K-cups? My god.

Anonymous wrote:I couldn’t cut out Starbucks until I found an alternative that was just as frictionless. Ground coffee was too much work. Instant is so much easier. I usually mix 1 T of Tasters Choice House Blend with 4oz. of hot water and pour it over ice. Finish with a little while milk. I know it wasn’t what you were thinking of, but I wanted to mention it as an option.

Along these lines, I like Delallo Instant Espresso. While more expensive than most instant coffees, I think it’s roughly equivalent to the expense of K-cups, although it’s been a while since I’ve done a comparison and prices have exploded since then. You can find it on tge baking aisle at Safeway, but it’s cheaper to order from the Delallo website if you’re buying enough quantity to compensate for shipping costs.
https://www.delallo.com/delallo-instant-espresso-coffee-powder-1-94-oz/

I like mine with either caramel syrup or cocoa powder.

cold brew... all.the.time!

Ground!

https://www.homegrounds.co/k-cup-environmental-impact/
Environmental problem with K cups.

K cups are wasteful.

I use ground coffee to make really good iced coffee. We have a nespresso at work that I also love and think the coffee is better than any of the drive thru's I used to go to. We also send back all the pods to be recycled.

K cups are gross. I use a French press for hot or do cold brew by the week in the summer. Both are easy.

Do you want convenience? Is that the most important factor? I guess it is considering you are looking at instant coffee. I like the Trader Joe's cold brew coffee concentrate- it's pretty darn good. And in college I drank the Folger's coffee bags so I have a soft spot for those.

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/cold-brew-coffee-concentrate-050759

https://www.folgerscoffee.com/coffee/single-serve/classic-roast-bags

Anonymous wrote:Another vote for pour over. Chemex is what I use. You can buy paper filters or reusable. Cons- it takes a few minutes longer and is more hands on. You need to boil water and then pour it over the grounds slowly.

K-cups all taste bad and are wasteful.

In the warmer months I make my own cold brew and keep a jug in the fridge. It saves me a lot of time and money!

I just discovered cold brew. So yummy and easy to make a week’s worth all at once.

Ground is so much better tasting than k-cups. Set it up the night before and you can wake up to fresh coffee- I look forward to it every morning.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I couldn’t cut out Starbucks until I found an alternative that was just as frictionless. Ground coffee was too much work. Instant is so much easier. I usually mix 1 T of Tasters Choice House Blend with 4oz. of hot water and pour it over ice. Finish with a little while milk. I know it wasn’t what you were thinking of, but I wanted to mention it as an option.

Hmm, you may be on to something. I will look into this. And I know exactly what you mean with not budging on your requirements. I found the Dunkin swirl flavors on eBay that I like so I purchased one earlier and plan to replicate it from home.

I'm shocked that grounds is the consensus so far. Kpods are a lot more expensive so I assumed the flavor was more robust. Glad I asked first.

This...this...is not good coffee. I'm not sure you guys know what good coffee is.
Kcups are expensive b.c of all the wasteful packaging.

Another vote for pour over. Chemex is what I use. You can buy paper filters or reusable. Cons- it takes a few minutes longer and is more hands on. You need to boil water and then pour it over the grounds slowly.

K-cups all taste bad and are wasteful.

In the warmer months I make my own cold brew and keep a jug in the fridge. It saves me a lot of time and money!

Anonymous wrote:I couldn’t cut out Starbucks until I found an alternative that was just as frictionless. Ground coffee was too much work. Instant is so much easier. I usually mix 1 T of Tasters Choice House Blend with 4oz. of hot water and pour it over ice. Finish with a little while milk. I know it wasn’t what you were thinking of, but I wanted to mention it as an option.

Hmm, you may be on to something. I will look into this. And I know exactly what you mean with not budging on your requirements. I found the Dunkin swirl flavors on eBay that I like so I purchased one earlier and plan to replicate it from home.

I'm shocked that grounds is the consensus so far. Kpods are a lot more expensive so I assumed the flavor was more robust. Glad I asked first.

French press