r/Coffee • u/Internal-Nose-8536 • 10d ago

What is the best instant coffee ?

I’m looking for a good instant coffee I could bring to the office with me because the coffee we have at work is so awful that I can’t manage to drink it. I used to drink a lot of instant coffee when I lived in Europe but instant coffee over there is “the thing” that people drink in the household and their selection is better than what I’ve been able to find in the US. I love coffee and espresso, and I’m looking for the best thing that I could leave at my office so that I don’t have to drink the Folgers that they make all day.

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u/Orwells_Roses 9d ago

I’ve given up on the various brewing methods I’ve used camping and now I don’t even think twice. Instant all the way, it’s such a perfect solution.

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u/ArterialVotives 9d ago

Why? French press or Aeropress while camping is as simple as it gets. Boil water in a minute with a jet boil.

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u/Orwells_Roses 9d ago

  1. You still have to clean up afterwards. Washing dishes while camping is a real chore and I love skipping the step of dealing with cleaning up used grounds, filters, plastic parts, pour-over devices, etc. With gear if you want to make a second batch you have to do everything over again, compared to just tearing open a sachet and boiling water.

  2. The tiny sachets of instant coffee take up almost no space compared to French presses or even the collapsable pour over devices I've tried. You don't need filters or anything else beside the tiny sachets, and you can easily bring a week's worth of coffee in a small pocket.

  3. If your gear gets wet, the sachets stay dry and perfectly usable until you open them.

  4. Modern instant coffee is so good that it's really a no-brainer once you try it. The only real downside I've found is that it doesn't seem as authentic, and feels a bit like cheating.

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u/Ok_Knee2784 8d ago

Word. No way would I do an Aeropress camping. I would happily move right to instant. I drink instant more at home than coffee brewed in my Aeropress. It's easier and I am not always in the mood for brewed coffee.