# Bad bad bad Bustelo (coffee thread. Uh oh!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 30, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863 "2023-03-30T02:26:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/1 "2023-03-30T02:26:25Z")
I had my breakfast tray at rehab ('nother story) On it was a innocent packet of Bustelo instant coffee. I don’t drink much coffee. But I have this odd desire to smell things lately. Things smell weird to me now. I opened it and breathed the aroma in. OMG! I loved it. I tasted the granules. Oh, I like that! We were going home. I had Ivy stop and buy me a jar. Well, now I’m a little wired (no, not weird). I’ve decided I’m not eating anymore. Tonight. My question is: Can this kill me? Well, sooner than I’m going, anyway? (As it is I may never sleep again.) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/2 "2023-03-30T02:31:28Z")
The big question is, have you had enough coffee that you’re now hovering above the bed, like Sigourney Weaver? [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDA5MWExMDgtYmZjOS00YjdkLThjNjUtZTkwODRiMGQzN2UzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjcyNjA3Mjk@._V1_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDA5MWExMDgtYmZjOS00YjdkLThjNjUtZTkwODRiMGQzN2UzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjcyNjA3Mjk@._V1_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/3 "2023-03-30T08:04:41Z")
That’s looks uncomfortable. But that’s how I feel. I hate hate hate Bustelo coffee. 🫡 ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/4 "2023-03-30T11:31:09Z")
Wait 'til you discover Medaglia d’Oro and start alternating them. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/5 "2023-03-30T12:07:51Z")
Bustelo is hella strong-flavored & strongly caffiene-y. It’s the indiscriminate sledgehammer of coffee. There are lots of tastier and less aggressive Latin American coffees to enjoy, but Bustelo has mass market distribution in the US. Don’t worry, a full pot of Bustelo _never_ causes explosive diarrhea while bed-ridden. Never. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/6 "2023-03-30T14:43:20Z")
I love Cafe Bustelo. I’ve stopped drinking coffee, but if we have Bustelo at home I’ll make espresso with it. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/7 "2023-03-30T16:17:55Z")
Hush!🤭 ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/8 "2023-03-30T16:46:35Z")
I lived for a while, some decades ago, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Bustelo was the standard coffee of the neighborhood _bodegas_ – the New York Puerto Rican much-better-than-convenience stores. Great stuff; I’m glad to see that it has become more popular and more available. The taste comes from its being more heavily roasted than milder-tasting coffees. Won’t do anything to you that much blander coffee will, as far as anyone knows. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/9 "2023-03-30T17:03:07Z")
I’m sipping some moka pot Bustelo right now. Just picked up a couple of bricks at the store on sale for $3 off the regular price. I also really like Cafe du Monde’s coffee/chicory blend, but the price went up by almost $4 a can this year. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/10 "2023-03-31T20:05:57Z")
I drink a cup of Cafe Bustelo every morning. I might buy a cup of some other kind of coffee while on the road once in a blue moon, but 95% of the coffee I drink is Bustelo instant espresso. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/11 "2023-04-01T11:14:24Z")
I bought a small can of Folger’s French Silk. When I used it in my French Press, a friend forbade me to use it in my own house when she was around. Cleaning out a French Press is rather disgusting and messy. Coffee grounds under the fingernails, ick. I splurged on K-cups of French Silk, and then enjoyed crawling into a big cup of that in the AM. To me, Bustelo has a slight sour taste that I don’t really care for. Excuse me, I need to get another cup of coffee… ☕ ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/12 "2023-04-01T11:41:38Z")
this is what my aunt switched to when she tired of folders french silk [https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/](https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/13 "2023-04-01T11:56:44Z")
Morning routine: 3 scoops 100% Colombian coffee + 1 scoop Café Bustelo in a french press. After 2 cups of the resulting elixir, I’m ready to solve all the world’s problems. Without it…I’m going back to bed. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/14 "2023-04-01T15:58:22Z")
[This barista](https://drinkycoffee.com/how-much-caffeine/) says a cup of Bustelo contains 60–90 mg of caffeine, whereas a cup of Lavazza has 47–75 mg. If your Italian coffee is not strong enough, just make a quadruple ristretto. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-bustelo-coffee-thread-uh-oh/981863/15 "2023-04-01T17:53:33Z")
I often use an espresso coffee in my regular drip coffeemaker. I really like the flavor but I’m not always in the mood for the coffee-concentrate effect of the espresso pot.