Don't mean to bash the author's genuine feelings toward enjoying a cup of coffee, but the way you have been doing it is still at the elementary level. If you truly want to taste what coffee ought to taste like, go get some green beans, roast them yourself and grind the roasted beans the next day..then make an espresso using a real espresso machine or an Italian countertop or use your Bodium. After that, you will never want to drink the instant coffee even again.