<p>Because coffee is an agricultural/baked item and like bread, goes stale.  Between roasting, grinding packaging and shipping the bags, you'd ensure the coffee was never fresh and will never taste good.  The most you may get is a mass produced cup of horrible that might be passable or better than nothing to a small percentage of people.  </p>

<p>The other brew methods you list are generally used by people buying fresher, specialty coffee from shops.  Those methods are all a bit more intensive and tend to be used by people a bit more picky that folks buying Folgers.</p>

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2022-09-01T03:41:28.970Z
Folgers used to seal each individual bag so it didn't get stale. Currently, the only offer bags that contain both instant and ground coffee and it's pretty awful. However, it was pretty good when it was only ground coffee.
mchid
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2023-06-15T22:32:39.367Z
No, it is irrelevant whether it happens to be baked or agricultural. What matters is that the flavor of coffee depends heavily on certain *oils* in the coffee bean. After enough time at room temperature, these oils go rancid. That is why many people who grind their own coffee keep the beans in the freezer.
Daniel Asimov
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2015-01-28T00:51:22.107Z
Point taken as far as a mass produced Folgers like product.
apaul
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2015-01-28T00:53:21.260Z
You can buy "bread" in a can or foil packet like in an MRE... but it's even worse than instant coffee. Most hotels give you those big filterpack things that are basically a sachet, and taste horrible too. But actually one other time I tried brewing good quality grounds in a satchet made for loose-leaf tea, and it was also terrible. Not sure why. It's a good question.
Nathan
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2015-01-28T00:46:41.187Z
2015-01-28T00:46:41.187Z
Suspended User
<p>As a matter of fact, coffee is "commonly" sold in some kind of sachets.</p>

<p>In Japan, there is what is called "one-drip bag coffee". It consists of a flat sachet that you can unfold to deploy a small scaffold. The scaffold adapts to any mug-like cups. It unveils a filter containing ground coffee, as it unfolds. You just need to pour hot water in the filter to get a decent cup of coffee.</p>

<p>I will not link to any maker or brand, but most coffee dealers in Japan offer these bags---pretty convenient and offering a decent cup for the price. These bags seem somewhat popular in Japan.</p>

<p>I am not sure about global availability, though. Several countries do not sell them (e.g. Europe, perhaps because of the French / Italian influences).</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/wXDRs.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wXDRs.jpg" alt="Hanging Ear Drip Coffee Filter"></a> <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/0GhXu.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/0GhXu.jpg" alt="Drip Type Portable Coffee Paper Filter"></a></p>

