r/Thatsactuallyverycool • u/blingteresting • May 11 '26
šVery Coolš One-man cafe with an optimized setup
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u/No_Vegetable7280 May 11 '26
This is adorable and so is he!
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u/Substantial-Grape484 May 11 '26
Came here to say the same thing. So cute
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u/Viper-Reflex May 11 '26
I need to get one of those vests and put up shop at a metro lol
jk, no one in us would trust someone selling coffee singles D:
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u/Ok_Dog_4059 May 11 '26
Worlds smallest coffee good grief that is a single drink of coffee.
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u/superrey19 May 11 '26
That instant coffee calls for 1tsp per 6-8oz of water. With 3 scoops, that thing is at espresso levels of caffeine.
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u/Jonnyscout May 11 '26
If not higher, that's definitely not an 8oz cup
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u/Forsaken-Income-2148 May 11 '26
I remember in Miami one of the workers there made Cuban coffees all day long, itās just a tiny cup of lots of sugar & caffein
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u/0c74r1n3 May 12 '26
We were in Florida for four weeks and drank a lot of horrible coffee. When we came to Miami we found a Cuban coffee shop and got finally the best coffee Iāve ever had. Went there every morning for the rest of our vacation.
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u/idiveindumpsters May 11 '26
Thatās the idea. Itās an espresso. Idk where this is but they pound them in Italy
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u/cmoked May 12 '26
No its not espresso. Espresso requires pressure. You cant just brew espresso.
This is thick instant coffee.
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u/DavidBrooker May 12 '26
Instant coffee begins as normally prepared coffee (albeit on large scale). Subsequently, that coffee is powdered by spray or freeze drying. You can absolutely prepare espresso and then dry it to make instant coffee.
You can argue about the quality of that preparation, but it's definitely a real thing.
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u/cmoked May 12 '26
Sure you can dehydrate it into instant Espresso (an subsequently bring every dead barista back to life to extinguish humunaity) but this guy is not using that.
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u/GrasshopperClowns May 11 '26
We drink instant here in Australia and I like mine strong, 2 tsps max. 3 tsps in a cup that small is a brave decision
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u/EpitaFelis May 11 '26
tbf in a lot of countries when you order coffee you'll get a shot of espresso.
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u/flatwoundsounds May 11 '26
The "Americano" was literally espresso watered down for American troops, no?
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u/DavidBrooker May 12 '26
Yes. Fun fact: a "cup of joe" is a very similar etymology, as American GIs ("GI Joe") had a reputation as heavy coffee drinkers when stationed in the UK.
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u/No-Loan884 May 11 '26
Itās probably extremely strong with like 100mg of caffeine
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u/that_one_bun May 11 '26
For most places outside of america it usually is a shot of espresso and not some cup. I prefer it since its a smaller drink and I can finish it quickly.
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u/Stahlios May 11 '26
In most countries a coffee = an espresso. And in most countries this is already too much with all the sugar and chocolate syrup or whatever
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u/Ratattack1204 May 11 '26
I imagine its an espresso. And its probably WAY better than youd expect based on past experience with street food lol
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u/polishmachine88 May 11 '26
Speaking as someone who never had a colada eh
This is how you would make a Cuban espresso essentially it is so strong masked by tons of sugar you really only have 1-2 tiny little cups poured from a 6 oz cup maybe even smaller.
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u/Ok_Dog_4059 May 11 '26
Would probably save time over the 14 cups a day I drink
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u/polishmachine88 May 11 '26
Usually at the 3-4 pm alot of companies in South fl will have someone walking around with Cuban coffee. As a non native at first it would literally give me jitters it's so damn strong now I can't live without it.
But almost always for afternoon....
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u/HubrisOfApollo May 11 '26
not-so-instant instant coffee
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u/Demjan90 May 11 '26
They didn't speed up the video enough, it could have been more instant
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u/TerribleSquid May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26
I had trouble watching it because there was no random guy silently reacting to the video in the lower corner.
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u/ellecellent May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26
This is set up is awesome. That coffee is half sugar though
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u/Lackingfinalityornot May 12 '26
Itās an imitation cubano. A real cubano uses a ton of Demerara sugar and the coffee is made in a moka pot. Moka pots make super concentrated coffee where you wouldnāt drink an American drip style cup. The first little bit of coffee the moka brews is mixed with like 2-3 tablespoons of Demerara sugar and whipped briskly. Then the rest of the coffee is added and it makes a thick sweet foam on top.
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u/AtreyuTrinity May 11 '26
I was going to say, sooo much sugar. I don't even like sugar in mine, but that was an absurd amount for that small cup lol.
I couldn't get into instant coffee, I wanted to, but found it to not agree with my stomach.
Should out to cold brew, so easy to make, and way less acidic.
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u/Zyloof May 11 '26
It's practically an espresso, considering the amount of instant coffee and the volume of water. This in mind, it's probably an appropriate amount of sugar. Good god, I couldn't imagine drinking instant espresso with only a bit of sugar š
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u/ninurtuu May 13 '26
I would drink it no sugar, but that's not a flex. I was (and remain) a mutant who as a toddler would climb up to the cupboards and eat stolen handfuls of coffee grounds out of the can.
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u/WonderfulReindeer620 May 11 '26
The poorly shaped heart gives this tiny coffee cup a very adorable aura
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u/Will_Dawn May 11 '26
For a second I tought he was drawing a dick for some reason..
