When I wake up in the break of day I want my coffee. I did not have an automatic coffee maker so I used to resort to instant coffee for my first kick of caffeine. As I drink my first cup of coffee, I make a pot of ground coffee.

Instant java is a brew that has already been made . But instead of drinking it, the brew is freeze dried. Freeze drying is nothing more than putting the brew in a chamber, and lowering the temperature and pressure. When the temperature is below freezing, and pressure is less than atmospheric, heat is applied to remove the wet from the brew. Now you have freeze dried crystals . Add stewing water and you have instant java .

But I love ground coffee the best, much better flavor. I used to make my ground coffee by using a French Press. A French Press is where you put the coffee grounds in a pot, pour boiling water in and then use a press to force the coffee grounds to the bottom of the pot. As you force the coffee grounds down, the water, which has engrossed the coffee, is separated from the coffee grounds and is forced to the top of the press. The coffee grounds and brew are separated, allowing you to pour the coffee without the grounds.

Since I found the French Press, I found it takes about the same amount of time to make coffee this way as it does to make an instant brew. I have given up on both the instant and  the French Press.

I have given up on the French Press and now use the Keurig K Cups. This makes coffee faster than the French Press, but at one cup at a time. So there is no waste and your coffee is always fresh