The Best Instant Coffees to Convince Your Friends Coffee Crystals Can Be Good
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Best Instant Coffees to Convince Your Friends Coffee Crystals Can Be Good

Wired  

There is no coffee preparation method more widely maligned than instant coffee. There's more to the world of instant coffee than a packet of Folgers crystals dissolving at the bottom of a Styrofoam cup. About half the world even prefers it to other coffee preparation methods, and there's a good reason for that: Most of the world is getting pretty good instant coffee. So, to find out which of these crystals actually gives your fresh-roasted, home-ground coffee a run for its money, I've been drinking my way across the world to find the best instant coffees. Instant coffees that are made well shine a spotlight on a coffee's fruity flavor notes, tartness, and roasty warm flavors like cinnamon and caramel.

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Instant is in, fancy is out. Nothing stays the same for long in the world of home-brewed coffee
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Instant is in, fancy is out. Nothing stays the same for long in the world of home-brewed coffee

Associated Press  

Instants that demand respect. “From the convenience-obsessed industry of the ‘60s and ’70s — think Mr. Coffee — to the ’single origin’ coffee and Italian espresso drinks in the ‘80s and ’90s, to a ‘third wave’ that began around 2000, of baristas working $20,000 espresso machines, precisely dialing their grinders and weighing each shot digitally,” Munson says. “They just want …

Instant coffee that tastes as good as a fresh brew? These L.A. brands have the best
1 year, 10 months ago

Instant coffee that tastes as good as a fresh brew? These L.A. brands have the best

LA Times  

Lately, everybody loves it. “I wanted to know, is it even possible to make a better version of instant coffee?” Massachusetts-based Cometeer, whose prominent fans include chef David Chang, upended the coffee-that-dissolves-in-water category with its frozen capsules. “In a pinch, on its own,” said Benchakul, “it’s pretty good.” Cost: $16 for six servings Canyon Coffee — Gedeb, Ethiopia Another variety …

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