I’ve recently been doing some instant coffee with milk and it is really fucking good. Around February I wanted a bit of a classic snack the way my grandparents would, some sweet bread with instant coffee. So I got myself some. I had forgotten the powdered creamer, so I used milk. I was pleasantly surprised.

  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    20 days ago

    Single source African light roast, coarse grind, French Press, no milk, no sugar. That is coffee.

    What you have is an ingredient for a custard dessert or a nice addition to a pudding pie.

    Of course, I tease, enjoy what you enjoy. I’m kinda partial to diner coffee, even though it’s bitter and watery and made with the cheapest crap around.

    Edit: I keep instant coffee granules in the house almost at all times. They’re really great for baking, adding coffee flavor to desserts, or, my favorite, in chilis and barbeque sauces/rubs. They’re faster to use and the nuances of great coffee are going to be lost in the cooking process anyway.

      • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        20 days ago

        Throw it in with your chili spice blend. It compliments beans, meat and tomatoes pretty well. I tend for “just a touch” in chili, but more in steak and BBQ rubs.

    • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldOP
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      20 days ago

      I swear I have a snobby hand grind and moka pot tho!

      Idk I could swear as a younger adult I just didnt like the instant stuff. So I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy it this time around.

      Perhaps the microplastics have clogged my taste buds lol

          • evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world
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            20 days ago

            It’s definitely more of a thing now. I think Swift Coffee were the ones that I first started seeing everywhere. They produce their own instant coffee as well as partnering with a lot of roasters. The main difference is that they went for the “quality first” as opposed to nestle, et al, who do super high temperature and pressure extractions followed by spray drying for the cheapest end product.

            The downside is that it’s really energy intensive, so it costs like 10x the price. I wouldnt drink it as my daily coffee just because of the price, but it definitely does the trick when I’m traveling to a coffee desert or in the woods.