Plastic Coffee Cupping Bowls – 200ml - Black

Proper cupping bowls without the proper-cupping-bowl price. Twelve stackable, unbreakable bowls built for tasting coffee side by side. We sourced these because cupping kit shouldn’t cost more than the coffee you’re tasting.

Why use cupping bowls at all?
You can cup out of mugs, and most of us started that way. The problem is that mugs are all different. Different volumes mean different ratios, and different shapes and materials mean the cups cool at different rates. When one cup tastes brighter than the next, you can’t tell if it’s the coffee or the mug. Twelve identical bowls take that variable out, so the only thing changing between cups is the coffee. That matters whether you’re comparing roast profiles, dialling in a new green, or checking a sample before you commit to a sack.

Why plastic?

• Doesn’t steal heat. At 37g each, these weigh a fraction of a ceramic bowl, so less heat goes into warming the bowl and more stays in the brew through the break and the first slurps.
• Doesn’t break. Drop one on the floor, or chuck the stack in a bag for a cupping at a mate’s roastery. They survive.
• Stacks neatly. The fins nest the bowls into one compact stack and let them drain and air-dry after washing.
• Matched volume. [Include only if the fill test passes] We checked: every bowl holds the same amount, so your ratios hold across the whole table.
• Affordable. About [£X] per bowl, a fraction of what you’d pay for ceramic or the big-name plastic sets.

Where ceramic still wins
If you’re Q grading or calibrating to a formal protocol, use the glass or ceramic vessels it specifies. For roast development, sample roasting, buying decisions and home cupping, these do the job properly for much less money.