Instant Coffee
There are those coffee elitists who say they would never let their lips touch instant coffee. But I think there's a certain appeal in it.
For one, instant coffee doesn't deteriorate in taste as it cools, unlike its freshly brewed counterpart. The first sip is as constant as the last. There is something endearing about that.
With instant coffee, you can measure out your desired experience in teaspoons. It's so perfectly accommodating. Gives you what you need every time, exactly when you need it. There's a degree of uncertainty when brewing fresh coffee. How much water did you really put in there? Will the coffee be too strong? Too weak? One never knows until the last drops drip into the pot and one eagerly pours oneself a mugful. But then one realizes that one has to wait at least 5 more minutes before it is potable.
In some ways instant coffee is like that friend you'd never think to call until you're in a bind. The not-quite-so-cool friend that you're ashamed to admit to enjoy hanging out with once in a while.
For one, instant coffee doesn't deteriorate in taste as it cools, unlike its freshly brewed counterpart. The first sip is as constant as the last. There is something endearing about that.
With instant coffee, you can measure out your desired experience in teaspoons. It's so perfectly accommodating. Gives you what you need every time, exactly when you need it. There's a degree of uncertainty when brewing fresh coffee. How much water did you really put in there? Will the coffee be too strong? Too weak? One never knows until the last drops drip into the pot and one eagerly pours oneself a mugful. But then one realizes that one has to wait at least 5 more minutes before it is potable.
In some ways instant coffee is like that friend you'd never think to call until you're in a bind. The not-quite-so-cool friend that you're ashamed to admit to enjoy hanging out with once in a while.