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2015-02-18T17:00:59.390Z
Coffee bags (tea-bag like) and the scaffold-thingies are available in the UK in most larger supermarkets. They are not particularly popular though, which is odd considering our liking for tea and almost universal use of tea bags.
Rikalous
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2017-02-15T10:37:50.803Z
OMG this is awesome! some brand should bring this to Brazil soon
tetri
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2017-02-15T23:38:11.190Z
Apparently [Starbucks makes these too](https://www.amazon.ca/Starbucks-origami-personal-coffee-house/dp/B00K70OM1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487201810&sr=8-1&keywords=drip+bag+coffee). A little expensive though; $2/bag.
mpen
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2017-03-12T05:13:26.753Z
By the way, Kalita makes a related product called the [Kantan dripper](https://www.amazon.com/Kalita-Kantan-Single-cup-Single-use-Filters/dp/B00U0EOU52) which is available on Amazon.  It is a portable, mini pour over that holds 15g of freshly ground coffee (rather than coming with pre-ground coffee itself).
Taylor D. Edmiston
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2017-08-22T15:19:28.577Z
@Eric Platon I could be interpreting the question incorrectly, but I was looking for an answer to the challenges of making a good cup of coffee from a teabag-style sachet that sits in the hot water (and therefore why they aren't popularly available in his/her market). Are you saying that because they are commonly available in the pour-over/scaffold form, the sachet is the same thing? (I realize your answer was accepted, but I don't feel like the question surrounding "why a bag of coffee grounds soaking in hot water doesn't work" was answered).
speedfranklin
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2017-08-23T14:51:40.457Z
@speedfranklin Great point, indeed. That was a reason why I started the answer with "a kind of sachet". The answer may require improvements, but my understanding was of the convenience of tea bags, versus the traditional leaves you handle and retire manually, with residue in your drink. The equivalent for coffee would be the Japanese version presented here. An actual "coffee tea bag" may not make sense, as this is not how we prepare coffee most often. Yet your point is valid if we extend the meaning of coffee drink to soaked coffees. Edit suggestions?
Eric Platon
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2015-01-28T01:35:36.027Z
I haven't heard of these, sounds interesting though. Can you post an image when you get a chance?
apaul
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2015-01-28T01:37:04.523Z
@Tim Post---good show, some are really decent and safer, yes.
Eric Platon
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2015-01-28T01:37:47.143Z
@apaul34208 Yes, I was looking for a CC image actually. Not found yet. I could not find a Wikipedia page either at this point. I will...
Eric Platon
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2015-01-28T01:42:18.420Z
@EricPlaton Just Googled it, they look awesome, I'll have to hunt around for a source in my area.
apaul
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2015-01-28T08:51:27.460Z
You can buy these in drugstores and supermarkets in Japan and despite the cheapness around 2-4 English pence each, they are surprisingly good. I ordered online a special gourmet pack that had Hawaiin Kona and Jamaican Blue mountain varieties. The Japaneses are very serious about coffee and apart from the cheap fast food places coffee generally is very high quality, I find the aroma is superb, even from canned coffee which I miss badly
EdChum
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2015-01-28T01:33:09.917Z
2019-01-23T14:03:16.113Z
2019-01-23T14:03:16.113Z
Eric Platon
<p>Holy smokes people!
Been around for years and years.
AMWAY sold it and it was a big hit.
Superior Brand</p>

<p>Today, Folgers and other brands have sealed in foil coffee in bags.</p>

<p><a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B001FA1KJO" rel="nofollow">Folgers Classic Medium Roast Coffee Singles Serve Bags</a>.
Decaff too.</p>

<p>and this curious contrivance...</p>

<p><a href="http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00CMQO75O" rel="nofollow">Caffe Borsa Single Serve Hand Drip Coffee, Premium Sumatra</a></p>

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2016-09-19T14:17:13.080Z
We had something very similar to your last link at a hotel in London. Admittedly, the coffee was near undrinkable taste-wise, but it was fun to make it ;-)
Stephie
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2020-09-24T00:22:38.523Z
The reviews on amazon seem to suggest that if the package is not damaged and the instructions are followed carefully then the coffee tastes fine...
Hershy S.
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2022-09-01T03:42:50.057Z
The folgers ones are now a mix of instant folgers crystals and ground coffee. They no longer make 100% ground coffee Folgers singles in the self serve bags. Not sure why they ruined a good thing but what can you do.
mchid
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2016-09-17T15:14:36.267Z
2016-09-24T18:25:06.257Z
2016-09-24T18:25:06.257Z
Mark Farrell
<p>I just made coffee in this manner using tea bags from some tea I did not care to drink. I made sure all the tea was out, I put in just over a teaspoon of the coffee i wanted ( I have no coffee maker at this time, they keep breaking even my good one)  and then I sealed it back up, stapled it at the top just like the tea bag and added some milk and sugar and it tasted fine.  You could add 3 tsp or a big table spoon if you want a stronger coffee!  But I see that now, they probably would not sell as well.  The trick to the coffee tasting fresh no matter how it is packaged is to keep it in your freezer.  That is what I do.</p>

