Barista Kits & Accessories

Most bar kit falls into two piles: things that make the coffee better, and things that stop the machine breaking. The second pile is cheaper and gets forgotten.

For daily cleaning, a group head cleaning brush — or the speciality version with a scoop — should be used every service, and a 58mm blanking disc is what makes backflushing possible at all. A 210mm pipe brush handles steam wands and drain lines. A Crema Pro barista towel keeps a wand cloth separate from a worktop cloth, which is a food-hygiene point as much as a coffee one.

On the making-it-better side, the Pezzetti Italexpress aluminium stove-top Moka pot is a staff-room favourite and a low-cost way to offer coffee where there’s no machine.

For tampers and mats specifically, see tampers and tamping mats; for descalers and detergents, see cleaning products.