The instant coffee thread
May 26, 2011, 1:24 am
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Jul 22, 2014, 1:48 pm
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Drinking coffee 5x a week OK?
Since I drink instant, what would be a good instant coffee you reccommend? I don't have a preference really. I use a splash of 2% milk and 1 1/2-2 teaspoons sugar.
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Jul 22, 2014, 1:53 pm
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With all the news regarding the negative effects of caffeine, I now wonder if its ok to drink coffee every morning 5 times a week (Monday-Friday) without the negative and harmful effects of caffeine. I usually drink instant coffee.
And since I drink instant, what would be a good instant coffee you reccommend? I don't have a preference really. I use a splash of 2% milk and 1 1/2-2 teaspoons sugar.
And since I drink instant, what would be a good instant coffee you reccommend? I don't have a preference really. I use a splash of 2% milk and 1 1/2-2 teaspoons sugar.
There really is no "good" instant coffee IME. When I have had to use it traveling, I have used Nescafe. I suspect some of the Starbucks single serve instants may be better, but have not tried them myself.
Jul 24, 2014, 6:55 pm
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I like Folgers Black Silk. It's usually $4.50 at the grocery store and it's pretty decent as an everyday in my to-go cup beverage.
Jul 25, 2014, 9:02 am
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I have been drinking it for the last year, after I discovered that the coffeemaker at work never gets cleaned and deposits a seemingly permanent supply of stringy solids in the coffee.
However, if I remember to bring in a few k-cups, someone in my office has a Keurig that I can use to brew a better cup.
However, if I remember to bring in a few k-cups, someone in my office has a Keurig that I can use to brew a better cup.
Jul 25, 2014, 2:28 pm
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Jul 29, 2014, 1:46 pm
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I have Via in my travel kit, seldom drink it at home.
Trader Joes instant is above average.
Via added to airline coffee is tolerable.
Trader Joes instant is above average.
Via added to airline coffee is tolerable.
Aug 3, 2014, 10:21 am
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Via is so easy to take with you and it's not bad. When we go on a cruise (cruise coffee is generally yukky), we order hot water and use the Via. We will be in France next month, so will look for the Nescafe Noir.
Aug 3, 2014, 12:44 pm
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Nescafe
I may check out the Noir to compare next time too.
Aug 6, 2014, 6:08 am
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While I do not drink regular coffee, I do like the Jacobs Toblerone or Milka cappucino drinks I get when I'm in Germany.
I have friends who like Percol and I take the dark roast back to them when I go home.
I have friends who like Percol and I take the dark roast back to them when I go home.
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Does anyone still drink instant coffee?
With the proliferation of Keurig, Nespresso and other single cup coffee makers is there still a market for instant coffee? It takes about as long to boil the water for instant as it does to make a cup with a single cup maker.
I've never found an instant coffee I've particularly cared for but it was sometimes a reasonable alterative to brewed coffee in the era when you had to make a full pot. Is anyone still drinking instant?
I've never found an instant coffee I've particularly cared for but it was sometimes a reasonable alterative to brewed coffee in the era when you had to make a full pot. Is anyone still drinking instant?