[dealfinder500]

Freeze dried coffee "is" coffee - not coffee grounds as in actual bean material. They brew coffee and then it is frozen repeatedly and deeply. I am not very knowledgeable on the process, but you are "rehydrating" the drink itself and not coaxing it from beans.

Growing up, my mom always made instant coffee. I never touched the stuff as I thought it smelled gross. I wasn't really aware of the difference between freeze dried and ground. Imagine my surprise at college when I tried to make my first cup of coffee in my dorm room by adding the grounds to my water and stirring.

 

[justanothergunnut]

Growing up, my mom always made instant coffee. I never touched the stuff as I thought it smelled gross. I wasn't really aware of the difference between freeze dried and ground. Imagine my surprise at college when I tried to make my first cup of coffee in my dorm room by adding the grounds to my water water and stirring.

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[McMacy]

Instant coffee ? Yes or no?

Yes. If that is what you like. I drank it for years and grew up on it. We do drip coffee and can do perc coffee for backup. I'm a Hills Brother's or Folgers's customer. I'm not a coffee snob until it tastes or smells burnt. I used to drink a whole pot before work, now it's a 1/2 pot daily.

 

[chet44]

I don’t drink any coffee, never had a taste for it.

That said, I store instant coffee as a barter good. Same with hard liquor (which I also have no interest in).

I am amazed at what caffeine addicts at work will do for their morning fix 😳

 

[rriley]

No instant coffee for me. I'd rather drink Kopi Luwak!

 

[NY Min]

I dunno, ****ty coffee is ****ty coffee, but unlike ****ty instant coffee, they claim the Kopi Luwak tastes good.

 

[Bellyman]

I don’t drink any coffee, never had a taste for it.

That said, I store instant coffee as a barter good. Same with hard liquor (which I also have no interest in).

I am amazed at what caffeine addicts at work will do for their morning fix 😳

I didn't like coffee for 50 yeas. And then I discovered that I do. It was a moment of greed some years ago, in a restaurant. The coffee was free, the apple juice was $2 extra and no refills.

I don't really do hard liquor, either, though I do enjoy a good sweet wine from time to time.

Can I do without coffee? Yes. Do I wanna? No. I'd cut down to one cup instead of two in the morning if I had to or eliminate it if I had to. But it would have to be some seriously hard times. I have a small reserve, maybe 6 months to a year, depending on whether it was rationed. I do grow a couple of different kinds of tea so I could perhaps start using that like I use coffee now. It might satisfy me at least somewhat as that's how I kicked the Mountain Dew habit. I tend to like that better cold, though, more like a refreshing drink when it's hot outside. My coffee I like hot.

 

[Ghost of Casey Jones]

I have a long story to this...but I'll cut to the punch line: People who say they don't like coffee, just haven't had it done right.

Right for them. I came from a coffee-drinking family - my own and my ex and her family - and I detested it.

They all drank it loaded with cream and sugar. It smelled (to me) bad and tasted worse.

Then, 35 years ago, I was driving through Alaska. Trying to make the State Ferry at Valdez - I was running late and had about 300 miles to go. I needed a pick-me-up - stopped at one of the rare roadside markets, looking for a Diet Coke.

They had none. But they had a big coffee urn...what the hey.

I took it black. Three sips of good, strong black coffee, and I was a born-again addict.

 

[rugster]

I have green beans they keep forever and roast as needed

 

[SAM 2021]

I would rather drink boiled elk turds than instant coffee, yuk

How about a pour-over coffee maker. We use this for camping.
I don't really notice the difference, but I'm not a coffee snob though.
Just heat your water and pout it over your favorite coffee grounds, viola, coffee!
There are several types, this is just an example.

Bodum 8 Cup / 34oz Pour Over Coffee Maker

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[NY Min]

Given that one is glass, I'm thinking you must be camping in an RV or something.
To really survive the outdoors, I'd stick to metal. And smaller is always better for a BOB or backpack.
My preference is a cafe phin that fits a metal mug.

A small percolator or an all-metal french press are other options depending on how you like to make your coffee, but a small stainless phin pour over or french press is probably the simplest and easiest to pack.

 

[SAM 2021]

Given that one is glass, I'm thinking you must be camping in an RV or something.
To really survive the outdoors, I'd stick to metal. And smaller is always better for a BOB or backpack.
My preference is a cafe phin that fits a metal mug.
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No, the photo as stated, was just a sample of what they look like.

