Posts tagged Barista Practice from the BaristaPractice team.
Anki is free spaced-repetition software, but plain cards do not fit drinks. The add-ons worth installing and the modifiers note type that makes a barista deck work.
Splitting an Anki barista deck into one subdeck per milk feels tidy but weakens recall. Use one deck with milk-type tags so Anki interleaves drinks like a real rush.
A plain front-and-back card cannot hold a drink that changes by size, temperature, and modifiers. Here is the Anki note type, fields, and cloze logic that can.
A generic POS simulator only teaches so much, since every cafe's till differs. Here is what to actually practice before your first shift as a cafe cashier.
A calm, week-by-week study plan for new café workers, so the first rush feels familiar instead of frightening.
How to remember how many espresso shots go in each cup size, why hot and iced can differ, and a fast way to drill it before your shift.
A calm, practical method for learning café drink recipes before your first shift, using active recall instead of rereading a cheat sheet.