[nightski]

A pour over coffee only takes a few minutes to make. I can't imagine you are saving much time in this case, and the quality difference is substantial. But I'm not judging you, I know people that just like instant coffee better.

[madmax108]

> I'm not judging you, I know people that just like instant coffee better.

As a self-confessed coffee snob (who owns everything from a Aeropress to a French Press to you-name-it and gets freshly roasted beans from across the world which I hand grind at home), it's always a matter of contention for me when my sister visits home and PREFERS both the speed and the taste of nescafe instant coffee over my finely tweaked-over-the-years methods for making great coffee.

She's not in the computer science field, so the instant vs fresh coffee debate is our version of the Emacs vs Vim debate ;-)

[cronix]

oh, you're not really a snob until you roast your own beans and won't drink any others /s

[bdowling]

FYI, that's the coffee equivalent of the one-of-a-kind mechanical keyboard with custom layout and custom QMK firmware with modal overlays.

[tshaddox]

> A pour over coffee only takes a few minutes to make.

The trouble with that mode of argument is that for nearly every conceivable action you take in your life, there is going to be a "higher quality" version of that action that only takes slightly longer. There's probably always a way to get better results by spending slightly more time tying your shoes, brushing your teeth, shaving, washing your face, catching up on news, preparing your coffee, having your morning walk/bike ride/gym session, etc.

And yet you only have so much time in the day, so it's important to know which of those things you enjoy well enough to take the time to do the higher quality version of them. Maybe you love coffee and gladly spend a few extra minutes getting a cup that you enjoy, but maybe you couldn't care less about your skin care routine. But maybe I enjoy skin care and will gladly spend time shaving and washing my face, but maybe I couldn't care less about the quality of my morning coffee and just want the instant crystals.

[gnicholas]

Don't forget to account for the time spent cleaning the equipment and getting the beans/grounds fresh on a regular basis. Instant coffee keeps for months, and of course is also much cheaper.

[nightski]

I'm ashamed to admit that I just rinse out my hario v60 with a quick rinse and only clean the grinder about once a year. There is very little cleanup.

[stevejb]

I've had many pourovers and I appreciate them if I have the time. If I like pour overs at value P, then I would rate an instant coffee at 0.9P. The 0.1P of value I miss out on isn't worth the hassle of filters, dealing with coffee grounds, all that stuff.

[brnt]

One gets accustomed to whatever one eats, drinks or does frequently. I find that in order to appreaciate a good coffee, it helps to drink mediocre coffee on a regular basis.

[robonerd]

A scoop of instant coffee in a mug and 60 seconds in the microwave is good enough for me. Coffee is a drug delivery mechanism to me; I drink it when I don't have caffeine pills handy.

[iakov]

Damn, this is the most unrefined way of preparing coffee that I've heard of. I have cut down on caffeine a lot a few years ago, but I still enjoy the ritual of brewing coffee in a espresso machine or in chemex. Most of the time it's decaf, too.