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For some reason I think of it as an older concept. Now Starbucks and coffee chains are popular.

Seinfeld on instant coffee https://youtu.be/uDrh5pujB9I?si=VdlVEREjMTNd2Bs7

Highlighting carlcook's advice:

dissolve in cold water, ONLY THEN add hot water. The rationale behind it is that aromatics evaporate too quickly when the instant powder is infused with too/boiling hot water.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use instant coffee for baking. And I had instant coffee as part of the tea-making facilities in British B&Bs (but I definitely prefer the tea there).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm thinking about making coffee ice cream and I was going to make a coffee reduction for that flavor (I experiment a lot. If it doesn't work I still have ice cream) but this sounds like a much better idea.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It is nice in chocolate desserts, pralinees, creams. Just imagine a buttercream cake where the buttercream has a hint of coffee flavor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How do you use it for baking?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not them but adding it to cakes, cookies, macrons, etc like cocoa powder does the job wonderfully in my cases.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh, I've only used espresso powder for that, not instant coffee.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Espresso powder definitely has a better coffee flavor and I'd use that if allowed but instant still works well for quick work and light flavors. Always have some on hand for camping :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Use it anywhere you want coffee flavor without adding grit, or liquid.