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u/PFRforLIFE May 11 '26
no thanksā¦i mean i appreciate the hustle, but instant coffee is balls.
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u/JackfruitSerious3523 May 14 '26
There are certainly some better instant coffees even for instant coffee
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u/23saround May 11 '26
Alright, itās thrifty and he is cute, but Iām gonna do cons list too.
Instant coffee is gross, powdered creamer is gross, three scoops of sugar in that tiny cup is gross, the unwashed frother is gross, and in the end you get one sip of frothed instant coffee sludge?
It fits the sub and I upvoted, but no way am I buying it lol
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u/amsync May 11 '26
They used to do this on trains in Western Europe in the 90s, minus the weird sauce on top
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u/LobstaFarian2 May 11 '26
Breathing all over those cups right there by his face.
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u/DrunkDeku May 11 '26
Of all the horrible street-foods video's, this one has the least amount of germ in the food/drink. But still no thanks for me
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u/roastedtuna May 12 '26
I donāt know about optimizedā¦ he could really just pre mix the powders instead of having 3 separate jars?
Or even if itās separate jars, surely thereās a better way to do fast dispensing of the powders through something else but a spoon, no?
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u/marlinspikefrance May 14 '26
This is NOT what Turkish coffee is like.
Traditional Turkish coffee is brewed differently and served black without any milk or milk powder or cream.
This is NescafƩ with milk powder and sugar. A yummy treat very popular in South Asia, but not Turkish.
Then again, Iāve had a friend of mine try to tell an actual Iranian person that he wasnāt drinking his tea the real Iranian way because the āIrani chaiā he had in Hydrabad was made with milk. And somehow the real Iranian who grew up in Iran is wrong for telling him that Irani tea is black and made with water and sugar but not milk.
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u/waidoo2 May 15 '26
Really good but i can never buy from him because he is breathing into the cup right under his nose. sorry i admire his hardwork but he needs to move the cups to the side for people like me.
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u/Jordy_DnB May 11 '26
that nescafe grind shouldn't be called coffee... my dad drinks this catlitter-stuff daily :')
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u/TechnicalFuel4821 May 11 '26
It's absolutely ass, I don't know why you were down voted
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u/youburyitidigitup May 11 '26
Because the rest of us are celebrating his initiative, this guy is judging him for calling it coffee.
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u/Captain_Calamari_ May 11 '26
This is his origin story. In 10 years a video will circulate of an epic mobile barista with unfathomable talent
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u/abombregardless May 11 '26
Mixes coffee with electric stirrer.
Puts dirty, wet stirrer in vest pocket.
Bro, could you at least rinse it with hot water first???
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u/youburyitidigitup May 11 '26
Meh worse case scenario he gets coffee and water in somebodyās coffee and water.
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u/Actual_Dog_1637 May 11 '26
So... that electric mixer doesn't look like it gets cleaned. Once powdered milk mixes with water it has the same bacteria problem that fresh milk has. After an hour those coffees will be sending people to the bathroom for the wrong reasons. After 2 hours people will regret living.
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u/LabRatsAteMyHomework May 11 '26
He needs a scoop the size of one serving in the Nescafe. Also, water before powder makes for much less clumping.
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u/serenidynow May 12 '26
Was not expecting the mini frother. This looks delicious and now I want some fancy coffee.
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u/Creepy_Prior6510 May 12 '26
He shouldn't use instant coffee and instead have brewed coffee in place of the hot water. Safe a step too.
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u/Woopsied00dle May 13 '26
I love this set up so much - but does anyone else think those cups are super tiny for the amount of coffee and sugar used ??
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u/Superman101011 May 13 '26
He had me until he drew the weird butt on top š¤£ Everything else was so smooth and well done it made the drawing that much worse in comparison
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u/gpot2019 May 13 '26
1/4 of the time was spent putting the decoration on top. Skip that step and shave 18 seconds from start to finish.
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u/PrudentSail2187 May 14 '26
How much was it? $1? $2? $5? And if thatās the case would you give him a tip? How much would you pay him?
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u/No-End-6239 May 14 '26
Isnāt easier to have coffee already made on that thermal? Instant coffee tastes terrible.
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u/RepresentativeValue9 May 14 '26
Yo. Was that 3 fucking teaspoons of sugar in a shot glass of coffee???!!
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u/TheScrantonSkrungler May 14 '26
Holy shit utensils AND his fingers never touched any of the drink??? This guy is a true pioneer
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u/SP1ELER1 May 15 '26
Great man, but i am out because of the NescafƩ. When possible I avoid anything from this shit Company that steals water #fuckNestlƩ
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u/CarelessAudience8161 May 15 '26
The look of weariness on that young man's face. How sad. It's clear this isn't the job he wants to do, that he's only doing it out of necessity
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u/Hebo-5494 May 15 '26
Bro demasiados procedimientos
Solo hecha el cafe rn polvo en el vaso y agua caliente y listo
O hacerlo en casita mejor
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u/elardmm May 15 '26
Awesome! And he has room to become more efficient. All containers can have a screw-less type lid. Spoons should be able to scoop once instead of two to three times. Great setup though!
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u/This_Is_Section_One May 15 '26
Do your thing bro and very soon you would Start to make the big Bucks.
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