For some reason I think of it as an older concept. Now Starbucks and coffee chains are popular.

Seinfeld on instant coffee https://youtu.be/uDrh5pujB9I?si=VdlVEREjMTNd2Bs7

Highlighting carlcook’s advice:

dissolve in cold water, ONLY THEN add hot water. The rationale behind it is that aromatics evaporate too quickly when the instant powder is infused with too/boiling hot water.

  • guyrocket
    2•1 year ago

    Not sure I understand your question. How strong is pour over coffee?

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      Not really, you can make “strong” coffee using any method.

      I’m asking about the overall quality. On a scale of swill-drinker to intolerable-coffee-snob, who uses pour over ?

      • guyrocket
        2•1 year ago

        I would judge that pour over is higher tier. Search YT for vids, some people are sickly obsessive over how to do a pour. IMHO, pour over is second only to espresso.

        • @[email protected]English
          1•1 year ago

          Hmm. I did have a look.

          I think you could divide extraction methods into pressurised vs non-pressurised.

          Probably personal preference which is best.