Nearly 70% of Americans say they’re done with coffee shops after becoming at-home baristas

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Half of Americans have become “quaristas” during 2020, according to new research.

A survey of 2,000 coffee drinkers revealed 49 percent of respondents have become at-home baristas during quarantine, using their time inside to develop their coffee-making skills.

Two-thirds (66 percent) of those have so much faith in their newfound talent, they plan to continue using their barista knowledge to make coffee in their own kitchen — even once the pandemic is over.

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Seventy-six percent of respondents spent time perfecting their coffee drink of choice during quarantine — and, of those, the average respondent spent two hours and 10 minutes on the endeavor.

What were they working on? Results revealed 57 percent of respondents picked up a new coffee-related skill and of those, 18 percent learned how to make iced coffee.

And in the process, many found iced coffee was harder to make at home than hot coffee (38 percent vs. 19 percent).

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