<p>Based on <a href="https://coffee.stackexchange.com/q/5631/1118">this question and the experiment it prompted</a>, I’d say no difference whatsoever.</p>
<p>There’s one small caveat, though: if you happen to have a brand of instant coffee that doesn’t dissolve well, then, and only then, your two-step method may help to avoid any lumps. I have never had any problems, except for once when I had a jar well past its prime where the contents had become somewhat lumpy.</p>

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<p>For several year now I've been making the instant coffee (e.g. Nescafe) as follows: after putting a spoon of coffee I add boiling water just to cover the coffee and stir it with spoon or electrical stirrer. Only after this I fill up the mug and drink.</p>
<p>So my question is: what's the difference (if any) between this method and just filling up the mug with boiling water then stir and drink?</p>

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# Stirring Nescafe before filling the mug

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-26)

For several year now I've been making the instant coffee (e.g. Nescafe) as follows: after putting a spoon of coffee I add boiling water just to cover the coffee and stir it with spoon or electrical stirrer. Only after this I fill up the mug and drink.

So my question is: what's the difference (if any) between this method and just filling up the mug with boiling water then stir and drink?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-27. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Based on [this question and the experiment it prompted](https://coffee.stackexchange.com/q/5631/1118), I’d say no difference whatsoever.

There’s one small caveat, though: if you happen to have a brand of instant coffee that doesn’t dissolve well, then, and only then, your two-step method may help to avoid any lumps. I have never had any problems, except for once when I had a jar well past its prime where the contents had become somewhat lumpy.


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