Upgrade from Instant Coffee

Scoobydooo

Hi all, when I'm out and about I will always seek out a nice coffee from Kaph or the likes but at home I'm lazy and have stuck to instant coffee..... but now it's time for a change

What's the easiest/cheapest upgrade I can make from instant coffee to get a better tasting cup? Any links to some recommended kit would be great!

Thanks in advance!

Scoobydooo

Also anywhere that offers good deals on starter package eg. Aeropress + grinder + beans or am I just aswell to buy them separate

ironcarbonom

All you need is firstly French press ( cafetiere) and grinded coffee and google it how to prepare your coffee or watch a video on YouTube there are significant amounts of advise there

NIMAN

Agree with the cafetiere option.

Quite often I would drink instant, but when I have a bit more time to myself its the cafetiere, and it is a noticeable improvement for little effort.

To add, I was bought one of those Nescafe Dolce Gusto things that uses the pods, I did use it fairly regularly for maybe a year, but have drifted away from it for the last 18 months or so. It was decent enough, but expensive.

Slaphead07

Another suggestion for a cafetiere. Buy decent ground coffee (not supermarket dead stuff!) and find out what you like. If you're enjoying it then invest in a proper burr grinder and buy whole beans so you can get fresh ground coffee. Small upgrades will let you know what you want from coffee. As mentioned Aeropress is a good inexpensive option too. Enjoy.

OldMrBrennan83

Buy a Nespresso. Clean, simple, a massive upgrade on what you're doing now, and much better than most people give it credit for. Not a massive faff and outlay either. I'd love to have the money back that I spend on my one that the beans go in as there's very little difference.

The high horse brigade

Fresh coffee should have a roasted on date not a best before date like the stale stuff you find in the supermarkets. It's freshest within 40 days if roasting, after that there's minimal oil left in the bean

Slaphead07

Patww79 wrote: »

Buy a Nespresso. Clean, simple, a massive upgrade on what you're doing now, and much better than most people give it credit for. Not a massive faff and outlay either. I'd love to have the money back that I spend on my one that the beans go in as there's very little difference.

It's not a massive upgrade, not an upgrade at all. It's dead coffee in a capsule as opposed to synthetic coffee in a jar.
Fresh ground coffee is on a whole different level.

OldMrBrennan83

Slaphead07 wrote: »

It's not a massive upgrade, not an upgrade at all. It's dead coffee in a capsule as opposed to synthetic coffee in a jar.
Fresh ground coffee is on a whole different level.

The difference between instant and a pod is far greater than a pod to fresh grinding.

margaretdublin

https://coffeetastingclub.com/accessories/clever-coffee-dripper/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwrszdBRDWARIsAEEYhrfayisXASzdILZ9NQ7SwnsIJmtMX2yfc4W1RjJvF1YiKoQmcEhCAV4aAiVxEALw_wcB

Cheap and cheerful and does the job

Slaphead07

Patww79 wrote: »

The difference between instant and a pod is far greater than a pod to fresh grinding.

No, it most certainly isn't. Instant and pod = undrinkable.

Slaphead07

margaretdublin wrote: »

https://coffeetastingclub.com/accessories/clever-coffee-dripper/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwrszdBRDWARIsAEEYhrfayisXASzdILZ9NQ7SwnsIJmtMX2yfc4W1RjJvF1YiKoQmcEhCAV4aAiVxEALw_wcB

Cheap and cheerful and does the job

You're right. Like a cafetiere filter coffer is a great way to get into real coffee.

OldMrBrennan83

Slaphead07 wrote: »

No, it most certainly isn't. Instant and pod = undrinkable.

Compeltely disagree but then again it's personal tastes. If that's coming into it at all.

Slaphead07

Patww79 wrote: »

.... then again it's personal tastes...l.

That's a cop out. Quality (in almost everything) is discernible. People who like boy bands fall back on "it's personal taste".
I don't care if you want to drink it yourself but if you're recommending expensive low quality coffee as an alternative to inexpensive low quality coffee I have to say so.

OldMrBrennan83

Slaphead07 wrote: »

That's a cop out. Quality (in almost everything) is discernible. People who like boy bands fall back on "it's personal taste".
I don't care if you want to drink it yourself but if you're recommending expensive low quality coffee as an alternative to inexpensive low quality coffee I have to say so.

That's grand if you like but you're extremely wrong. And "what I like is right" is a far bigger cop out.

lawred2

Slaphead07 wrote: »

That's a cop out. Quality (in almost everything) is discernible. People who like boy bands fall back on "it's personal taste".
I don't care if you want to drink it yourself but if you're recommending expensive low quality coffee as an alternative to inexpensive low quality coffee I have to say so.

Jaysus maybe you need to lay off the caffeine

edora91

The easiest option is cafeterie/French press. You just need grinded coffee and hot water. Cleaning up literally takes a minute. You can go as simple or as sophisticated as you wish with the choice of coffee.

limnam

Can't believe no one's mentioned Aeropress yet...

lawred2

limnam wrote: »

Can't believe no one's mentioned Aeropress yet...

The first reply lol

limnam

lawred2 wrote: »

The first reply lol

Carry on, I'm a cabbage.

alec76

Any pour over coffee.. Chemex, Hario V60 etc.

Slaphead07

Patww79 wrote: »

That's grand if you like but you're extremely wrong. And "what I like is right" is a far bigger cop out.

Just as well I never said that. I said quality is discernible.

Slaphead07

Mr.S wrote: »

A bit OTT.

Not on a coffee forum.

maxwell smart

Did anyone suggest a Nespresso machine? :D