Instant Coffee?

[michaelman2]

Joe, this is a great idea...sounds really good. I now have a good use for the jar of instant coffee I purchased for baking this season. My grandfather used to drink Taster's Choice and I remember the very unusual shape of the jar. I do not recall ever drinking instant coffee.

 

[sudsmaster]

Just picked up a big 4 lb. can of Cafe D'Vita Mocha Cappuccino powder. It's not bad with just hot water if you add more powder than recommended. LOL. Have not yet tried it with milk, ice, ice cream, whipped cream, etc. It might be good at work.

 

 

[frigilux]

A friend at work loves this cappuccino powder. She whisks a couple of tablespoons of it into her coffee, which must up the buzz factor, LOL.

 

[warmsecondrinse]

I'm not partial to instant coffee, but Taster's Choice is about the best I've found.

I'd like to find an instant espresso that's not vile. I've had no luck with that at all.

I do tend to keep a jar of instant de-caf on hand for when I'm in the mood for an evening nightcap: coffee and Bailey's, coffee and Kaluha, etc.

I agree; whether de-caf or regular, coffee definitely improves the flavour of hot chocolate.

 

[mark_wpduet]

You know -

I RARELY, if ever drink instant coffee - but I think it's improved drastically over the years or something, because I remember trying some a LONG time ago and it was terrible.....but a few years ago I had no choice but to drink instant coffee for a couple of days and it was not bad at all, much better than I had remembered it being years before when I tried it. This was Kroger brand too, it wasn't even a name brand. I don't even know why it was in my cupboard to be honest. It may still be there.

 

[sudsmaster]

An instand espresso that's not vile...

Have you tried Medaglia d'Oro?

 

 

[whirlpolf]

Instants? Have drastically improved here

While some 5 years ago I wouldn't have trusted anyone offering me an instant coffee, I do tend to think differently now.

Penny's "Sofortwach" (= instantly alert/awake) just got me grabbing the jar just by the name. Jacob's "2 in 1" (milk + coffee = café au lait) or "3 in 1" sachets (café au lait with sugar) are able to stand up to their promises.

While I still prefer a nice cuppa with friends at a breakfast table, sometimes there isn't the time for it at all and you have to get going in no time.

So:
Less than 20 mins to go: Instant (and thus keeping my coworkers from my own grumpyness) = taste is reasonably well today.
More than 20 mins to go: Either multipresso wonder machine with zillions of presso-esso-matics to go haywire for no reason at all / good old grandma's own hand brew or some nice freshly ground filter or perk coffee and a nice "wakeywakey" chit chat in the morning.

Bad about it all: With the instant coffee quality having improved as it has, there is no more excuse for any "bad hair day" for me. *gg*