Why your instant coffee sucks

Instant coffee can taste really good, you’re just not making it right. Hopefully these tips can help.

Indian cappuccino:
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- 1 tsp sugar
- 5-oz milk

Blended coffee
- 2 tsp instant coffee
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3/4c ice
- 3/4 milk
- 1/8tsp xanthan gum (optional)
- 1 tbsp of syrup (your choice of syrup, measure with your heart)

Brown sugar shaken coffee
- 2 tsp instant coffee
- 2 tsp Brown Sugar
- Dash of cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 3oz water
- 1c Ice

Links to instant coffee and other products used:

Thanks for watching 🤎

#coffee

[orionx]

I worked at Starbucks for three years so I can tell you that the frappuccinos are made with instant coffee, their "coffee base" tastes terrible, the reason it tastes good are the 3 - 5 ounces of pure corn syrup we also mix in

[thirteen]

The real trick is not to use boiling water, but just hot enough before it boils. Assuming you're using an electric kettle like we do in the UK, you turn it off just before it starts bubbling.

[SuperElchuy]

I was mindblown at how something so simple as to dissolve the coffee on room temperature water first makes a difference. Thank you for making the video

[FrostDrive]

what I love about instant coffee is you can easily make a concentrated shot of coffee, and then add the rest as milk. DELICIOUS

[desertpinevintage]

I love my Nescafé instant drink it every day for years. Love it. I put the dry coffee in my cold cream and stir it while my waters heating.

[notebookaddict]

The way this is so high-quality and yet short is amazing.

[Joleen]

Cafe Bustelo is my absolute favvvv instant coffee with a teaspoon of hot cocoa and some vanilla extract yummm

[pqnkkxl]

I took your advice and you have stepped up my instant coffee game. Adding room temp waternto the instant coffee really helps. Then I had hot water and the coffee taste oh soooo goood. I can go on. So thank you!

[reneechaplin]

Omg, thank you so much for this! Please do a book on all of your fav coffee recipes! It would def be a best seller!👍❤️🩷🫶

[amyisaway]

I'd love more videos like this discussing how to make instant coffee drinks!

[tbrown]

Another tip, get the crystals smaller. I will either put mine into my blender cup and pulverize it into oblivion or into a small baggie and roll a rolling pin over it until it is powdery. Making it finer helps it dissolve faster and smoother.

[blandrooker]

Depends on the brand, I use Korean Maxim Gold, perfect every time, but as you pointed out, you have to use the correct amount of water per cup.

[SusieG]

This is so helpful, thank you! This sounds silly but I don’t actually love coffee and that makes me *more* interested in finding good coffee drink recipes. There are a couple of frappes from different cafes that I like, with just a slight hint of coffee flavor that I enjoy, and I’ve been desperately trying to recreate the joy of drinking those at home. P.S. you should make a video of coffee drink recipes for people who don’t like coffee! Lolz.

[msr]

I bought a jar after many years in order to make a coffee whip. In the past, even Italian imported espresso powders tasted terrible but I'll give it one more try.

[VishnuPadmanabhan]

This is brilliant! Thanks for the tip about dissolving the coffee using room temperature water, makes a lot of difference. Going to try the third recipe, look delicious. Keep up the great videos 😇

[hersmiless]

great video! Also, that glass tumbler is gorgeous!!

[MrKagemitsu]

Crazy how I did instant coffee wrong my whole life. :D I tried dissolving it in cold water before using the hot one and the taste has improved dramatically. What a tip!

[danigames]

Thanks for the Video! I recently became a student in college so I had to give up normal coffee for the moment, this helps a lot!

[l.c.]

These look awesome, def trying all 3 recipes!!! 🎉

[klazzera]

how to make your instant coffee better:
1-)put more coffee per water
2-)first put cold water so you don't burn the coffee(literally on most of the packages it says use 80-85 degree water)