I, myself being a caffeine addict can understand the importance of having those instant coffee powder sachets at home! I mean, you can comfortably rely on them in times when you feel depressed or too lazy or just mere bored. Well, needless to say, instant coffee can be made quickly and thus saves much of your time in brewing. Instant coffee brands are gaining increasing popularity these days and preferred over conventional ones by many. So let us go into the details of how these are manufactured and some best brands available in town.
What is Instant Coffee
There is not much of a difference between conventional and an instant coffee, only variation being that the latter one is more refined and processed to give finely powdered form. Now, instant coffees are manufactured mainly by 2 processes. Let us see what they are.
Freeze Drying
Initially, the coffee beans are taken in a chamber and roasted at high temperatures so that the flavor and aroma can be extracted within them after which they are finely granulated. The powder obtained is then hydrated using water. Then comes the essential step of freeze drying; it basically involves treating the hydrated powder inside another chamber under high pressure and temperature so that the frozen water crystals sublime that is, they convert from solid to gaseous phase without undergoing the intermediate liquid phase. The powder is cooled and packaged.
Spray Drying
Well, here, the process remains the same as above till the step of roasting and grinding. Later, when the powder is hydrated with water, it is passed through a chamber wherein it is exposed to hot gas at high temperature and the resultant extracted dry powder is taken out through the nozzle outlet. The powder obtained is packaged.
This is how an instant coffee is manufactured. Many companies prefer spray drying over freeze drying mainly because the former requires less time and is highly efficient. Now that you know the gist about instant coffee, let us see the best instant coffee brands.
Instant Coffee Brands List
Take a look at the list of some really popular flavored instant coffee brands since most of them are available in different flavors for giving variations to the original taste.
* Greggs Coffee Instant Rich Roast
* Health Pak Coffee Instant Cafe De Sol
* Nescafe Coffee Instant Classic
* Moccona Coffee Instant Freeze Dried Coffee
* International Roast Coffee Instant Granulated Can
* Caterers Coffee Instant Blend Tin
* Jimm's 5 in 1
* Kopiko
* Great Taste Coffee
* Starbucks VIA Instant Coffee
* Nescafe Clasico Instant Coffee
* Nescafe Alta Rica Instant Coffee
* Café Bustelo Instant Coffee
* Nescafe Noir Instant Coffee
* Dunkin’ Donuts Dark Roast
* Folgers Instant Coffee
* Maxwell House Instant Coffee
* Green Mountain Signature Nantucket Blend
* Allegro Blend Light Roast
* Archer Farms Breakfast Blend
* Kickapoo Organic Driftless Morning
* Peet’s House Blend
* Sam’s Choice House Blend Medium Roast
* Eight O’Clock Original
* Melitta Classic Blend Medium Roast
Easy Instant Coffee Recipe
I am sure you know how to make instant coffee, however, here's a step wise approach. You can make variations by adding some spices like cinnamon or chocolate flakes as well. Read how to make iced coffee for more recipes.
Ingredients
* ½ teaspoon Instant Coffee Mix (of your choice)
* ½ teaspoon sugar
* 1 cup milk
Procedure
It is very simple. Initially, boil the milk and then add sugar to it. Buy the instant coffee mix of your choice and then pour ½ teaspoon to the milk cup. Stir properly so that the mixture gets dissolved and froth is created. Now, sit back and enjoy. You can sip it as a cold coffee as well, so in that case, keep it in refrigerator. Your instant coffee recipe is ready!
This was all about the instant coffee brands. The aforementioned brands are really some of the best ones and are sure to satisfy your taste buds! So, choose the one that you would prefer. Now that winters have almost arrived, you definitely can't miss out on a hot sip of instant coffee!
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