I am sipping a cup of Steeped brand coffee, made from coffee bags that work like tea bags that were provided at a hotel we stayed in recently. I was so impressed I brought an extra home.
Is it as good as the French press coffee from ideal quality beans I import from Ventura, California, for my daily cuppa? No, not even close. But it's as good or better than most of the Keurig options without the machine or the plastic waste. All you need is hot water.
Ditto for cold brew concentrates. Yesterday I purchased a bottle of Stumptown cold brew to try out. Stumptown is a legendary coffee roastery out of Portland. I used to seek out their beans exclusively, preferring them over local options until I found a really good local option at $10/lb vs. Stumptown's $17/12 oz, and that get me by in between infusions from Ventura (like the Cigare Volant blend selected by Randall Graham I just took delivery on). We have a lot of local roasters, but most are med-dark or dark roasts where I like medium or even medium-light.
And I still love my French press--haven't given up on that. I only need to consider other/quicker options that Bob can self-serve. In the meantime, this bag thing is an impressive evolution from instant coffee out of a jar, though expensive. I just googled Steeped to find out how much, and this brand retails from restaurant supply for about $1 ea when purchased by the 100 ct case. They're $1.50 plus when purchased at regular retail. And Whole Foods has their own brand for around $1 ea in ten packs.
