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I have an idea for a post, some may have seen a comment of mine earlier. I’m looking for the most offensive-to-coffee-snobs approach to making coffee possible. I’m assuming something to do with instant, but from there, I don’t have many ideas.

Someone suggested reconstituting it in milk, that seems fun, any other ideas? I’m fully expecting the end result to be absolutely disgusting, for what it’s worth. I’m looking for the worst abomination possible, but it still needs to technically be coffee. Get creative, have fun with this. Whichever technique gets chosen (or multiple get combined), I’ll credit in the post I make.

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[-] shifty@leminal.space 6 points 1 day ago

Microwave some store bought coldbrew. Only drink that style of coffee

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Turning the script. the most "elitest"

Buying an expensive esspresso machine only to never calibrate it and use pre-ground supermarket coffee.

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 5 points 1 day ago

buy pre-ground coffee. that's guaranteed to be the worst.

[-] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

thats so gourmet of you

[-] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I mean, it probably won’t taste as bad as instant but old stale pre-ground coffee from originally really nice beans gets points in the offensive category for sure.

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago

honestly I'd rather have a decent instant coffee than use beans that have been sitting pre-ground for more than, like, a day!

[-] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

That’s definitely a hot take, but respect for knowing what you like. I’ve definitely had pre-ground that was way better than any instant I’ve ever tried, but maybe I just haven’t had good instant yet.

[-] noxypaws@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

I've heard (but can't personally confirm) that it's possible for instant coffee to be quite good.

and actually I take it back, I might not turn my nose up at pre-ground coffee over instant, like if I just want black coffee but the only instant coffee also has sugar and (dehydrated) cream.

tho who am I kidding, my sweet tooth would probably win out in that case..

[-] BurntWits@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I’ve heard of specialty roasters doing instant quite well, but I also can’t confirm if they’re any good or not.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The original K pod, where you get Koffe, with a K.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

my theory was those machines just reused grounds over and over.

it's hot, it's brown.

[-] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I have fond memories of getting absolutely mournful coffee here

[-] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think the worst and most offensive coffee I ever drank was out of a vending machine which also served soup through the same nozzle.

[-] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

To steal someone else's reaction:

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[-] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Poor some instant coffee on a plate. Spit on it then lick it up.

That’s should annoy just about everyone.

[-] deaconblackhorse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

That's gotta be instant coffee. It doesn't taste good, super bitter, cheap, you microwave the water and then spoon on some of that dry ass shit... let's be honest, it's gross. Totally not an elitist thing to do. That said, i do it. And I'm not elite.

[-] Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

instant granules sprinkled on top of ice cream, call it an affigato. Bonus points for international roast.

[-] normalentrance@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Keurig. Terrible coffee. Terrible for the environment. Real offensive.

[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 77 points 3 days ago

Do it like a tequila slammer: drink a shot of water, lick instant coffee, bite into a creamer cup.

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[-] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I know I’m late to the party, but I had to get some instant coffee and wedge some in between my check and gums.

[-] Malica@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

My husband buys these frozen pods to add to warm water. I'm sure they're great but I took a double take.

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Going to 7/11 and buying a bottled Starbucks mocha.

[-] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

All of this is so unhinged that its just gonna come off as rage bait. I feel that, if you really wanna piss off a coffee snob, you'd be better off just really earnestly enjoying some extremely pedestrian coffee. Maybe Instant; Maybe one of those blueberry flavored drip brewed coffees from, like 7/11 or Wawa (make sure its not fresh); or maybe one of those bottled Dunks iced coffees; or maybe just insist you like prefer Monster and crack a 1 liter reclosable Monster can.

Like, as a coffee enjoyer, I find myself most frequently disappointed by Keurig coffee, for whatever thats worth.

[-] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

the best way to piss off a coffee snob is to drink coffee like a brazillian would just buy the cheapest pre ground at the local store, make it super strong drink a whole cup with little to no sugar or sweetners as if it was water uneventfully

[-] Bwaz@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

Make a gallon of instant, store it in the fridge. When u want a cup, pour it and warm it in the microwave. You're set for weeks!

