OK, my thoughts on instant coffee are the same as 95% of the bean roasters here, however, nothing beats a good Nescafe' Greek Frappe' , the flavor of the spray dried coffee and it's ability to turn into a " cream " makes it unique. But the can lasts a long time, I don't make a frappe' or Dalgona every day ....... what's your opinion on instant coffee shelf life ?
What's the REAL shelf life of instant coffee ?
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I wonder about this also. I have some individual Nescafe satchels that are 5+ years old and I should probably throw those out as I worry more about plastic contamination as they continue to sit. I am sure I have drank a few of them past their expiration date and it tasted okay.
I also have an unopened glass jar of UCC that is a couple of years past its expiration date. I suspect it is still okay, though without the same flavor.
But if you are asking about when does the taste start to go off before it is technically expired, then I would think that has a lot to do with how it is stored and how many times the container was opened and exposed to fresh air to help it degrade.
I also have an unopened glass jar of UCC that is a couple of years past its expiration date. I suspect it is still okay, though without the same flavor.
But if you are asking about when does the taste start to go off before it is technically expired, then I would think that has a lot to do with how it is stored and how many times the container was opened and exposed to fresh air to help it degrade.
I drink mostly instant coffee out here in Australia. I have found that if the coffee can/jar is opened and left in the pantry for some time it does go hard and tastes horrible. A sealed can/jar out of date I should think would be okay for a little while. I am not sure that I would try one that is years and years out of date.
Big fan of Folger's here. (Yeah, I know.) A jar doesn't last long enough to go bad.
Mighty good question. I imagine it varies a lot from product to product and with the conditions under which it's stored.
For something open, you can probably just tell with good sniff or a tiny taste. Who knows for something sealed.
I have an unopened jar of Medaglia D'Oro that's been around for right about 4 years (I recall why I bought it). It has no best by date on it. I really don't know when I'll have a reason to open it, so I may just crack the seal and see what we got.
For something open, you can probably just tell with good sniff or a tiny taste. Who knows for something sealed.
I have an unopened jar of Medaglia D'Oro that's been around for right about 4 years (I recall why I bought it). It has no best by date on it. I really don't know when I'll have a reason to open it, so I may just crack the seal and see what we got.
Just curious what number you have of the ucc? I am currently drinking the ucc 113. (I ran out of beans and am waiting to visit the store, so my backup).
I've never really thought about instant expiring.. I guess if its sealed up in a jar it should be ok for a few years? Like you probably? won't get sick from it. I don't about those 3 in 1 types that include the sugar and milk powder...
Mine is UCC 117. I had tried it while traveling and visiting someone's home. I thought it was pretty good for instant coffee, so purchased a jar when I came across it. I also thought it would serve as a nice backup during the winter, when it is more difficult to roast coffee outside. But it has sat for some years now to the point I almost forgot about it. The expiration date is Jan 2019, so I imagine it would still taste okay. Though I like the idea of having a backup, so still have not opened. I would be curious to try them all over a series of days/weeks, though it is a bit expensive just to try them all at once.
There's no way it'll spoil to the extent that it'll be harmful. It'll just lose quality. I imagine that the stuff that includes some sort of creamer could go rancid.
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That's what I was wondering about, since it's "dried" it should last a few months with decent " instant coffee ' flavor. By the way, what is UCC coffee ?
UCC is the Ueshima Coffee Co based in Japan. They make an instant coffee know as "The Blend" in a couple of different recipes. I believe 117 and 114 are the more common (more popular??) blends they produce but I could also be wrong about that.
Some information I found online from a vendor selling this coffee:
Some information I found online from a vendor selling this coffee:
- 114 - Mild blend made from coffee beans from Brazil and Ecuador with slightly higher acidity.
- 117 - Compare with 114, is a full bodied coffee with perfect levels of acidity, aroma and smooth flavor intensity from mixture of different beans from around the UCC estates.
- 113 - Consists of coffee beans from Vietnam and Brazil, and has a softer taste.
- 118 - Holds the blending expertise accumulated for half a century on the making of the regular ground coffee. Pure and strong taste of coffee.
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UCC is the Ueshima Coffee Co based in Japan. They make an instant coffee know as "The Blend" in a couple of different recipes. I believe 117 and 114 are the more common (more popular??) blends they produce but I could also be wrong about that.
Very interesting !...Never saw these before...The #113 coffee must have some Robusta in it..
Some information I found online from a vendor selling this coffee:
- 114 - Mild blend made from coffee beans from Brazil and Ecuador with slightly higher acidity.
- 117 - Compare with 114, is a full bodied coffee with perfect levels of acidity, aroma and smooth flavor intensity from mixture of different beans from around the UCC estates.
- 113 - Consists of coffee beans from Vietnam and Brazil, and has a softer taste.
- 118 - Holds the blending expertise accumulated for half a century on the making of the regular ground coffee. Pure and strong taste of coffee.
I'm expecting a pound of Najjar Turkish. While I'm able to drink a cup a day that's still a long time on the shelf. I'm going to try and keep it in a vacuum jar; at least there's hope, right?
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I love Turkish coffee, that Robusta flavor is so good !....But I can't drink it without cream and sugar, preferably with cardamom....
no other way. 
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