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2016-02-03T21:13:35.517Z
Welcome to Coffee SE! I like this diy approach a lot (although the freezer trick is usually discouraged by the freshness enthusiasts).
Ivan Kapitonov
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2018-06-21T14:55:08.770Z
I used to keep my coffee in the freezer, once i started really getting into coffee, keeping them room temp in an airtight container tends to be a bit tastier
inVINCEable
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2016-02-03T03:24:52.953Z
2016-02-03T03:24:52.953Z
Sharon E
<p>There is also an alternative to a sachet, which is nevertheless functionally eqiuvalent, i.e., individual serving of instant (but true) coffee. Starbucks sells microground coffee in individual little bags, which is regular decent coffee, but it is so finely ground that it "dissolves" in the cup.</p>

<p>However, they only have it in "selected" countries -- e.g., I recollect seeing it in the USA and in Poland, but not in some other European countries.</p>

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2015-04-05T09:30:11.307Z
2015-04-05T09:30:11.307Z
Ivan Kapitonov
<p>Look everyone, the amount of coffee needed inside a tea bag in which to make a cup of coffee is very minimal. It will be thin-bodied. Notwithstanding the taste issue is merely the science of how hot the water is and how long the coffee needs to steep. Unlike a French press, the general properties needed for a tea filter bag to SEAL the coffee in requires a heat-sensitive sealant. The sealant used will clog the pores of the filter paper and you will never get enough coffee in the filter to make it taste decent while making it affordable. K Cups were designed to brew like drip coffee and have the cleanliness and convenience to replace the single tea bag coffee. It tastes way better and costs about the same. </p>

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2016-04-25T13:17:32.510Z
Welcome to Coffee SE, please feel free to take the [tour](http://coffee.stackexchange.com/tour).
MTSan
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2016-04-25T12:09:39.507Z
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Keith Johnson
<p>I have also tried using coffee as in teabags but the brew is very weak. I just removed the tea and put in 5 gms of mild course coffee. I think the filter paper needs to very porous so that it can allow some fine solids to go into the brew. I am still trying until I get a solution because in my country this is the only way to improve coffee consumption.</p>

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2017-02-13T21:22:47.017Z
Rita Kyamuhangire
<p>Have you ever checked out Javazen's Brew Bags? These brew bags are literally coffee in a tea bag. They sell premium organic coffee mixed with tea. The tea reduces the acidity and helps brew a smoother cup of coffee. Ive been drinking Javazen for over 3 years now, and it wasn't until just this year that they launched the coffee tea bag - before the tea bag, they only sold their blends in loose grounds.</p>

<p><em>Edit</em>:</p>

<p>After doing some more reading, it looks like <a href="https://www.drinkjavazen.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Javazen</a> was able to craft a quality coffee tea bag by creating a new tea bag "technology" that allows your coffee to brew more similarly to a french press. </p>

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CalvT
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2017-08-21T12:46:06.533Z
I second @CalvT븃 - This answer reads like an advertisement.
Mayo
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2017-08-18T18:53:47.963Z
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Michael
<p>I often purchase empty tea bags meant for brewing loose leaf tea to brew coffee on a trip. I push a chopstick or sommat through the top of the bag after filling to suspend it from the lip of the cup, pour hot water over, let it steep for a bit, and remove the bag. The flavor is lovely and robust. </p>

<p>Here is one brand, <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B010RV810W" rel="nofollow noreferrer">T-sac</a>, but there are lots out there.</p>

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galeforcewind
<p>I was wondering why single serving coffee <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sachet">sachets</a> never really took off the way tea bags have. The only explanation I could find was that steeping coffee too long makes the coffee taste bad, but it seems like that could be avoided by removing the bag.</p>

<p>Why would the end result be terribly different than a french press, Turkish brew, or cowboy coffee? </p>

