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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.

Magister ,
@Magister@lemmy.world avatar

No, it’s disgusting, taste like socks’ water

Agent641 ,

U dont want your sockwater?

slurp

thelastknowngod ,

I don’t drink coffee at all but I do live outside of the US. I have noticed that in MANY places in the world, instant coffee is the norm. It’s not normal to see coffee beans in the grocery store at all really where I am now. I would have to go to a more upscale place or to a specialty spot to find whole or ground coffee.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Isn’t that basically what a Keurig pod is? I think more people use instant coffee now than they did before those things existed. As much as Starbucks is popular, I still think most people make their own coffee at home.

someguy3 OP ,

Keurig pod has coffee grinds and filter. Instant coffee dissolves in water.

Tikiporch ,

Freeze dried Colombian is fantastic. A jar of Juan Valdez keeps in your cabinet for ages of you’re not a coffee drinker.

Squirrel ,
@Squirrel@thelemmy.club avatar

I drink instant cappuccino, a habit I picked up from my wife. It’s much less “coffee” than it is “vaguely coffee-flavored drink.”

electric_nan ,

My wife prefers it. It’s fine with sweet creamer.

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.

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.

MoonManKipper ,

Me

TrenchcoatFullofBats ,

You can make a very nice (and strong) Dalgona with Cafe Bustelo instant coffee

rockhstrongo ,
@rockhstrongo@lemmy.world avatar

Wow, that looks tasty!

DogMuffins ,

I hadn’t heard of this. Looks like they’re using sugar to make that thick consistency. One recipe says 1tbsp coffee 1tbsp sugar 1tbsp hot water. That’s a hard no from me.

deegeese ,

I think it still represents something like 5-10% of the US coffee market.

Better doesn’t always drive out cheaper.

aubertlone ,

It’s not always about cost but convenience.

Got hot water? Add instant coffee and you’re done.

dual_sport_dork ,
@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world avatar

And you can make hot water with just about anything. Most people use a microwave, I’m sure. But you could use a stovetop or hot plate, a camp fire, or even a tin cup over a Zippo if you really had to.

twinnie ,

I’m pretty sure every other country in the world just uses an electric kettle. That will just emphasise the convenience of instant over ground coffee.

setsneedtofeed ,
@setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world avatar

Personally, not very much. I’m aware my personal experience doesn’t translate to universal truth, but I only know what it know.

I have a little bit of instant coffee around but it’s mostly for camping.

Day to day, I either drink homemade iced coffee, or regular coffee made in a pour over. Getting the iced coffee ready is as fast as putting some ice in a bottle and pouring the coffee. Even the pour over, which takes maybe 15 minutes total is still faster than the time spent going to a Starbucks, waiting in line, ordering, and waiting for it to be made.

To me, buying coffee is really only going to happen when I’m traveling.

Zippit ,

I use it, because I have fibromyalgia. So it’s easier sometimes to just press the button on the kettle to makes some coffee. When I’m doing well, I always make Turkish coffee, since it feels like it makes me clearer way faster than other coffee does.

seaQueue ,
@seaQueue@lemmy.world avatar

Try Korean instant coffee, it’s about the best I’ve had. Check the ingredients carefully if you have food sensitivities, there’s often surprise 🌽 in the creamer and sometimes corn syrup powder as sweetener.

youguys ,

Drinking some right now, try medaglia d’oro Espresso Instant Coffee. I also enjoy a few other brands, it’s literally pre brewed coffee and then dehydrated, you can have shitty regular coffee and shitty instant.

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