Ukunethezeka kokuthenga ku-inthanethi kukhule kakhulu phakathi neminyaka embalwa edlule.
Ngenxa yalokho, abathengi babeka phambili ukukhululeka lapho bethenga futhi bavame ukulindela izitolo ukwethula izixazululo zokudala ezizobalondoloza isikhathi nomzamo.
Lokhu kuholele ekwenyukeni kokuthengiswa kwezinketho zekhofi ezilusizo ezifana namakhepsuli, izikhwama zekhofi eziconsayo, nama-oda okuhamba nawo embonini yekhofi.Amarosa kanye nezitolo zekhofi kumele zishintshe ukuze zihlangabezane nezidingo zesizukulwane esisha, esihlale sihambahamba njengoba okuthandwa yimboni kanye nezitayela kushintsha.
Uma kubhekwa ukuthi u-90% wabathengi ucabanga ukuthi bangakhetha umthengisi noma uhlobo olusekelwe ekululameni, lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu.Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-97% wabathengi bakuyekile ukuthengiselana ngoba bekungabaxakile.
Uma uzama ukuyenga abantu abafuna izindlela ezisheshayo, ezisebenzayo zokuphuza nokusebenzisa ikhofi, kunezinto ezimbalwa okufanele zicatshangelwe abarosa kanye nabaqhubi besitolo sekhofi okufanele bazicabangele.
Ngixoxe no-Andre Chanco, umnikazi we-Yardstick Coffee e-Manila, e-Philippines, ukuze ngithole ukuqonda okwengeziwe ukuthi kungani ukunethezeka sekukhule kubaluleke kangaka kwabaphuza ikhofi.
Ukunethezeka kuthinta kanjani ukukhetha kokuthenga kwabathengi?
Amaketela anentamo ye-Swan, izikali zedijithali, nezigayi zensimbi eziyisicoci se-conical burr zisebenze njengetshe legumbi lokuthuthukiswa kwekhofi okukhethekile.
Kodwa-ke, ukuthola okuningi kubhontshisi we-premium bekulokhu kuyikhono elidinga ukuzijwayeza.Kodwa esizukulwaneni esisha sabathengi besimanje, umgomo udlula ukuveza izici ezicashile zamakhofi akhethekile.
U-Andre, othenga ubhontshisi oluhlaza, uyachaza, “Ukuzijabulisa kungasho izinto eziningi.Kungase kubhekisele ekubeni nokufinyelela ekhofini, ukukwazi ukwenza isiphuzo ngokushesha noma kalula, noma ukukhulisa izinga lethu lokufinyeleleka kuwo womabili amaklayenti anamandla namanje.
“Njengoba wonke umuntu eba matasa kakhulu, abaroki babheka 'ukufaneleka' kuzo zonke izici ngaphandle kokuyekethisa ikhwalithi,” kuqhubeka umbhali.
Amakhasimende ekhofi namuhla afuna okungaphezu nje kukabhontshisi ophelele, ekhumbula ukunethezeka.
Ukuthi abasebenzisi bekhofi besimanje bathola kanjani amandla abo e-caffeine nsuku zonke kuthonywe inhloso yokwenza ibhalansi phakathi kokufinyeleleka nekhwalithi.
Amakhasimende amaningi alinganisela indlela yokuphila esebenzayo nomsebenzi, ukugijimisa izingane ukuya nokubuya esikoleni, nokuzijabulisa.
Bangase bathole isixazululo emikhiqizweni yekhofi efinyeza izikhathi zokulinda noma eqeda isidingo sokugaya kanye nokwenza ubhontshisi ophelele ngaphandle kokuyekethisa ukunambitheka.
Ingabe ukusetshenziswa kalula kuyayedlula ikhwalithi yabaphuza ikhofi abasebasha?
Abathengi abakhetha ubulula bomshini wekhofi osheshayo noma ukunethezeka kwefasitela lokushayela ngokuvamile basekela izinqumo zabo kokunethezeka.
Inkolelo yokuthi ikhofi elisheshayo alinayo izinga eliphezulu lekhwalithi kanye ne-flavour okufanele ibhekwe “njengekhethekile” iholele abarosi abaningi ukuba bakhethe ubhontshisi ophelele noma ikhofi eligayiwe esikhathini esidlule.
Kodwa-ke, imboni yekhofi esheshayo iyakhula futhi, ngenani lemakethe lomhlaba elingaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-12 zamaRandi.Sengikushilo lokho, ukungenelela okwengeziwe kwekhofi eliyisipesheli kuthuthukise ikhwalithi yezithako ezisetshenziswayo futhi kusize uchungechunge lokunikezela ukuthi lubonakale obala.
U-Andre uthi, “Ngicabanga ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezimbili zabaphisi botshwala basekhaya: abayizimfundamakhwela nabathandwayo.“Kwabashisekayo, kuhilela nje ukuthola umthamo wabo wekhofi wansuku zonke ngaphandle kwengxabano nokwaneliseka ngemiphumela.
Kwabashisekayo, ukuhlola ipharamitha ye-brew yansuku zonke akuyona inkinga.
Wonke umuntu angase angabi naso isikhathi soku-oda inkomishi yekhofi nsuku zonke noma ukufinyelela umshini we-espresso, ngokusho kuka-Andre.
