"posh" instant coffee

[Kevin Hodge]

i bought some "cap colombe" from the "nescafe collection" (:rolleyes today. i'm drinking some just now. first impressions are...

it's a bit pish

anyone had any worthwhile experiences with instant coffee?

edit - not even drinking out of my KitKat mug is helping

[Kevin Hodge]

Originally Posted by hannah_on_toast

no.

I get that 'Douwe Egberts' instant coffee. It's not bad at all.

Originally Posted by ghoul

it's a bit pish

Maybe you should change the thread title to "Pish" instant coffee?

[Kevin Hodge]

Originally Posted by I.G.

Maybe you should change the thread title to "Pish" instant coffee?

well spotted my friend

[Kevin Hodge]

Originally Posted by hannah_on_toast

actually. i used to drink the instant mocha sachets from nescafe (i think) when i was at uni. they were quite nice. not as good at the real thing though.

you should buy a cheap perculator (sp?) people will instantly buy you nice coffee for christmas etc.

yaeh those sachets are not bad. give me hella sweats and frenzy tho


what does a perc do?

[MooseOfDoom]

Coffee percolator - one of those push down jobbies that looks like a big mug with a push down handle. You brew proper coffee in it, push the handle down to trap the grounds then pour. Voila, nice coffee! You can pick a cheapo one up for under a fiver, probably get a pot of coffee with the change too.

[Kevin Hodge]

Originally Posted by MooseOfDoom

Coffee percolator - one of those push down jobbies that looks like a big mug with a push down handle. You brew proper coffee in it, push the handle down to trap the grounds then pour. Voila, nice coffee! You can pick a cheapo one up for under a fiver, probably get a pot of coffee with the change too.

nah man, thats called a cafeteire :rolleyes:

is there no difference between the two?

i thought a perc was a machine of some sort?

[Azi]

A percolator boils the water and drips it through the coffee grounds (which are in a mesh basket thingy, over the jug) And definately worth it, I pop a pot on every morning, it makes the house smell lovely and its yummy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_percolator

[Kevin Hodge]

Originally Posted by All_Zen_Indigo

A percolator boils the water and drips it through the coffee grounds (which are in a mesh basket thingy, over the jug) And definately worth it, I pop a pot on every morning, it makes the house smell lovely and its yummy

my problem with cafetires is that you have to leave the grounds and water in em for a good 5 mins to let the flav develop. by this time it is past its optimum temperature imo. lukewarm coffee...how special


do percs sort this out?

[Azi]

I stand corrected, a coffee maker is what I described apparently Still, yummy

[Azi]

And yeah, it stays hot for ages cuz its got a heater in the bottom, under the jug, and has very few grounds left at the bottom

[MooseOfDoom]

Haha... Brainfart. Sorry. Get a cafetiere ( which is what I was thinking of :embarass: ) with decent insulation and it's fine... I can never be bothered with the drippy things.

[diplodocus]

I am a terrible snob when it comes to coffee. I won't drink instant, cafetierre or even coffee from perculators. I'll only drink coffee from an espresso machine which steams the coffee grounds. I'll only use arabica beans, Lavazza or Illy brands being my favs. I like it strong and the stuff comes out black like tar, as it should be.

[fuzzy_logic]

Originally Posted by ghoul

my problem with cafetires is that you have to leave the grounds and water in em for a good 5 mins to let the flav develop. by this time it is past its optimum temperature imo. lukewarm coffee...how special


do percs sort this out?

I find that if you warm your milk in the microwave just before you pour the coffee, it is a more agreeable temperature.
I prefer to use my Moka Express stove pot. No issues with temperature, and great coffee every time. Probably the greatest invention of all time!

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Originally Posted by deeshow

I'll only drink coffee from an espresso machine which steams the coffee grounds. I'll only use arabica beans, Lavazza or Illy brands being my favs. I like it strong and the stuff comes out black like tar, as it should be.

Black tar-like espresso? Let me guess, deeshow, a La Pavoni mini lever machine? :rolleyes:

[Andy]

Coffee & tea are horrible!! End of!

Originally Posted by Andy

Coffee & tea are horrible!! End of!

Nooooo!

[diplodocus]

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Originally Posted by pantini

Black tar-like espresso? Let me guess, deeshow, a La Pavoni mini lever machine? :rolleyes:

Nope, a cookworks £12.99 jobbie from argoose. The cheapest they had on offer

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Originally Posted by deeshow

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Nope, a cookworks £12.99 jobbie from argoose. The cheapest they had on offer

Blimey, bargain