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I feel like people don't even consider instant coffee, but it has served me well. Plus it's affordable, quick and doesn't require any extra appliances.

Edit: People I wrote my thesis on Nestles ethical malpractices. I'm sorry 😭

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[–] JimmyChanga@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some instant coffee makes a perfectly acceptable coffee like beverage that fits the job, there's no need to ever buy Nestle products though

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's tough to avoid nestle sadly :(

It's also the only cheap instant coffee I can drink without wanting to puke

[–] JimmyChanga@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yeah not a single once of those is available here. That stuff might be available in the US or Europe but I'm in a third world country lol.

Hell the only reliably clean drinking water we have is nestle. As I said, very unavoidable.

Infact quick story. Therss a very remote village that I used to go to. Now they don't have anything there whatsoever. Like a nokia 3310 is the most technological device there. The way they raise their livestock is by letting them go roam around the forest and eat what they want and return at sundown.

Last time I visited a nestle van came in and bought their milk. For them its reliable sales, even if its terrible pricing. But nestle own far too much.

[–] JimmyChanga@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

That's really quite mind blowing, thanks for sharing

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Steal the van, sell the driver into slavery. Then it’d be that real Nestle vibe.

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me it's not about the coffee. I grew up on Tasters Choice.

I won't drink Nestle instant because Nestle is up to their goddamn eyeballs in slave labor and they're probably one of the worst corporations in the world. I try everything I can not to buy their products.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Taster's Choice is owned by Nescafe/Nestle

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I know. I was commenting on their quality in that part. Sorry to be unclear.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Nestle and perfectly fine makes my head explode.

[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 5 points 1 year ago

To me, a regular coffee drinker, instant coffee is the last drink I'd have. It lacks pattern and taste imo

[–] fastandcurious@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always drink instant coffee LOL, never had a problem but then again I don’t remember the last time drinking anything else

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As someone who also only drank instant coffee until some time ago, once you start brewing and drinking good coffee it's a point of no return, trust me.

[–] fastandcurious@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah Ig I should try it, I normally only drink coffee to stay focused when I am tired so I didn’t really care much, but I think it might be worth trying

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Urgh, Nescafe is gross. I can't abide the aftertaste.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any instant coffee is gross in flavor, if not production. That said, if one "needs" a dude of caffeine and can handle the taste of instant, Bustelo has a kick.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not all instant is bad, although the couple of brands I've found that actually taste good are not available in the US, sadly.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, maybe that's the problem. Line a lot of things, we're not allowed to experience better quality. It would break the economy or some rubbish. If I ever make it out, a lifetime to experience differences isn't enough!

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

You can take my beans from my cold dead hands, but you do as you like. Wife made some dessert one time with instant coffee, though, and it was amazing.

Crap, now I'm hungry.

[–] HarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah being able to control the strength of your one cup is kinda handy. Have you made dalgona yet?

Oh a dalgona equivalent is a traditional here. Been having that since I was a kid.

Phitti hui coffee we call it, literally translates to whipped coffee.

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

For me it's not about the coffee. I grew up on Tasters Choice.

I won't drink Nestle instant because Nestle is up there goddamn eyeballs in slave labor and they're probably one of the worst corporations in the world. I try everything I can not to buy their products.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 2 points 1 year ago

Colcafe is pretty good. I've tried a lot of instant coffees, including the expensive Dutch ones, and outside of Nestle/Tasters Choice, that one tasted the best for me.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If the only coffee was instant, I'd drink a hell of a lot less coffee. So I guess it has that going for it.

Children-mass-murder-brand coffee is quite ok, really, I just have problems with the children-mass-murder part.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not the products themselves people hate in most cases. It's the NestlΓ© part. They make a ton of good shit I refuse to buy because of their practices. Especially the shit that kills children.

[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago
[–] neidu2@feddit.nl 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes and no. There are two types. One of which I use at home (in fact, I just made myself a cup), but the other one is outright detestable.

Couldn't add the pucture to this comment, so see my own response further down. The americano version is also OK. The one I hate, however is called Nescafe Gold or something like that.

[–] sanpo@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for telling us so we know which one to avoid. /s