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Zero Waste Coffee has never been so easy

There are several different ways to make zero waste coffee like the French press, reusable cotton coffee filter and pour over coffee maker, Turkish coffee, and the percolator.  Those are some great options although you need the equipment to do it.

Alternatively, there are also refillable, reusable capsules and biodegradable pods.

The refillable pods very often get negative reviews when it comes to the quality of the coffee they are making.

The biodegradable pods are often called Zero Waste but I don’t think they deserve it. You can find detailed information about biodegradable coffee pods on Zero Waste Man’s website: Why changing to biodegradable coffee pods isn’t the answer.

For all of the above-mentioned ways to make zero waste coffee some kind of equipment is required. And in the end, there is always a bit of spend coffee grounds left.

But here is good news for you:

There is a 100% natural, super simple, and quick way to make coffee, and you can use it ANYWHERE without special equipment!

A young Haarlem based company just came out with a breakthrough when it comes to zero waste coffee:

Liquid coffee beans!

It’s called Magic Coffee and comes in black glass bottles. The ‘liquid coffee beans’ are used like an instant coffee (in liquid form) but it does have a really amazing taste.

They also offer a bottle of Iced Coffee Sirup to make Iced Coffee speedy and simple.

Magic Coffee’s mission is to encourage the drinking of tasty fresh coffee while significantly reducing the waste mountain of capsules and the environmental impact of recycling them.

I personally think they are absolutely on the right track. The coffee does taste great! I’ve never liked black coffee in the past due to the bitterness. But coffee made from just a spoon of the liquid coffee beans from Magic Coffee and some hot water makes a round-tasting black coffee that I even enjoy drinking without any add-ons. No bitterness!

And the best thing is that it’s much easier to make than coffee from pads or capsules. One spoon ‘liquid coffee beans’ plus hot water and your cup is ready. Or you add whatever you like best in your coffee. But the point is,  you save one coffee capsule with every cup you drink.

I would even think it might save space in the kitchen since you don’t need the special machine, nor a bunch of different capsules for all the different coffee types your guests or family members or roommates or co-workers prefer. You can make any coffee type you like with Magic Coffee, cold and warm, even coffee-infused cocktails.

The Ingredients of Magic Coffee

The ingredient list of Magic Coffee is wonderfully short: water, arabica coffee, and cocoa. No artificial stuff, no E numbers, all is 100% natural.

The Iced Coffee Sirop from Magic Coffee additionally contains cane sugar so you can easily make iced coffee, enhance desserts, even use it in cocktails.

Make it anywhere

Since there is not much equipment needed to make Magic Coffee, it’s hands down the best coffee for a camping trip. I used to take a small french press with me in the past. Even on our Grand Canyon trip. We carried a french press, pot, and mini stove, cups, a tin with coffee grounds, water, and a container for the used coffee grounds all the way down Grand Canyon.

A small bottle of Magic Coffee instead would have saved a lot of space in the backpacks.

Give it a try!

You can now find Magic Coffee in the oodles and pinches online shop. With your first order, you’ll also get a set of recipe cards (plastic-free) and a reusable measuring spoon.