My parents drank instant coffee for years for the same reason they bought the Formica and stainless steel kitchen table: because it was “modern”. Besides, using the old fashioned percolators is just about the worst way in the world to make coffee.
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WHAT?!?!? Best coffee I've ever had in my life. What chu talkin' bout willis? We actually purchased a "camp" coffee pot to make perc coffee on the stovetop, but after a while it was too time consuming when sleepy.... We dallied with a 40 cup electric percolator once too! Wow.
Currently, we use a Bunn into a thermal carafe for the morning coffee, and a keurig style Bunn for everyone else. Used to be, we'd ask around if anyone else would drink coffee before making a pot, and we wasted gobs of coffee. Now if I want a cup when I come home, I make one cup. More expensive per cup, but cheaper in that we buy less coffee to dump down the drain. We buy some at Sam's club for approx $0.40 per cup, which is high, but a case lasts a long time. ONE MINUTE for a cup! Yah, baby.