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Does anyone drink instant coffee anymore?

For some reason I think of it as an older concept. Now Starbucks and coffee chains are popular.

Seinfeld on instant coffee youtu.be/uDrh5pujB9I?si=VdlVEREjMTNd2Bs7

Highlighting carlcook’s advice:

dissolve in cold water, ONLY THEN add hot water. The rationale behind it is that aromatics evaporate too quickly when the instant powder is infused with too/boiling hot water.

guyrocket ,
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

Yes. I don't like it but sometimes I don't have time to make my normal pour over. Like lunchtime. Tastes pretty bad. Especially to a pour over coffee snob like me.

Even Costco sells it.

colorsoloud ,

I’m a pour over die hard but have you tried aeropress? You can make a single cup very quickly and easily.

guyrocket ,
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

I think I have heard of that. You need special hardware, right?

colorsoloud ,

Yes, you do need the $40 brewer. And it’s best with fresh ground coffee so I’d recommend a burr grinder, but whatever pour over grind you use would work. aeropress.com

DogMuffins ,

Don’t you need their filters also ?

colorsoloud ,

Yes

DogMuffins ,

Pour over doesn’t seem that popular in Australia. I mean I know it’s a thing but I’ve never seen it or heard of anyone drinking it.

Here the at-home-coffee options go instant > french press > mocha pot > pods > espresso machine.

Where would pour over fit in here?

guyrocket ,
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

Not sure I understand your question. How strong is pour over coffee?

DogMuffins ,

Not really, you can make “strong” coffee using any method.

I’m asking about the overall quality. On a scale of swill-drinker to intolerable-coffee-snob, who uses pour over ?

guyrocket ,
@guyrocket@kbin.social avatar

I would judge that pour over is higher tier. Search YT for vids, some people are sickly obsessive over how to do a pour. IMHO, pour over is second only to espresso.

DogMuffins ,

Hmm. I did have a look.

I think you could divide extraction methods into pressurised vs non-pressurised.

Probably personal preference which is best.

grte ,

If I’m going camping and want to keep things light I’ll buy instant coffee and transfer it into a freezer bag.

etchinghillside ,

Dealing with coffee grinds got annoying. It’s also one of my first grocery store purchases when traveling.

Bonus points for instant iced coffee.

slazer2au ,

My family does. Good old Bland Blend 43 Gold

squiblet ,
@squiblet@kbin.social avatar

Starbucks tried to modernize it with these little packets a few years back, under the name “Via”. The older brands still exist too, such as Nescafé, which, as a Nestle product, I assume is made from the blood of indigenous people.

BraveSirZaphod ,
@BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social avatar

The production actually is pretty cool really. They basically brew giant vats of coffee and then freeze dry it into a powder that can be easily rehydrated.

NotSteve_ ,

That actually made me like insta coffee a tiny bit more just for being so cool

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

i bet the blood of indigenous people would taste better... not that im condoning such an aberration.

aphlamingphoenix ,

When you drink the coffee, you can really taste the iron deficiency.

s_s ,

The biggest difference is that starbucks via doesn’t start with awful coffee.

Starbucks isn’t good coffee compared to some fancy pants third wave coffee, but It’s not nescafe either.

Freeze drying and rehydrating might not do anything to hurt coffee flavor, but it’s not going to make bad coffee suddenly taste good.

helenslunch ,
@helenslunch@feddit.nl avatar

I just bought a couple dozen of these NUUN tablet tubes. When it arrived the return address had Nestle on it. So I guess I can’t buy those anymore…

Rai ,

Via was godly for festival mornings.

drmoose ,

I do it when I’m too lazy to make espresso at home. I have some freeze dried quality coffee that mixed with oat milk or vanilla ice cream tastes really good but I also do 3in1 which is delish.

Instant coffee is becoming quite popular again thanks to tiktok. People are sharing many recipes and its big because it’s very accessible and can taste good. Also people finally figuring out that there is some special prep involved like not burning the coffee etc.

I don’t really get beverages elitism tbh it’s all some weird nonsense we put into our water to entertain ourselves.

someguy3 OP ,

My flavored water is better than your flavored water.

TheLonelyWonderer ,

I still do. Most of my coffee consumption is instant, but I am not particular about coffee so long it doesn’t taste bad.

RBWells ,

My husband does. Nescafe. Though I make coffee each morning in a moka pot, fresh ground. He likes the instant coffee (and likes it much earlier than I make coffee).

I like coffee but not enough to like bad coffee.

twinnie ,

It’s all I drink. But I only drink coffee for the caffeine, it all tastes like shit. If I want to enjoy it I have a cup of tea.