Ngakho-ke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi inqubo yokuphisa, sihlose ukwenza isiko labo lansuku zonke libe lula ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ukusebenzisa okokusebenza okuyisipesheli ukwenza ikhofi kungathuthukisa umuzwa wabantu abathanda ubhontshisi osanda kugaywa.Nokho, kwabanye abantu, kungase kungabi ukukhetha okusebenza kakhulu noma okungabizi kakhulu.
U-Andrew uyachaza, “Muva nje senze inhlolovo kumakhasimende ayi-100, futhi ikhwalithi isaphuma njengento ebaluleke kakhulu.Lapha, sibheka ukunethezeka njengenzuzo yebhonasi kubantu asebevele balazisa ikhofi elihle ekhaya noma ezindaweni zokudlela.
Ngakho-ke, abaningi abarosa ikhofi manje sebegxile ekutholeni izindlela zokunciphisa imigoqo phakathi kokunethezeka nokusetshenziswa kwekhofi eliphezulu.
Yiziphi izingxenye ezibalulekile ezingathuthukisa ukunethezeka kwamakhasimende ngekhofi?
Ukunethezeka kungafika ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene, njengoba u-Andre abonisa.
Igrinder yesandla ephathwayo kanye ne-Aeropress izingcezu ezimbili zezinto ezithandwa yikhofi abaningi abazithola ziwusizo ekusetheni ikhofi labo.Kokubili kulula ukukuthwala kunokuthulula futhi kubandakanya izigaba ezimbalwa.
Kodwa njengoba imakethe ithuthukile, amarosa kudingeke ukuthi aguqule iminikelo yawo ukuze aphendule isidingo sabathengi sekhofi eliphezulu, elithengekayo, nelisebenzayo.
Isibonelo, abanye abantu banqume ukwenza owabo uhlobo lwamaphilisi ekhofi akhethekile ukuze asetshenziswe ekhaya noma ezindaweni zokusebenza.Ngenxa yokuphatheka kwazo kanye nokusebenziseka kalula, abaningana basungule izikhwama zekhofi eziconsisa amathe.
Abanye, njenge-Yardstick Coffee, bakhethe ukuthatha “i-retro” eyengeziwe ngokwenza ikhofi labo elisheshayo ngobhontshisi wekhofi we-premium.
“Ikhofi elikhanyayo liyikhofi lethu elikhethekile eliqandisiwe,” kuchaza u-Andre.Yethulwa ngesikhathi sodlame lwe-Covid-19 futhi ibe yimpumelelo enkulu.
Umkhiqizo uhloselwe labo abathanda ikhofi ezindaweni ezingenakho ukufinyelela emishinini eyanele yokuphisa, njengalapho ukhempile, undiza, noma usekhaya.
“Inzuzo enkulu ukuthi ikhasimende lithola ikhofi elingcono kakhulu ngaphandle kokucabanga nganoma yiziphi izindlela zokupheka,” eqhubeka."Bangakwazi futhi ukwenza amakhofi eceleni ukuze benze iziqhathaniso zokunambitha."
Ngenxa yokuthi banolwazi olungcono ngezici ze-flavour, abathosi bangase bakhethe ubhontshisi onambitheka kamnandi ngemva kokumiswa yiqhwa futhi usetshenziswe ekuphiseni.
Amakhasimende angakhetha iphrofayili ye-flavour alithandayo ngenxa yalokhu, futhi ikhofi elikhethekile lihlukaniswa kusukela kuzinhlobo zangaphambili zekhofi elomisiwe elifakwe imbiza ngezinga eliphezulu lekhwalithi nokulandeleka.
Enye into etholakalayo emakethe izikhwama zekhofi.Izikhwama zekhofi zinikeza abathengi isixazululo esihlangene ngoba zipakishwa zingangeni moya.
Balingisa iphrofayili yenkomishi yomshini wokunyathelisa waseFrance ngaphandle kwesidingo semishini ethambile.Ngakho-ke alungele abakhempa, abaqwala izintaba, nabahamba njalo.
Ukufinyelela kumaleveli ahlukahlukene okugazinga afakwe kubhontshisi ongaphakathi kwezikhwama zekhofi kuyinto enhle.Amarosti alula angcono kubathengi abafuna ikhofi elimnyama elinambithekayo ngoba bavame ukuba ne-asidi eningi nezici ezithela izithelo.
Okuhlukile wukugazinga okuphakathi ukuya kokumnyama kulabo abathanda ikhofi bengeze ubisi noma ushukela.
Amarosa kufanele ashintshe ukuze avumelane nentandokazi ekhulayo yamakhasimende ukuze kube lula ngokunciphisa inani lezinyathelo ezidingekayo ukwenza inkomishi yekhofi ehloniphekile.
Wonke umthengi unokuthandwa okuhlukile nokuthandwayo uma kuziwa ezintweni ezilula, futhi lokhu kuzothinta indlela abakhetha ukusebenzisa ngayo imali yabo, njengoba nathi kwaCyan Pak sazi.
Ukukhombisa umkhiqizo wakho nokuzibophezela ekuzinzeni, sihlinzeka ngezikhwama zekhofi eziconsayo, izihlungi, namabhokisi okupakisha angenziwa ngokwezifiso ngokuphelele.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: May-31-2023