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2017-08-20T07:44:29.670Z
See one of my answers here: https://coffee.stackexchange.com/questions/3693/how-to-transport-coffee/3712#3712
MTSan
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2015-01-28T00:28:53.747Z
Is the unclear vote due to the term sachet? I was using the term in the cooking sense, a small bag usually made of cheese cloth that you fill with spices, much like a tea bag.
apaul
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2015-01-28T00:38:14.867Z
Good question! I've been wondering this too, though my one experience with a Folger's coffee teabag on a hunting trick resulted in *the worst* cup of coffee I've ever had.
Nathan
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2015-01-28T00:45:39.590Z
@Nathan Did you leave the bag in the cup while you drank it, or did you let it steep for a while and remove it?
apaul
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2015-01-28T00:47:48.473Z
I tried everything and it stayed super super weak. Tried two bags, steeped longer, boiled more, finally added a Constant Comment teabag. Yuck. Maybe the bags were too old too.  And oops I meant to say hunting *trip*.
Nathan
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Why isn't coffee commonly sold in sachets, like tea bags?
apaul
# Why isn't coffee commonly sold in sachets, like tea bags?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-28)

I was wondering why single serving coffee [sachets](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sachet) never really took off the way tea bags have. The only explanation I could find was that steeping coffee too long makes the coffee taste bad, but it seems like that could be avoided by removing the bag.

Why would the end result be terribly different than a french press, Turkish brew, or cowboy coffee?

**Tags:** brewing-process, single-serving

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is the unclear vote due to the term sachet? I was using the term in the cooking sense, a small bag usually made of cheese cloth that you fill with spices, much like a tea bag.  
> **username_2**: Good question! I've been wondering this too, though my one experience with a Folger's coffee teabag on a hunting trick resulted in *the worst* cup of coffee I've ever had.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 Did you leave the bag in the cup while you drank it, or did you let it steep for a while and remove it?  
> **username_2**: I tried everything and it stayed super super weak. Tried two bags, steeped longer, boiled more, finally added a Constant Comment teabag. Yuck. Maybe the bags were too old too.  And oops I meant to say hunting *trip*.  
> **username_1**: See one of my answers here: https://coffee.stackexchange.com/questions/3693/how-to-transport-coffee/3712#3712  

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## 9 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2015-01-28. Score: 27 | Accepted answer

As a matter of fact, coffee is "commonly" sold in some kind of sachets.

In Japan, there is what is called "one-drip bag coffee". It consists of a flat sachet that you can unfold to deploy a small scaffold. The scaffold adapts to any mug-like cups. It unveils a filter containing ground coffee, as it unfolds. You just need to pour hot water in the filter to get a decent cup of coffee.

I will not link to any maker or brand, but most coffee dealers in Japan offer these bags---pretty convenient and offering a decent cup for the price. These bags seem somewhat popular in Japan.

I am not sure about global availability, though. Several countries do not sell them (e.g. Europe, perhaps because of the French / Italian influences).