My old room mate would put his carafe of coffee in the fridge and microwave it. I don't understand why he doesn't just get store brand energy drink powder at that point xD

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[-] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I just slurp spilled coffee out of the entrance rug at Starbucks

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

My husband used to microwave water and use that microwaved water to make instant coffee. I think mixing it then microwaving it is the only thing that could make it worse. Or instant coffee from the spoon.

[-] artifex@piefed.zip 33 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I can’t find it now but I once read a (probably Reddit) post about an engineer who had access to extremely high pressure hydraulics, and force-extruded ultrafine coffee through a semipermeable membrane at something crazy like 100bar.

Edit: Oh you said anti-elitist. Nevermind, my bad.

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[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

I think making bad coffee in a bad way is not offensive to coffee snobs. What would be offensive to coffee snob would be to get some extremely expensive boutique coffee beans and prepare them in a snob way where each step is wrong. Example:

  • get single original, unwashed fermented with who knows what 80€/kg beans
  • prepare them with a Chemex, using a recycled filter paper (if this ever exists)
  • measures your beans in a measuring cup, 5 cups / L of water
  • grind the beans with a blender (any grind size is fine)
  • skip weting the filter, just put your grinded beans in the filter
  • boil a tap water kettle to 100°C
  • pour all the water at once until the filter is topped up (do not measure obviously)
  • wait until it drains
  • server and enjoy
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[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
  • eat 1/3 of a cup of grounds
  • wash it down with maalox
  • wait 15 minutes
  • fill cup and serve
[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Laziest? Sure, but it's not creative.

I take a mug, put the preground coffee in it, pour boiling water on it, stir it so the grounds mostly settle to the bottom, let it cool for a bit and drink. Quite common where I come from. I make it pretty strong too. People accuse me of drinking asphalt, but I enjoy it a bit more than most of those cheap automatic espresso machines.

You'll get a bit in your teeth, that's there for extra flavour and kick.

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

The one I experienced in France long ago. We had been driving through the night and were in desperate need for coffee, so we stopped at a small rest stop. Ordered coffees for all of us.

They had a large, battered metal pot on the stove, and used a soup ladle to pour the coffee into the mugs. Complete with coffee grounds. Nobody knows how long this stuff was simmering there. It could have been days. Or weeks. Or since B.C.

I like my coffee strong, but that stuff was vile.

[-] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Lightly crush beans with meat tenderizer and pour into small mesh bags that you can pop into hot water later and let it "brew" for a few minutes.

Yes, basically describe turning the coffee making process into the tea making process and bill it as "more portable coffee". Coffee anywhere anytime.

[-] Jayjader@jlai.lu 4 points 2 days ago

Grounds in paper filter, dunk in water, then suck on it like it's a used teabag. Bonus points if you have a cup of water nearby to re-moisten the grounds every so often.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Instant in warm water from the tap, without running the tap for it to get hot. That would take too much effort.

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[-] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

For all the people mocking instant: it will never be a great cup of coffee, but some aren't half bad. Also very easy and convenient when making coffee flavoured drinks or deserts etc...

I am definitely a coffee snob. I roast my own single origin green beans, manually grind to perfection and pour over/espresso with the best of them.

I do turkish coffee, mocha pot, and even my own chocolate covered coffee beans and a home distilled coffee liqueur. I still have a jar of instant coffee...

[-] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

Heat milk in microwave.
Add a half teaspoon of instant coffee.
Enthusiastically call it a latte.

Suggestion 2: Reuse the coffee in a filter/coffee pod/espresso filter. It's disgusting, weak, and technically coffee.

[-] one_old_coder@piefed.social 22 points 3 days ago

Instant coffee, the cappuccino kind with disgusting powdered milk and caramel flavored.

... You just reminded me, I grew up drinking that stuff. I kinda wanna find some now.

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[-] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 2 days ago
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[-] brakasha@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

pour grounds directly into hot water (boil it, who even gives a fuck, but don’t you dare put a thermometer in there), pour through a fine mesh strainer, tell yourself the grit builds grit.

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