Coffee Cubes

[topher]

So Starbucks is now trying to make coffee ice cubes. They charge an additional $.80 per drink. We have been doing it for over 6 years now. It is a pain in the ass. Coffee cubes have to be made by hand. If you try to use a machine only the water freezes leaving behind a foamy coffee mess. We go through over 900 lbs a week in one of our locations. I feel bad for the people who have to "crack" the ice! Anyone else doing this?
Starbucks tests coffee ice cubes to prevent diluted drinks - TODAY.com

 

[ensoluna]

So Starbucks is now trying to make coffee ice cubes. They charge an additional $.80 per drink. We have been doing it for over 6 years now. It is a pain in the ass. Coffee cubes have to be made by hand. If you try to use a machine only the water freezes leaving behind a foamy coffee mess. We go through over 900 lbs a week in one of our locations. I feel bad for the people who have to "crack" the ice! Anyone else doing this?
Starbucks tests coffee ice cubes to prevent diluted drinks - TODAY.com

is this how you also make it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLa7azecSQ8

 

[chast]

Been doing it for 4 years. Saw the exclusive on the news this morning. Never charged extra for coffee cubes. The news report sounded like they invented this process.

 

[topher]

We do something similar. But we have a walk in freezer in all of our stores. We have it filled with baking racks filled with ice trays. I am amazed by how much the stores go through!

 

[Musicphan]

topher - what type of drinks do use the coffee cubes in?

 

[chast]

Makes a great iced coffee.

 

[topher]

We just chill coffee and server over the coffee cubes...it's called a "cubsta"

 

[chast]

Do you make the cubes match the coffee?

 

[topher]

We offer 5 different coffees. We use only medium roast coffee for the cubes.

 

[ensoluna]

We offer 5 different coffees. We use only medium roast coffee for the cubes.

would you mind tell us what types of five different coffees you offer? thanks Topher.