[![Hanging Ear Drip Coffee Filter](https://i.sstatic.net/wXDRs.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/wXDRs.jpg) [![Drip Type Portable Coffee Paper Filter](https://i.sstatic.net/0GhXu.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/0GhXu.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I haven't heard of these, sounds interesting though. Can you post an image when you get a chance?  
> **username_6**: @Tim Post---good show, some are really decent and safer, yes.  
> **username_6**: @username_034208 Yes, I was looking for a CC image actually. Not found yet. I could not find a Wikipedia page either at this point. I will...  
> **username_0**: @EricPlaton Just Googled it, they look awesome, I'll have to hunt around for a source in my area.  
> **username_12**: You can buy these in drugstores and supermarkets in Japan and despite the cheapness around 2-4 English pence each, they are surprisingly good. I ordered online a special gourmet pack that had Hawaiin Kona and Jamaican Blue mountain varieties. The Japaneses are very serious about coffee and apart from the cheap fast food places coffee generally is very high quality, I find the aroma is superb, even from canned coffee which I miss badly  
> **username_7**: Coffee bags (tea-bag like) and the scaffold-thingies are available in the UK in most larger supermarkets. They are not particularly popular though, which is odd considering our liking for tea and almost universal use of tea bags.  
> **username_8**: OMG this is awesome! some brand should bring this to Brazil soon  
> **username_9**: Apparently [Starbucks makes these too](https://www.amazon.ca/Starbucks-origami-personal-coffee-house/dp/B00K70OM1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487201810&sr=8-1&keywords=drip+bag+coffee). A little expensive though; $2/bag.  
> **username_10**: By the way, Kalita makes a related product called the [Kantan dripper](https://www.amazon.com/Kalita-Kantan-Single-cup-Single-use-Filters/dp/B00U0EOU52) which is available on Amazon.  It is a portable, mini pour over that holds 15g of freshly ground coffee (rather than coming with pre-ground coffee itself).  
> **username_11**: @username_6 I could be interpreting the question incorrectly, but I was looking for an answer to the challenges of making a good cup of coffee from a teabag-style sachet that sits in the hot water (and therefore why they aren't popularly available in his/her market). Are you saying that because they are commonly available in the pour-over/scaffold form, the sachet is the same thing? (I realize your answer was accepted, but I don't feel like the question surrounding "why a bag of coffee grounds soaking in hot water doesn't work" was answered).  
> **username_6**: @username_11 Great point, indeed. That was a reason why I started the answer with "a kind of sachet". The answer may require improvements, but my understanding was of the convenience of tea bags, versus the traditional leaves you handle and retire manually, with residue in your drink. The equivalent for coffee would be the Japanese version presented here. An actual "coffee tea bag" may not make sense, as this is not how we prepare coffee most often. Yet your point is valid if we extend the meaning of coffee drink to soaked coffees. Edit suggestions?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-01-28. Score: 16

Because coffee is an agricultural/baked item and like bread, goes stale. Between roasting, grinding packaging and shipping the bags, you'd ensure the coffee was never fresh and will never taste good. The most you may get is a mass produced cup of horrible that might be passable or better than nothing to a small percentage of people.

The other brew methods you list are generally used by people buying fresher, specialty coffee from shops. Those methods are all a bit more intensive and tend to be used by people a bit more picky that folks buying Folgers.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Point taken as far as a mass produced Folgers like product.  
> **username_2**: You can buy "bread" in a can or foil packet like in an MRE... but it's even worse than instant coffee. Most hotels give you those big filterpack things that are basically a sachet, and taste horrible too. But actually one other time I tried brewing good quality grounds in a satchet made for loose-leaf tea, and it was also terrible. Not sure why. It's a good question.  
> **username_4**: Folgers used to seal each individual bag so it didn't get stale. Currently, the only offer bags that contain both instant and ground coffee and it's pretty awful. However, it was pretty good when it was only ground coffee.  
> **username_5**: No, it is irrelevant whether it happens to be baked or agricultural. What matters is that the flavor of coffee depends heavily on certain *oils* in the coffee bean. After enough time at room temperature, these oils go rancid. That is why many people who grind their own coffee keep the beans in the freezer.  

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### Answer by username_13 on 2016-09-17. Score: 4

Holy smokes people!
Been around for years and years.
AMWAY sold it and it was a big hit.
Superior Brand

Today, Folgers and other brands have sealed in foil coffee in bags.

[Folgers Classic Medium Roast Coffee Singles Serve Bags](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B001FA1KJO).
Decaff too.

and this curious contrivance...

[Caffe Borsa Single Serve Hand Drip Coffee, Premium Sumatra](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00CMQO75O)

> **Comments:**
> **username_14**: We had something very similar to your last link at a hotel in London. Admittedly, the coffee was near undrinkable taste-wise, but it was fun to make it ;-)  
> **username_15**: The reviews on amazon seem to suggest that if the package is not damaged and the instructions are followed carefully then the coffee tastes fine...  
> **username_4**: The folgers ones are now a mix of instant folgers crystals and ground coffee. They no longer make 100% ground coffee Folgers singles in the self serve bags. Not sure why they ruined a good thing but what can you do.  

