you guys always come up with great suggestions so i wondered if anyone felt strongly about a particular brand of instant coffee. granted, it's a subjective opinion but that's okay. i'll give it a try.
thanks.
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you guys always come up with great suggestions so i wondered if anyone felt strongly about a particular brand of instant coffee. granted, it's a subjective opinion but that's okay. i'll give it a try.
thanks.
A French Press...
....and I'm not joking.
You can find a individual size for $10-15, you add a scoop or two of regular coffee fill with boiling water, let it set for a minute put the plunger in and pour into you cup and enjoy.
Remember Sanka?:D
There is no such thing as "best" instant coffee! Coffee & instant shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence.
I would agree with Ninja on a French Press - great REAL coffee, in just a couple minutes, without a cord! You can use it anyplace you can get hot water.
Anapuni said it about all for me - I'm 100% on board with this.Quote:
Originally Posted by anapuni808
I also have a 1-cup drip coffee device: 1 scoop in the bottom (filter) part, hothot water in the top, 1-minute to coffee - REAL coffee.
The Racing Spoon
Used to be carried around our necks when I was in the armed forces. As other people will tell you if they are brothers in arms. It's not all action ! A lot of the time is spent sitting 'round waiting.
It was taken for granted in the marines that you could have a few sips (with your racing spoon) of whatever was on the go.
Coffee, Stew, Curry 'n rice > The list goes on,,,,, as far as an airoplane hanger full of troops. Still got that spoon :) And it's a treasure hanging up next to my dog tags.
Love the Kona sent by mates in Hawii but to make it go further,,,,, I add some Nescafe,
Grey Man
.wrong thread.
ha! ha! you guys crack me up! okay, i'll invest in a french press. i didn't realize there were such coffee purists here!!! :eek:
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Originally Posted by anapuni808
Sorry I am not a coffe fan. I was married to some who had to have her 2 cups of coffee when she fisr got up. Yes forget the sex. And also her one cup of coffee when before she went to bed.
I can fairly answer your question - Taster's Choice. It beats every american national brand of 'real' and instant coffee, though probably no 'purist' considers the national brands to be 'real' coffee (robusta is just too harsh and lacking in aromatics). ;) It has an aromatic presence and even leaves that little hint of oily foam on the top that results from having made a good cup of coffee in the proper manner. A french press will not make a good cup of coffee if you don't put good coffee into it, so that answer just isn't an answer at all!
For me, instant coffee is only good for making ice cream and finishing gravy...don't think I have ever really relished a cup.
Barry might can add on, but I know all my family/mates back home in Bermuda and the UK ALL drink exclusively Instant...and I have no idea why...
Really? I searched the web for reviews on this and couldn't find one that had anywhere near this conclusion.Quote:
Originally Posted by salmoned
O.K. I know I should read the whole thread but I'm on a short "leash". TheQuote:
Originally Posted by Ninja
french press is exquisite and is fabulous when there is no power (if you have a stove or gas grill with a burner). We keep coffee ground on hand for just
such emergencies. But also we like to brew this method during normal times as well. Great suggestion!
are you going camping?
If so, let me suggest those coffee "tea bags" (folger makes one). Portable and perfect!
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Originally Posted by TATTRAT
Our man Tatt is absolutly correct. It's great in ice cream or to re-vitalise some Kona ( It's hard to get over here). Never thought of putting it in the gravy but must try it.
Some of my friends add a spoon of instant to the bath water, along with a tea bag. They claim that it prolongs their sun tan but I haven't seen any proof. Something about Tannin and Caffeine ?
i agree wholeheartedly with this, and will add that charbucks does not count as good coffee.Quote:
Originally Posted by salmoned
Starbucks came out with a new line of instant coffee, has anyone tried it?
ah. because burning perfectly good coffee beans is only a few steps away from dehydrating them so they can be imbibed as a "coffee-like" beverage (a description that applies to that which makes up most of their repertoire).Quote:
Originally Posted by infinitypro
okay, i'll stop being a snide, snooty wank.
Oh, please don't!Quote:
Originally Posted by cynsaligia
I'm not a coffee drinker, but I have heard the same complaint about Starbuxx from so many people who are - that they severely over-roast their beans. And that's from residents of the town that begat them.
Searching for input here and web-wide is an exercise in futility in the first place, since it's all merely a matter of personal taste. I am not a daily drinker of instant or ground, but I have 'shopped' both (my latest test has been of some civet poo from SE Asia - not bad, but it deteriorates within three weeks and is way too pricy ;)) and the only instant I will stock is TC. Can you share the results of your search to date?Quote:
Originally Posted by StinkyTheGrump
I think the huge food and beverage review industry is pretty strong evidence contrary to this view.Quote:
Originally Posted by salmoned
Here are the best reviews I could find that cover Taster's Choice, the latter being a roundup of quite a few different brands -
http://www.landor.com/index.cfm?do=t...1&bhhash=1#top
http://food.aol.com/instant-coffee
Postum! :D
:) Heehee, I know what that is! *channels Yoda: showing my age, I am...*Quote:
Originally Posted by tutusue
It also sounds like something McGarrett might drink: "Postum, Danno!" :D
I looked at your links, but I failed to see your point. A comparison between original TC and Italian Roast Via (instant and ground) is not much of a comparison as TC is not designed to compare with the darker Italian roast flavor. The other comparison rated TC highly and commented that it could mistaken for ground - supporting my position. The winner of that latter comparison I haven't seen in stores, is it really a national brand?Quote:
Originally Posted by StinkyTheGrump
Rather than refuting, the large food & beverage review industry tends to prove my point. Universal agreement concerning relative flavor ranking would not support such a wide range of opinions.
I was actually looking forward to an overall result to your search, so I could try another 'winner'.
from Wikipedia:
Postum was a powdered roasted grain beverage sold by the Kraft Foods company as a coffee substitute. The caffeine-free beverage mix was created by company founder C. W. Post in 1895 and produced and marketed by Postum Cereal Company as a healthy alternative to coffee. Post was a student of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg who believed caffeine to be unhealthy. Postum was made from wheat bran, wheat, molasses, and maltodextrin from corn. It was discontinued in 2007.[1][2]
Postum enjoyed a meteoric rise in sales and popularity in the U.S. during World War II as coffee became heavily rationed and people searched for a replacement.[3]
So, it doesn't count. <smile> I remember tasting it once - yech!!!!!