Barista Daily Report Log Book - Barista Exchange2024-03-29T06:58:59Zhttps://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/barista-daily-report-log-book?commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A1610915&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSlack looks like a great app.…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2017-04-06:1688216:Comment:16109152017-04-06T19:36:01.856ZKatherinehttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/Katydahling
<p>Slack looks like a great app. Thanks for the recommendation!<br></br><br></br>I took out the sales reports for the baristas and made the following form for espresso calibration:<br></br><br></br>Roast date</p>
<p>Barista</p>
<p>dry dose</p>
<p>time</p>
<p>volume</p>
<p>liquid weight</p>
<p></p>
<p>It took a month or so of constant reminders to my staff to make sure it was being used consistently. I feel much more informed about daily operations and my baristas are starting to realize that issues get…</p>
<p>Slack looks like a great app. Thanks for the recommendation!<br/><br/>I took out the sales reports for the baristas and made the following form for espresso calibration:<br/><br/>Roast date</p>
<p>Barista</p>
<p>dry dose</p>
<p>time</p>
<p>volume</p>
<p>liquid weight</p>
<p></p>
<p>It took a month or so of constant reminders to my staff to make sure it was being used consistently. I feel much more informed about daily operations and my baristas are starting to realize that issues get resolved much more quickly if I know about them. ;-)</p>
<p>Having a constant record of espresso parameters is very insightful for making sure my baristas understand calibration.</p> Simple is better. We use lami…tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2017-02-03:1688216:Comment:16072252017-02-03T01:55:56.025ZAlun Evanshttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/AlunEvans
<p>Simple is better. We use laminated sheets that we mount in specific areas of our restaurant (kitchen/bar/cashier/FOH). These have a list of preopening-midday and closing tasks. Using a whiteboard pen that is attached to the lists (so cant wander off) the staff tick off each task daily. The day manager signs off and the afternoon manager then checks- makes sure his staff complete the tasks and likewise signs off. Next day the day managers checks the afternoon shifts completed everything-…</p>
<p>Simple is better. We use laminated sheets that we mount in specific areas of our restaurant (kitchen/bar/cashier/FOH). These have a list of preopening-midday and closing tasks. Using a whiteboard pen that is attached to the lists (so cant wander off) the staff tick off each task daily. The day manager signs off and the afternoon manager then checks- makes sure his staff complete the tasks and likewise signs off. Next day the day managers checks the afternoon shifts completed everything- wipes the checklist clean- adds todays date starts over.</p>
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<p>After a while the tasks are part of the daily routine- and its rare that these are missed.</p>
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<p>We do use traditional log books but in all honesty Whatsapp and Slack (an excellent application) have both replaced written communication except when it relates to compliance issues (safety, firstaid documentation etc).</p>