To think instant coffee is not a disaster?!

[Rafaroo]

Hi all

Just had a friend over for a coffee and I mentioned my Nespresso machine was broken, so I only had Instant coffee. (Azera). She looked horrified, wrinkled her nose and said 'Oh god no. No one I know still drinks Instant. God, I hope you get that sorted before the birthday on Sunday or everyone will complain'.

Ok...so now I am totally paranoid. For me it is not a big deal. If someone only has instant, I drink it. However, for all the coffee snobs out there.....am I making a fatal mistake if I dont have my Nespresso machine back in time for my daughters birthday on Sunday? In total 9 kids and their parents are coming over to our place. This is actually stressing me out. I don't want coffee-gate come Monday morning!

Tesco Colombian instant coffee is lovely.

@AuntBetty1234

My, my! you are a busybee !! Lols!!!

Lavazza coffee all the way here. If it's good enough for Spoons ....

@AuntBetty1234
How long did this take you?!?!

@AuntBetty1234 are you quite ok?!

I don't drink instant. It's horrible. I'd have a glass of water instead.

I think your C key is stuck AuntBetty

Yep @Joannaaaa

Aww 🐝 I quite enjoyed the story...

Bloody hell. I’m clearly a Philistine because I love a good quality instant and much prefer it to horrible filter or cafetière coffee or the twangy taste from coffee pods. People who would ‘complain’ if they were offered instant are rude snobs frankly.

If there’s only instant available, I’d rather decline and politely drink water.

She'dbe traumatised at my house. We only drink tea

I would refuse instant and have a tea instead. My bil is an independent coffee roaster though so we are spoiled. I wouldn't expect guests to be rude about it though.

If somebody offered me a lemonade and it turned out to be Asda Value rather than Fentimans my favourite I would still drink it. I wouldn't be asking what sort it was beforehand. Rude.

I think instant coffee and 'real coffee' are two different things, and drink either. But I don't like tea made in a mug with a nasty teabag, only tea from a pre-heated pot!

I love black coffee and actually prefer most instants to coffee shop stuff. Love Douwe Egberts & L'or coffee 😍

They sound really snobby- Nespresso pods are expensive too so I wouldn't be wasting 9 or more on random parents!!

@ShootTheRunner
"I prefer instant coffee. I didn't know I was so uncultured!"

Same!

Another who prefers instant coffee and it's all I buy.

Recently got a new kitchen fitted. DH who loves his coffee put in an integrated coffee machine cost 2k for that alone.
He’s from Italian parents who love coffee.
Me I’m a heathen will drink instant, pod coffee and his fancy stuff any coffee offered.
Each to their own, but no need to be disrespectful when offered what is not your preference.

Ha ha! As if a bit of hot water squirted through a Nespresso pod is ‘proper’ coffee! It’s perfectly nice, as is Azera (and the Aldi equivalent, actually) but she’s kidding herself if she thinks it’s ‘proper’ because it costs a fortune.

Instant is revolting, sorry. I’d rather have nothing.

So what is 'proper' coffee to you? I suspect whatever you describe will be ridicule by a bigger coffee snob