We use the plastic cone that fits into a thermos bottle for camping. It takes regular coffee filters.

Boil the water, insert the grounds, and pour over. In a few minutes a thermos full of hot coffee for the day.

 

[Bellyman]

A small percolator or an all-metal french press are other options depending on how you like to make your coffee, but a small stainless phin pour over or french press is probably the simplest and easiest to pack.

We've done it numerous ways but our daily go-to is a stainless steel stovetop percolator.

 

[NY Min]

I prefer drip to perc, but like what coffee beans roasted how, it's all a matter of taste. I'm generally only making coffee for one or two people and like the single-serve drippers to have it fresh-made each time, but again, depends on how many people you are making coffee for and how often. For camping, something as compact as possible and fairly indestructible is always a good idea, though.

 

[NY Min]

We use the plastic cone that fits into a thermos bottle for camping. It takes regular coffee filters.

That sounds like a much more practical approach. Although if it falls down the mountain, metal still may hold up better than plastic. Dents can be pounded out, cracks not so much. And one of those gold filters fitted inside the plastic cone would save packing disposable paper ones/running out.

I've been astonished before by what some people consider "camping gear" though. And I'm not even a rugged outdoorswoman.

 

[SAM 2021]

That sounds like a much more practical approach.

I've been astonished before by what some people consider "camping gear" though. And I'm not even a rugged outdoorswoman.

I think they are called Glampers.

We used to tent camp, but as you get older, setting up a tent in the wind and rains is not so much fun.

Bought a camp trailer. Now I'm thinking of buying a truck camper. Kids are all gone and a camper is all in one unit, easy to park and go most anywhere.

Plus they have everything the trailer had, just more compact.

 

[NY Min]

You won't hear me disputing the comfort advantages of a cabin, even one on wheels, over a tent. Like I said, not really a rugged outdoors woman.

But it you are talking bare-bones survival in the great outdoors, then light and rugged is the only way to go, even more so if you aren't hitting the wilderness with a couple of good pack mules or a well-filled canoe or two like sensible old moutnain men or woods runners.

 

[hua man]

Instant, yes. I dated a woman who put instant coffee into red-eye gravy she made.

Regular drip, yes. Something about the smell of brewed coffee, I cannot answer.

Alternatives - Postum. See also Mormon coffee. Acquired taste.

Chocolate covered expresso beans. Candy crack, beware. First tried in 1996, still get cravings many years later.

I have tried Black Rifle Coffee (Freedom Roast) and Liberal Tears Coffee. I don't count Starbucks as coffee if they don't have regular coffee on menu.

But the usual brand is Foldger's. Came in MREs, been ruined ever since.

 

[Ghost of Casey Jones]

I have tried Black Rifle Coffee (Freedom Roast) and Liberal Tears Coffee. I don't count Starbucks as coffee if they don't have regular coffee on menu.

Interesting. Back nine years ago, starting a new job, I got a gift card to the local (or any) Starbucks, as part of the package. The HR manager was such a flaming lib, she should have been required to wear a placard.

But, anyway. I had had Starbucks coffee - in a cup, over the counter - a few times, mostly when with others. GHASTLY coffee. Invariably scorched. Watching the kewel kids drink theirs, I saw how it is done:

--Fill the cup halfway with their burned tar

--put about a quarter cup of cream in

--Three heaping tablespoons of sugar.

No, thankyouverymuch.

But I had the card. So, I went in, and my attention turned to the coffee beans on the rack. I chose the "Kenya" variety - whole beans. Took them home, ground and brewed.

Su-PERB! That was GOOD coffee! Why the hell can't they make it that good in their own stores?

So...for a time I became a bean customer. PROBLEM: They didn't keep the Kenya beans in stock very well. And the dingbat "baristas" often didn't know what it WAS. I took to bringing an empty bag with me.

The price was double what I'd pay in a supermarket. The coffee was worth it; but the hassle, and the frequent lack of stock - in favor of chocolate-flavored coffees, or other weird promotions...not.

So I haven't been in one in seven years.

 

[NY Min]

I don't know what they do to it in their stores either, but yes, all I ever tasted in a Starbucks cup was burned coffee.
The VIA instant is okay, but way overpriced. Costco used to have some at a better price. Haven't seen it in a while, but then I wasn't looking. And there are lots of places to buy good beans in this city, even overpriced good beans, so never bothered with Starbucks beans.