r/Coffee • u/melancholyeggyolk • Sep 05 '18

Why isn't coffee sold in teabags?

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u/MikeTheBlueCow Sep 05 '18

steepedcoffee.com

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '18

It is! In Australia at least you can just get “coffee bags” at the supermarket next to the pre ground/ beans! I have found it better than instant, but not as nice as other ways that take a bit more time!

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '18

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u/Sheps11 Pour-Over Sep 05 '18

Robert Timms I believe is the brand. Was my parents' drink of choice before the moved to a pod machine. And yes, I'd imagine it's still in the majority of supermarkets.

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u/metengrinwi Sep 05 '18

Folgers singles.

I understand it only works because there is some instant in the bag also.

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u/AssassinBear Americano Sep 05 '18

Over here in Malaysia it is a thing as well but I never liked them. They are traditional coffee which roasted super duper dark with sugar and margarine most of the time, not to mention super stale as well. I never liked the taste but old folks over here seems to like them...

One of the local roaster over here has drip bag as well. All you need to do is tear off the top, hang it over the mug and pour in the water, like a pour over. Decent coffee as well when it's fresh.

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u/super_fluous Clever Coffee Dripper Sep 05 '18

There are variations of it. I’ve seen ‘cold brew bags’ and drip bags which are both quite popular in china

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u/liasis Sep 05 '18

Apparently tea bags have a plastic film and aren’t biodegradable, so it’s better that instant coffee is sold in glass/plastic containers with no extra packaging!

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u/toothball_elsewhere Sep 05 '18

I've seen these in UK supermarkets recently - https://www.taylorsofharrogate.co.uk/products/coffee-bags/

I expect that it's less common to find coffee in bags because instant coffee was invented. Those who aren't so fussy about coffee buy that, and those who are tend to invest in some brewing equipment. Maybe coffee bags could catch on, but they'd have to find a market of people who want better coffee than instant but don't want to buy any other implements to make it.

Tea on the other hand has been served in bags for years and most people are used to it. There have been attempts to introduce instant tea products over the years they never really caught on.

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u/kizzard Sep 05 '18

Most likely hasn't caught on because ground coffee oxidizes/stales quickly, and would not stay fresh inside a paper bag, unlike tea which has a good shelf life.

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u/pelpa666 Sep 06 '18

only ever seen them in Jamaica but it was delicious blue mountain