While coffee connoisseurs may be horrified at the thought, you might have wondered if you can substitute instant coffee for ground coffee to make a quicker cup.

Coffee prices are predicted to hit $7, but there are ways to get barista-quality brews without an espresso machine, like parachutes and new-wave instant.

But nothing quite gets coffee snobs as worked up as the stuff we make in our own ... we want to know whether instant is as good for our insides as the freshly ground stuff. First up, a quick ...