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thread: Best supermarket instant coffee?

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    Matryoshka Guest

    Best supermarket instant coffee?

    What do you think is the best supermarket instant coffee?

    I like the Robert Timms individual sachets, you brew them like a teabag. But they're quite pricey, and i'm not sure they're worth it taste wise.

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    Registered User

    Jan 2009
    pakenham, victoria
    3,660

    im really liking nescafe gold dark roast atm

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    Registered User

    Nov 2008
    Perth, WA
    51

    I like Riva (decaf)

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    Registered User

    May 2007
    Perth, WA
    839

    I like Moccona coffee- the Espresso one (green label) is nice as is the gold label one.

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    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Melbourne
    294

    What do you think is the best supermarket instant coffee?

    I like the Robert Timms individual sachets, you brew them like a teabag. But they're quite pricey, and i'm not sure they're worth it taste wise.
    Mmmm yes worth it! I used to take them with me when I freelanced and it was too bulky to take a plunger and ground coffee Always had spares in my handbag!

    I miss coffee

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    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    South Eastern Suburbs, Vic
    6,054

    Moccona here, it's not cheap, but as far as instant goes, it's pretty good. I try to get it on special, not sure how it compares pricewise to the Robert Timms ones.

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    Matryoshka Guest

    The Robert Timms sachets are about $8 for 18 sachets. The best flabour is the expresso. But i go through a box a week at least so looking for a cheaper alternative.

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    Registered User

    Nov 2007
    Melbourne
    220

    luv the moccona. can buy there biggest jar of instant for $18-20 depending if on special or not and lasts a few good months!

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    Matryoshka Guest

    has anyone tried that new coffee mixed with green tea?? whats it like?

    I also drink several cups of green tea every day too. Would be easier to combine them LOL

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    Registered User

    Mar 2006
    soon to be somewhere exotic
    1,550

    maccona is the only instant I'll drink

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    Registered User

    Mar 2009
    1,400

    DH and I love the Moccona Indulgence - it has a black label. Can be more $$ than some of the others but we usually stock up when it is on sale!

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    Registered User

    Jan 2008
    SE suburbs, Vic
    1,377

    Definately Maccona

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    Registered User

    Jan 2009
    pakenham, victoria
    3,660

    has anyone tried that new coffee mixed with green tea?? whats it like?

    I also drink several cups of green tea every day too. Would be easier to combine them LOL
    lol my DF thought that the coffee was mixed with green tea too, i think its just a mix of normal coffee beans and 'green' coffee beans, making it better for the environment. so its not actually coffee and tea mixed together

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    Registered User

    Mar 2004
    1,547

    Moccona here too, or Nescafe Gold for a second choice. And for something different I quite like those nescafe flavoured coffee sachets.

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    Matryoshka Guest

    Thats weird, the advert implies its green tea mixed with coffee, hence double the antioxidents?

    Another question:

    How much coffee do you put per boiling water? ie, teaspoon/tablespoon per say 100ml water etc?

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    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    South Eastern Suburbs, Vic
    6,054

    I took it to mean that green coffee is supposed to have antioxidents too? Dunno...I wasn't paying that much attention.

    I use 1 teaspoon per cup, so I guess that's about per 250ml? If i'm feeling particularly blurry, the coffee side of the ratio increases.

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    Registered User

    Jan 2008
    SE suburbs, Vic
    1,377

    Im pretty sure its green coffee beans, coz the adds got 2 beans jumping around, one brown & one green.

    Generally I have 1 teaspoon coffee to a cup, Im guessing around 200-250ml water

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    Matryoshka Guest

    I thought all coffee beans were brown? i must pay more attention next time too!

    I'm trying to make the perfect ration for iced coffee, this morning i tried:

    1 tablespoon moccona
    100 ml boiling water
    200 ml milk
    1 teaspoon sugar
    3 ice cubes
    Then shake in shaker

    It was a bit too strong!

    Does anyone have a better recipe?

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