cafes Getting More Expensive, & Sustainability
This past month we saw the c-market price reach highs that haven't been seen in 50 years. The coffee industry has long been an advocate for paying producers…
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171 | Must-Have Gift Ideas For Coffee Enthusiasts
The season of giving gifts is upon us so we decided to help you with ideas with our top picks of what you can get coffee enthusiasts for Christmas. We have a…
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170 | Why Espresso Puck Prep Matters & How To Do It Well
One of the most important parts to pulling the perfect shot of espresso is puck prep. It can make or break your shot of espresso, make dialing in challenging…
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169 | How To Design The Perfect Coffee Bar Layout In Your Cafe
The way you design your coffee bar layout in your cafe can make or break how efficient your coffee shop runs. This impacts so many things including how your…
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168 | What Successful Coffee Shops Are Doing To Thrive
We're in Chicago this week, visiting Soloway Coffee. It's a thriving, popular coffee shop that is bringing a unique experience to it's guests. This experience…
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167 | Fresh Coffee Releases & Our Coffee Business Getting Tax Audited
Our coffee roasting business got tax audited and we're right in the middle of the process. Being our first time, this is a big learning experience and has…
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166 | Building Out Your Home Coffee Bar Setup
There are many perks of having a built out home coffee bar setup outside of the convenience of not needing to go to a coffee shop and spend money. In this…
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165 | Fixing The Most Common Coffee Brewing Issues
We're answering and troubleshooting the most common coffee brewing issues we hear about and also personally run into. We talk about coffee resting, clogging in…
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164 | How To Make Your Pour Overs Better Without Buying More Gear
Having good gear is essential, but oftentimes that takes the main stage and we don't know how to use our gear to get the most out of our coffee. In this…
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163 | Drinking Blends, Brewing Ultra-Light Roasts, & Why Gear Matters
Coffee bean selection has never been so diverse. Diverse in roast color, varietals, origins, and flavor profiles. People's preferences have also never been so…
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162 | The Underrated and Overrated Parts of The Coffee Industry With Alex Sciarrotta
We had a spontaneous guest join us, Alex Sciarrotta owner of Narrative coffee, as we talked about underrated and overrated parts of coffee. We touched up on…
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161 | How coffee pop-ups can benefit your coffee roastery
Coffee roasting companies that don't have a storefront, like us, oftentimes don't get the local, face to face interaction that can be very helpful for business…
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160 | Maximizing Efficiency to Grow Your Coffee Shop or Roastery
Oftentimes, coffee business owners are stuck with always needing more time, overworking, and feeling like you're not getting much back. Time is one of your…
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159 | How We Placed Third Place In The U.S. Aeropress Championship
Mark just got back from competing in the U.S. Aeropress Championship in Arkansas at Onyx Coffee Lab and got 3rd place. This episode breaks down his recipe…
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158 | Why The First Academic Coffee Certificate Matters
Texes A&M launches the first acedemic coffee certificate. This is a huge overall step for the growth of the specialty coffee industry, however, what role will…
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157 | The Challenges of Aeropress Competitions
Coffee competition isn't perfect. We competed in our first aeropress competition and loved it! It was a great experience overall, but there were a few things…
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156 | Avoiding Burnout in Coffee & A New Perspective
Most of us, if not all, have experienced burnout whether that's within the coffee industry or not. We know what those exhausted, long days feel like when…
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155 | Why Coffee Shops Are Needed in Cities
At face value, coffee shops are there to serve you a drink, pastries, and occasionally offer a full food menu. From what we've noticed, that is really only the…
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154 | How to get hired at your local coffee shop
We want to help set you up for your next interview at your favorite coffee shop. Although it could feel like experience behind bar is prioritized, but we think…
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153 | Giving Feedback on Bad Coffee in Cafes
We've all been there where we go to a cafe only to receive a beverage we did not like or wasn't brewed right. Although few things can be done at this point, is…
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152 | The Home Coffee Shop Trend And Why It's Important
Over the last few years we've seen the home coffee shop trend on social media explode. Home baristas are hosting coffee shop experiences in their home for…
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151 | One of The Most Important Parts of Running A Coffee Shop
The most important part of running a coffee shop business are the people you serve and the people you work with. You can get away with having bad coffee, but…
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150 | How To Level Up In Coffee as a Coffee Taster
The last episode in our Level Up series is focused on leveling up your palate. Because taste is at the core of coffee, developing your palate is probably the…
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149 | How To Level Up In Coffee as a Coffee Shop Manager / Owner
We're continuing our series on Leveling Up in coffee and this episode is for management and cafe owners specifically. We cover have 1 on 1s with your team, why…
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148 | How To Level Up In Coffee as a Coffee Roaster
This episode is all about leveling up as a coffee roaster, and it's packed with very practical steps you can take. We go from broad roast curves to in depth…
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147 | How To Level Up In Coffee as a Barista
We continue our podcast series on how to level up in coffee. In this episode, we're diving into what that looks like for baristas. We cover things like going…
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146 | How To Level Up In Coffee: An Introduction To The Series
We're starting a podcast series on how to level up in coffee. This series is all about what we can do as those working in the coffee industry to get better at…
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145 | Knowing When To Quit and Evaluating Your Coffee Business
A little less than 50% of businesses fail in their first five years. As we approach 5 years as a business, we're reevaluating where we're at, whether or not we…
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144 | Taboo Coffee Orders and Specialty Beverages
Taboo coffee orders. The drinks you get on a rare occasion that you don't want to be caught secretly really enjoying. In all seriousness though, does it have…
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143 | Co-Fermented Coffee: Why It's So Controversial And Our Hot Take
There's been a lot of buzz around co-fermented coffees lately. With new regulations allowing these coffees to be used in competition, it's becoming…
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142 | SCA Expo Gear Releases: Fellow, La Marzocco, and Ratio
It's SCA Expo season! Unfortunately, we weren't able to make it, but we did hear all the talk about the latest coffee gear released this year. We have…