But if you can't make it to a coffee shop and you don't happen to have a coffee maker on hand — and you really need to get your caffeine fix — instant coffee may be your only option.

THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A HOT CUP OF COFFEE ... AND IT’S LIKE MAKING INSTANT COFFEE. BUT IT TASTES LIKE A FRESHLY BREWED POUR OVER FROM A BARISTA. AND IT’S THAT EASY. MATT ROBERTS WANTS YOU ...

While instant coffee had a bad rap ... so you don’t have to worry that brewing an old bag of beans will make you sick. Instead, coffee goes stale, losing flavor as the weeks progress.