Oh blasphemy re Nescafe!! 
In Australia it is the number one selling instant coffee which most people drink at home unless one can afford a proper coffee machine. Difference being though, it’s a completely different blend to what is sold in other countries. When I have to drink the Nescafe overseas it definitely is 
Different beans, different blend altogether and I can’t drink it AT all. I’m in Vietnam at present and am shocked. Never had better coffee anywhere in the world, it is unbelievably good 
Vietnamese coffee maker for us, we bring it with us on every sit. It’s very portable, no filters needed, you can make drip coffee or super concentrated espresso style coffee.
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Great topic @toml - I’ve really enjoyed reading everyone’s replies!
Coffee is more of an occasional treat for me due to health reasons, but when I do, I like to use a manual bean grinder for freshly ground coffee (it’s a great arm workout too!) and a Moka pot. My favourite type of coffee is a latte, so I usually heat up some milk and foam it, and add a little caramel syrup. I use beans from “girls who grind” that I buy from a small local bakery who sells their coffee beans and also uses them in their own coffee.
If I’m travelling I try to find a local coffee place to sample something a bit different. A lot of the time I have to choose decaf but I’ve learned to love it!
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@BunnyCat if my suitcase was big enough, that would definitely be me!
@Jenny, here in Vietnam they make egg coffee, yep, with egg yolk and condensed milk. My next “something different” 
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Oh @ziggy I’m not sure how I’d feel about that 
please report back when you try it! The condensed milk sounds yummy but I’m very unsure of the egg yolk!
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I like freshly ground coffee too. It’s so much more flavorful (and smells amazing).
I buy my coffee from fellow Guatemalans who import their beans from their family’s farm (in Guatemala) - their coffee is the best and feels good to support small businesses.
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We make Vietnamese coffee at home sometimes. Yum. We used to drink it when I was a kid, when we’d have pho.
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@Maggie8K drinking it every day here and also having Pho EVERY day. It’s so great I can have both for the measley sum of $AUD4 which at home would be closer to $AUD25 I want to be thin like all the women here 
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I joke that terrific pho is the only dish where you get a facial and a great meal. The soup sinks into your pores and you can smell it for hours after.
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First use of my silicone cone today - need to use it with a larger paper filter rather than the ones it came with. Sitting in a home with absolutely no caffeine - so not even a tea kettle. I’m heating the water in the microwave using glass measuring cup. Maybe not boiling, but hot enough to brew good coffee!
Thanks for pointing me to this tool.
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Kettle? Microwave? Fancy machine? All fine and good, but there’s no brewing like Quooker instant brewing 
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@anon47943759 nothing wrong with that good old Nescafe Gold! Not a bad drop at all 
@Jenny this is JUST for you
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I’m starting to come around to the idea @ziggy - I love custard and I love the taste of coffee… if I can just get past the idea of whisking egg into coffee! The condensed milk would certainly make it yummy!
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not necessarily, it all depends on your sweet tooth, condensed milk contains up to 45% sugar so for me … undrinkable. I have my coffee without sugar with a little bit milk (but not condensed)
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I shall let you know when I have one next week @Jenny. Don’t think you would actually taste the egg, we used to have what we call “egg flips” when we were young. Milk with egg whisked through and it was yummy 
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@anon47943759 in Vietnam the coffee is super strong with just a little condensed milk at the bottom. It’s to die for and I don’t normally take sugar. Gotta try these things occasionally but certainly wouldn’t have it as an every day thing ! 
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Please do report back, I’d love to know your verdict @ziggy 
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Been there, done that. Already on my first or second day. Thus not a stranger to Vietnamese coffee
I’m all for trying ethnic cuisine and also do (most of it).
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Think I’ll get one of these. Will try out in our RV. And maybe take with me on sits.