For trail coffee lovers
http://www.thrueat.com/blog/best-coffee-backpacking
Thought this might help although it's been discussed before.
Have to agree with the article. Haven't seen anything to improve on Starbucks Via.
I like the Via Italian Roast. Cafe Bustelo is equally good. @ $1/6 servings Cafe Bustelo is AWESOME!Originally Posted by Patrickjd9
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me on the other hand....almost every instant variety I have tried I like better than via. Camping the other weekend with a some friends who were drinking just plain old nescafe. Pretty sure I'd rate it above via.
it's such a personal taste thing I guess...
Maybe I'm weird, cause I don't really care for starbucks brewed stuff either..... it's ok, but not my favorite. I'm talking regular brew from the shop, or even their retail stuff. I find it bitter, but I like their expresso stuff just fine.
I have some stuff now I had read about so ordered to give a try.... form Korea....maxim. It has the creamer and sugar already mixed in, very good flavor but I find the variety I bought (gold I think it is) is way too sweet and a little weak. I learned that you can pinch the bottom of the "tube" and catch the bulk of the sugar before it pours (sugar settles to the bottom)
I like some of there products, what I don't like is their incessant push to sell me ideas I'm not looking for, so I no longer shop there.
I guess instant coffee is better than nothing.
If I can't have real coffee I'm not going. GSI sells a sub-1-oz filter basket. It brews weak unless you use a paper filter inside. So I pack some paper filters and some ground coffee.
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REI lists the weight of the GSI Ultralight Drip Coffee Maker as 0.4 oz. I use one quite a bit, often even at home. I love it. I find it brews my coffee just perfectly, without the addition of paper if I do not pour all the water through at once. Instead, I splash in a little to wet the coffee down, then pour in a little more to start the extraction, then pour through the rest to the level I want.
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I've had a jar of that stuff in the cabinet for years. Junk I tell you. Mrs. Wayne won't even use it for cooking.
All of which proves that no two people like the same coffee.
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Cowboy coffee is some of the best coffee out there. You don't need anything that you don't already have other than coffee and sugar.
Coffee is soooooooo subjective, but perhaps those Starbuks haters out there will at least acknowledge that there are many folks who really love the stuff, and that maybe we're not all a bunch of nut-bars, nor are we just following some sort of fad. When I had my first instant Via many years ago now, I clearly remember thinking, "finally, this is it! A drinkable instant coffee, perfect for backpacking !".
Via's are pretty much the only instant coffee's that are almost as satisfying as "real" coffee, and the convenience (over all those weird little devices people mess with on the trail) is worth that small bit (to me and many of us) degradation from "real" brewed coffee. One other brand/make that is drinkable is the Folgers Dark Silk instant packs, a bit cheaper, but not quite as good as a Via. I've tried all those others folks on here mention, and they aren't even close to Via's, and many of them are downright undrinkable.
Purely subjective!
I've been a big fan of G7 3-n-1 coffee. It's nice because it has a nice balance of cream and sugar in it, and you only have to bring the packets and not worry about the condiments. Sometimes I bring the G7 regular coffee (strong and bold) and will add it to the 3-n-1 packet for a bolder brew.
Another subjective input. Via is Ok and will do if I can't find Clasico by NesCafe.
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My best instant coffee find ever. And I've tried them all.
https://www.amazon.com/G7-Instant-Co.../dp/B008A0AL0G
Have you had the opportunity to compare it to the Korean 3 in 1 options?
I cannot stand any of the granular coffee, even starbucks via. My choice is coffee bags.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/10448886?...&wl13=&veh=sem
When VIA was first released the had people in the stores offering blind tastings comparing VIA to brewed Starbucks. I was asked to pick which was which and I couldn't tell by taste. The only difference I noticed was I could see the residue of the micro ground coffee in the VIA. The brewed Starbucks was clear.
That's largely in a nutshell why this was started. I thought it might help folks with alternatives to consider too.
I thought that trail coffee test was fair exampled by the author/test conductor saying he/she had other preconceived ideas. It shows me consideration of open mindedness.
I've had similar likes for the same reasons using the Aero Press for at home and car camping so could associate with their anal coffee snobbery usage.
That thru-eat site also was fair about Harmony House dehydrated products looking better with less moisture regarding the dehydrated peas and black beans than the author's own DIY versions. My dehydrated black means mainly split open too so could associate. I liked they were dehydrating things like black beans, broccoli, chicken, mushrooms, black olives, pineapple, and shrimp providing simple succinct directions. These are all I will consume on trail but paying more than desired prices. This gives me alternatives of making up a large dehydrated batch saving some do re mi. Never heard of anyone dehydrating yogurt.
Never heard of anyone dehydrating yogurt.
That's what they do with yogurt coated raisins. Seems like they also put a lot of sugar in it, however.
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