I’m not spending enough time at home in the mornings—well, early afternoons—to justify making a pot of coffee, but that morning jolt is still needed. Running low on Starbucks VIA which I got as a freebie giveaway, and IMO it’s way too expensive to pay for. So I’m soliciting suggestions on a decent instant coffee.
Criteria: must have similar caffeine to brewed. (Okay to suggest using 150-200% of recommended dosage per liquid ounce.) Must not taste like ass. What got me thinking about this was a buddy giving me Folger’s a few weeks ago—it tasted Almost Entirely Unlike Coffee, but that didn’t make it bad.
Suggestions?
Aeropress? Makes one dose of coffee, and is a fun plunger to boot.
try one of the European instant coffees. They cost a bit more than Folger’s, but IMHO have more flavour (british spelling intended :-) (although I’d more recommend French or Italian or Greek coffees)
And the French Press works well, and you might even like the taste better than brewed coffee. Just be careful of those single serving presses, they’re incredibly easy to break. You might be better off getting the next size up, the glass is a bit thicker.
Or, if you don’t want that much prep every morning, get a Toddy Maker. One pound ground coffee, 9 cups water, let it sit 12 hours, and drain. Voila, a carafe of coffee concentrate. In the morning, add water in about a 4:1 ratio, microwave, drink.