The Secret to Perfect Instant Coffee
Making instant coffee is simple, but a viral video with over 12 million views suggests there's a secret to achieving exceptional flavor.
With all due respect to espresso, we're still a nation that loves to drink instant coffee in the morning, not even the granulated kind. A TikTok user named Ethan claims that not everyone knows the secret to crafting a particularly tasty cup of instant coffee.
Ethan posted a video that has garnered more than 12.9 million views, in which he stated that "instant coffee is underrated and not many people know how to prepare it right." Ethan explained that instant coffee becomes bitter if it meets boiling water right away. According to him, cold water should be added first to dissolve the coffee granules before pouring in boiling water.
In the viral video, he demonstrates by taking a spoonful of instant coffee granules, placing them in a cup, pouring a little cold water, and stirring until the granules dissolve. Then, Ethan added boiling water and completed the preparation. Of course, milk can be added at this stage, but the critical step is pouring cold water before hot water.
Ethan was precise with the amounts to make a delicious cup of coffee. He recommended pouring 177 ml of water over a teaspoon of instant coffee.
Viewers thanked Ethan for the tips and agreed that this trick really changed their coffee experience. "This method is one of the reasons I enjoy my coffee," said one viewer.
