I feel what you guys are saying and that fresh coffee FOR YOU tastes better but here is my opinion
1. I like to measure how much caffiene I am having. I may just want a coffee for the taste (scenario 1). I may just want a coffee to wake me up in the morning (scenario 2). Or I may just want a coffee pre workout (scenario 3). The strength of all three scenarios are in ascending order with regards to stimulant intake. Fresh coffee is not as accurate. I don't like to play around.
2. Instant is convenient (for me). Yeah I hear you on the timer drip machines etc but for me, I just need a kettle (to boil water) and a cup to drink from. That's it. There is no worrying about timers, no washing out filters and jugs, no worrying about where to keep the ground coffee or coffee beans, if they are spoling or going bad, if they are in the fridge of freezer etc. I do not love coffee that much to make it my second baby.
3. I do not like the idea of becoming a "coffee drinker". Instant coffee for me ensures I have flexbility. With a coffee machine I will be more inclined to drink coffee more often as I would be thinking "I have invested in one, and it is so amazing (apparently) that I NEED TO USE IT!" I want to limit my tolerance to stimulants so I can drink coffee (and still get a kick from it) well into my 50-60's, God willing. Sometimes, I may just want to enjoy some black tea with milk. I like the idea of being able to nicely 'cycle off' coffee. Drinking it every single day of my life no matter what? No thank you. I do not like to become reliable on something like that.
4. Lastly, instant coffee (strangely enough) has a crisper, fresher feel to it when I drink it. My body seems to love it. I hate the tobacco look-a-like that ground coffee in a coffee machine filter looks like. I feel instant coffee is fresher and much cleaner.
So instant it is for me anyway! Dunno bout you guys!
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