What do coffee lovers think of instant coffee?

Although I drink coffee just about every day and I enjoy it, I don't consider myself a “coffee lover”, and I don't search for the world's most exotic, least available beans. However, I do have fairly high standards. Our coffee is better than the coffee in most restaurants. I first encountered instant coffee decades ago. It was terrible. read more

To coffee lovers: let's have a cup together so we can educate others on the better alternatives. To me: instant coffee isn't a bad thing, I'm glad it's there for certain situations, but 99% of the time you can have something way better and you should go for it. read more

I’d just say “better than no coffee at all”. It could be an option when going for an excursion into the wild, much like canned meat or canned soups. read more

Kevin Sinnott, aka “Coffee Kevin” at Coffee Companion, thinks regular ground bean coffee is too delicate to be compared to instant coffee because it's meant to be made fresh everytime. read more