Taking a deep breath, I am risking the wrath of the coffeesnobs by posting this.
I love espresso. I roast my own beans. But I still drink instant coffee!
I mean, seriously, lots of people drink it. I drink it almost every day. At work, and at the communal dining hall. You know, like Nescafe Caterers blend and International Roast. Not even the fancy expensive instant coffees. I wont say its bad. In fact, I kinda like it. Its nothing like espresso or espresso based drinks, more like a different drink alltogether. Of course a latte tastes better than nescafe with a dash of UHT milk, but the nescafe with UHT milk isnt half bad.
I drink orange cordial just like I drink instant coffee. Fresh orange juice is nicer but seriously, orange cordial aint half bad. Neither is instant coffee.
To use orange juice as an analogy:
Orange cordial is orange flavoured water designed to be palatable to the masses. Reconstituted orange juice is made from orange extract that is then recombined to become orange juice. Fresh orange juice is made by cutting an orange in half and squeezing out the juice.
They arent the same. But orange cordial is awfully convienient, and is acceptable to most people. Reconstituted juice will never taste like fresh orange juice, but it at least contains real oranges. Fresh orange juice is a bit of a hassle to make, but if you have good oranges (that arent too sour!!!) and are willing to put some effort into squeezing it fresh (they dont keep for long), you will be rewarded with a nice cup of fresh orange juice!
Instant Coffee is coffee flavoured water designed to be palatable to the masses. Supermarket coffee made in a french press, drip maker, percolator, or pressurized filter basket is made by using hot water to extract flavour from the groudns. Espresso is made by using high pressure and the right temperature to extract the most flavour out of fresh beans using the least fluid.
They arent the same. But instant coffee is awfully convienient, and is acceptable to most people. Brewed supermarket coffee will never taste like espresso, but it is at least brewed from coffee grounds. Espresso is a bit of a hassle to make, but if you have good beans (that arent stale!!!) and are willing to put some effort into learning how to dose-level-tamp-extract (consistency is key!), you will be rewarded with a nice cup of coffee.
I love espresso. I roast my own beans. But I still drink instant coffee!
I mean, seriously, lots of people drink it. I drink it almost every day. At work, and at the communal dining hall. You know, like Nescafe Caterers blend and International Roast. Not even the fancy expensive instant coffees. I wont say its bad. In fact, I kinda like it. Its nothing like espresso or espresso based drinks, more like a different drink alltogether. Of course a latte tastes better than nescafe with a dash of UHT milk, but the nescafe with UHT milk isnt half bad.
I drink orange cordial just like I drink instant coffee. Fresh orange juice is nicer but seriously, orange cordial aint half bad. Neither is instant coffee.
To use orange juice as an analogy:
Orange cordial is orange flavoured water designed to be palatable to the masses. Reconstituted orange juice is made from orange extract that is then recombined to become orange juice. Fresh orange juice is made by cutting an orange in half and squeezing out the juice.
They arent the same. But orange cordial is awfully convienient, and is acceptable to most people. Reconstituted juice will never taste like fresh orange juice, but it at least contains real oranges. Fresh orange juice is a bit of a hassle to make, but if you have good oranges (that arent too sour!!!) and are willing to put some effort into squeezing it fresh (they dont keep for long), you will be rewarded with a nice cup of fresh orange juice!
Instant Coffee is coffee flavoured water designed to be palatable to the masses. Supermarket coffee made in a french press, drip maker, percolator, or pressurized filter basket is made by using hot water to extract flavour from the groudns. Espresso is made by using high pressure and the right temperature to extract the most flavour out of fresh beans using the least fluid.
They arent the same. But instant coffee is awfully convienient, and is acceptable to most people. Brewed supermarket coffee will never taste like espresso, but it is at least brewed from coffee grounds. Espresso is a bit of a hassle to make, but if you have good beans (that arent stale!!!) and are willing to put some effort into learning how to dose-level-tamp-extract (consistency is key!), you will be rewarded with a nice cup of coffee.


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