Comments for The Coffee House Nuts

Comment on The Best Instant Coffee Review by Roy Kline

Roy Kline — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:49:24 +0000

Good article in telling us what instant coffees NOT to buy. But what about the more obvious question – what instant coffees are worth buying? There has to be something decent besides the swill that was critiqued.

Comment on The Best Instant Coffee Review by Martha Cooper

Martha Cooper — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:57:25 +0000

My husband has now decided he will drink only decafe. I really don’t want to set up two coffee stations in our small kitchen so, in an attempt to maintain marital harmony, I plan to at least give try instant coffee a try. Thanks for this help. I’ll try Starbucks and see how that works.

Comment on The Best Instant Coffee Review by Mick

Mick — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:57:22 +0000

Thanks so much for taking time to review instant coffee. I know brewed is better, but I am indeed a “newbie” and don’t want to mess with the coffee pot, filters etc. until I am truly an “addict.” For now, I’ll just try the Starbucks brand you mentioned and see how it goes from there.

Comment on The Best Instant Coffee Review by nick

nick — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:23:13 +0000

The maintstream American instant coffees are not very good, although they will do in a pinch. If you have access to ethnic groceries (eastern european, indian or hispanic) you should try some of the overseas instant coffees. In fact, the standard house coffee overseas is typically some form of instant as brewing isn’t as common. For example, Nescafe Classico is a very good coffee with a darker, more robust flavor than its american counterpart, In fact, mixing it with powdered milk makes a pretty good mock cappacino for use on camping trips. There are several other local brands that are also pretty good. If you must buy American, I like Trader Joes instant coffee. It tastes similar to Starbucks Via, but for significantly less cost.

Comment on What Are Coffee K Cups? by Matt

Matt — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:18:04 +0000

I love the organic k-cups! They really taste SO much better. My personal favorites are the Green Mountain and Newmans Own.

Comment on The Best Instant Coffee Review by admin

admin — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:44:02 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Sativarg. I agree, the Starbucks packaging is totally misleading. The box contains 2 packs of 3 packets for a total of 6 servings making this a very pricey instant coffee. The images shown here are pulled from Amazon so that in itself should give one pause.

Comment on The Best Instant Coffee Review by sativarg

sativarg — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:29:43 +0000

Thanks for this great resource. I am glad I am not the only person to find Folgers and Maxwell House bland at best these days. Seems like the taste has diminished in the last 20 years.
I believe the unit price shown here for the Starbucks VIA® Ready Brew is a bit misleading. Each packet makes one serving so you get 36 servings per purchase of “Starbucks VIA Ready Brew Coffee, Colombia, Medium, (Pack of 6).”

The jar of Maxwell House I am looking at says it will make 120 cups at 6 oz each. its an 8 oz jar so that’s about 15 cups / OZ. I don’t know how many ounces of coffee the Starbucks packet will make but I bet its way more than 6oz. Still Starbucks is going to cost a lot more per unit of coffee made than the unit price would lead one to believe.