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### Answer by username_16 on 2016-02-03. Score: 3

I just made coffee in this manner using tea bags from some tea I did not care to drink. I made sure all the tea was out, I put in just over a teaspoon of the coffee i wanted ( I have no coffee maker at this time, they keep breaking even my good one) and then I sealed it back up, stapled it at the top just like the tea bag and added some milk and sugar and it tasted fine. You could add 3 tsp or a big table spoon if you want a stronger coffee! But I see that now, they probably would not sell as well. The trick to the coffee tasting fresh no matter how it is packaged is to keep it in your freezer. That is what I do.

> **Comments:**
> **username_17**: Welcome to Coffee SE! I like this diy approach a lot (although the freezer trick is usually discouraged by the freshness enthusiasts).  
> **username_18**: I used to keep my coffee in the freezer, once i started really getting into coffee, keeping them room temp in an airtight container tends to be a bit tastier  

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### Answer by username_17 on 2015-04-05. Score: 2

There is also an alternative to a sachet, which is nevertheless functionally eqiuvalent, i.e., individual serving of instant (but true) coffee. Starbucks sells microground coffee in individual little bags, which is regular decent coffee, but it is so finely ground that it "dissolves" in the cup.

However, they only have it in "selected" countries -- e.g., I recollect seeing it in the USA and in Poland, but not in some other European countries.


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### Answer by username_19 on 2016-04-25. Score: 1

Look everyone, the amount of coffee needed inside a tea bag in which to make a cup of coffee is very minimal. It will be thin-bodied. Notwithstanding the taste issue is merely the science of how hot the water is and how long the coffee needs to steep. Unlike a French press, the general properties needed for a tea filter bag to SEAL the coffee in requires a heat-sensitive sealant. The sealant used will clog the pores of the filter paper and you will never get enough coffee in the filter to make it taste decent while making it affordable. K Cups were designed to brew like drip coffee and have the cleanliness and convenience to replace the single tea bag coffee. It tastes way better and costs about the same.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Welcome to Coffee SE, please feel free to take the [tour](http://coffee.stackexchange.com/tour).  

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### Answer by username_20 on 2017-02-13. Score: 1

I have also tried using coffee as in teabags but the brew is very weak. I just removed the tea and put in 5 gms of mild course coffee. I think the filter paper needs to very porous so that it can allow some fine solids to go into the brew. I am still trying until I get a solution because in my country this is the only way to improve coffee consumption.


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### Answer by username_21 on 2017-08-18. Score: 0

Have you ever checked out Javazen's Brew Bags? These brew bags are literally coffee in a tea bag. They sell premium organic coffee mixed with tea. The tea reduces the acidity and helps brew a smoother cup of coffee. Ive been drinking Javazen for over 3 years now, and it wasn't until just this year that they launched the coffee tea bag - before the tea bag, they only sold their blends in loose grounds.

*Edit*:

After doing some more reading, it looks like [Javazen](https://www.drinkjavazen.com/) was able to craft a quality coffee tea bag by creating a new tea bag "technology" that allows your coffee to brew more similarly to a french press.

> **Comments:**
> **username_22**: Please note if you want to promote your own product/blog you **must disclose your affiliation in the answer**, otherwise, your answer may be flagged as spam. If you are not affiliated with the site, I recommend you say so to prevent this. Please read [How to not be a spammer](https://coffee.stackexchange.com/help/promotion)  
> **username_23**: I second @username_22븃 - This answer reads like an advertisement.  

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### Answer by username_24 on 2017-05-26. Score: 0

I often purchase empty tea bags meant for brewing loose leaf tea to brew coffee on a trip. I push a chopstick or sommat through the top of the bag after filling to suspend it from the lip of the cup, pour hot water over, let it steep for a bit, and remove the bag. The flavor is lovely and robust.

Here is one brand, [T-sac](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B010RV810W), but there are lots out there.


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