Some instant coffee makes a perfectly acceptable coffee like beverage that fits the job, there's no need to ever buy Nestle products though

For me it's not about the coffee. I grew up on Tasters Choice.

I won't drink Nestle instant because Nestle is up to their goddamn eyeballs in slave labor and they're probably one of the worst corporations in the world. I try everything I can not to buy their products.

Nestle and perfectly fine makes my head explode.

I would quibble over the usage of "perfectly fine", but I get what you mean.

Most instant coffee is going to give a consistent, reliable flavor, and won't change that based on who makes it, how it's made, or any other factors that go into differences between individual pots of coffee. That's a useful trait.

It also has fairly consistent caffeine content since the batches it's made in are gargantuan compared to pots of coffee.

What it lacks is the diversity of flavor that choosing a brand, blend, or regional offers. It also lacks the depth of flavor, and the (opinion here) quality of flavor of even drip coffee. It can't have the same depth of flavor because the more delicate components just don't survive the drying process.

Now, that opinion about it tasting worse is just that, opinion. If a person favours a really strong, single note burst of "coffee" flavor without any of the subtle stuff, instant is awesome. There's a reason that espresso powder and instant coffee get used in baking instead of brewed coffee, and it isn't just convenience/water content. If you want that essence of coffee taste, the freeze drying process will bring it way better than any reduction you could do with brewed.

And you ain't lying about the convenience. Coffee you can carry in a pocket, make anywhere with nothing but water and a container. You can even do it without hot water, if you really need that hit of caffeine.

All of that being said, I have not, and likely never will, have instant coffee since I had to cut/minimize caffeine. Never have liked the taste, so without the ability to handle the drug aspect of coffee, there's no reason to suffer a taste I don't personally enjoy.

But anyone that does like it? Rock on my coffee brothers!

It isn't the instant coffee part that's bothersome. People can have their tastes and preferences.

But Nestle? Fuck Nestle.

To me, a regular coffee drinker, instant coffee is the last drink I'd have. It lacks pattern and taste imo

Urgh, Nescafe is gross. I can't abide the aftertaste.

I always drink instant coffee LOL, never had a problem but then again I don’t remember the last time drinking anything else

You can take my beans from my cold dead hands, but you do as you like. Wife made some dessert one time with instant coffee, though, and it was amazing.

Crap, now I'm hungry.

It's not amazing, but if you're in a pinch it can be good. It's also good for imparting coffee flavor in certain recipes.

For me it's not about the coffee. I grew up on Tasters Choice.

I won't drink Nestle instant because Nestle is up there goddamn eyeballs in slave labor and they're probably one of the worst corporations in the world. I try everything I can not to buy their products.

Yes and no. There are two types. One of which I use at home (in fact, I just made myself a cup), but the other one is outright detestable.

Couldn't add the pucture to this comment, so see my own response further down. The americano version is also OK. The one I hate, however is called Nescafe Gold or something like that.

Yeah being able to control the strength of your one cup is kinda handy. Have you made dalgona yet?

Colcafe is pretty good. I've tried a lot of instant coffees, including the expensive Dutch ones, and outside of Nestle/Tasters Choice, that one tasted the best for me.

If the only coffee was instant, I'd drink a hell of a lot less coffee. So I guess it has that going for it.

It's not the products themselves people hate in most cases. It's the Nestlé part. They make a ton of good shit I refuse to buy because of their practices. Especially the shit that kills children.

Children-mass-murder-brand coffee is quite ok, really, I just have problems with the children-mass-murder part.

No