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Yeah, the cart is from Ikea.
The tim Hortons instant coffee is without a doubt the worst instant coffee I've ever had in my life. The only reason why we still have it is because no one in the house wants to drink. We've had it for 2 years now. Honestly, I should just throw it out at this point.
FWIW instant coffee is a fine ingredient to add some depth to chocolatey desserts. I’m not going to waste my effort and my nice coffee for something where you basically want to introduce a tiny bit of bitterness.
Also for iced sugary drinks, which I’ll do every once in a while in the summer. For me good coffee is wasted on anything that’s not plain black coffee, and expecting any delicate interesting flavors from something with any sweetener or milk or whatever seems kind of silly. Which might be a limiting thing to think, but whatever, 99% of my coffee consumption is pretty damn good black coffee out of an aeropress.
It’s also good for things like chili or dark stews (~1-2tbsp for the entire pot), which tend to have enough strong flavors involved that absolutely awful coffee doesn’t overpower them. I know that sounds iffy, but it’s good.
Oh that sounds horrible. I once asked a friend flying in from the UK to bring me a jar of Marmite and that’s exactly how I’ve used it. So I get what you’re going for. Although it turns out I like Marmite in its natural setting, which I can’t say about the harsh burnt woodiness of Nescafé.
I do know of some folks who use “coffee” instead of cooking wine, and that often tends to be the instant stuff. Makes sense for people or their guests who don’t drink, I guess. But that funky yeast paste. That stuff is killer.
Instant coffee definitely has its use and not all of it's bad. However the Tim Hortons one is just awful. It's even worse than the generic Nescafe instant coffee they sell everywhere.
I generally like my coffees with milk though but no sugar, even if the coffee is good quality.