Z4rK ,

Put a little salt in it! It helps a lot especially with the cheaper brands.

Ashen ,

The link literally has “joke” in it so I’m not sure if I should be taking this seriously.

Buddahriffic ,

Based on experimenting with flavours but not this particular one yet, it doesn’t hurt to try. Balancing the different flavour groups is an easy way to elevate meals (well, easy once you’ve calibrated your taste to be able to figure out what’s “missing”).

Just tried it and I’d say it’s a positive difference, though I didn’t spend much time searching for the “right” amount. With salt, I find it’s better to err on the side of too little. Things tend to be ok with too little salt and yuck with too much.

AstralPath ,

A tiny pinch of salt actually dulls the sharpness of a bitter coffee. Something something chemical reactions when salt mixes with coffee. Try it. It’s great!

spittingimage ,
@spittingimage@lemmy.world avatar

It’s for real. But make it a small pinch. You don’t actually want to taste salt.

DogMuffins ,

You do you I guess but… surely a good cup of proper coffee tastes less-shit and has more caffeine?

Bishma ,
@Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

It’s a bit more common in the UK. Everybody’s got 230v electric kettles practically in every room (/s) so having coffee that just takes hot water has extra appeal. I’m also lead to believe that their instant coffee is a bit better quality than what is common in the US.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

this is so odd for me to read. instant coffee is treated like literal dirt over here. so the idea theres a good kind of drinkable dirt sounds hilarious.

Bishma ,
@Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

90% of what I “know” about England is from panel shows. It’s a small and warped window.

sanguinepar ,
@sanguinepar@lemmy.world avatar

UK here, and yeah, this is my experience.

I’ll drink instant most days (right now in fact) and proper coffee when we have guests or if I’m not pushed for time.

Quality of instant varies wildly, but there’s at least a few versions that are very decent indeed IMO.

eezeebee ,
@eezeebee@lemmy.ca avatar

I drink it. It’s cheaper and quicker to make than anything else I’ve found.

TheBananaKing ,

I drink both instant and real.

I drink french-press rocket fuel in the morning, a strong cap at lunchtime on office days, and I wouldn’t compromise on either.

But afternoons at home, or in the evening… I dunno, it’s just too much drama. I want something in the background that isn’t going to make any demands on my attention. It’s the equivalent of watching garbage TV at the end of a long day. You don’t want hard-hitting incisive social commentary, you just want a couple episodes of Ow, My Balls.

I’ve found a brand that doesn’t taste like toner; it’s not real coffee, just Brown Drink. But it’s entirely acceptable Brown Drink, and it does what I need it for.

rockhstrongo ,
@rockhstrongo@lemmy.world avatar

What brand is it?

negativenull ,

huckleberryroasters.com/…/huck-instant-blue-orchi…

That is legitimately good instant coffee. Given the price, I’d hope so. I take that camping.

TheBananaKing ,

It’s Australian, so probably not much use to you, but this

Noblesavage ,

You’re right, I can’t even access the site outside of Australia. However, if I’m ever in Australia - I’ll look it up!

TheBananaKing ,

Huh, that’s fucked up. Why the hell would a cheap-ass supermarket geoblock?

Rai ,

I’m not in Australia and I’m able to access it!

AgnosticMammal ,

Fwiw, it’s the equivalent to store brand premium instant coffee granules. Costco, walmart or aldi may have something similar.

Noblesavage ,

Oh hey, hay čxʷ q̓ə for the reply! That’s good to know what the equivalent quality is. I juuuust discovered a good, high quality instant coffee that is decent. It’s called Davidoff. Pricey at anywhere from $15 - $20(!) CAD for 100g.

I’m trying to avoid Nestle products on principle, and I find the Tim Horton’s original blend way too high acidity/bitterness but it’s okay in a pinch.

I’ll take a look at more of the big box stores you mentioned.

spittingimage ,
@spittingimage@lemmy.world avatar

Same. French press for work, instant for home where I don’t know how long I can keep a given activity going.

alokir ,

I do when I’m in a hurry. It’s not as good as the real one but gets the job done when I really need it.

grysbok ,
@grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I do. I left my pour-over coffee maker at the office, so I make do with instant coffee. It’s… ok, if I drown it in almond milk.

zacher_glachl ,

I was recently on holiday where most of the other guests in our hotel were 50-70 year old Germans.

The breakfast buffet at our hotel had a large scale coffee maker which could do some surprisingly good freshly ground coffee. What it could also do is spit instant coffee into your mug and pour hot water on top.

In two weeks I never saw someone (other than me) draw anything but fucking instant coffee from that thing.

volvoxvsmarla ,

But why??

zacher_glachl ,

If only I knew…

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