# Cometeer Frozen Coffee Source: https://dailyextraction.com/methods/cometeer/ Last updated: 2026-10-20 > For hot coffee, take a frozen Cometeer capsule from the freezer, peel off the lid, drop the frozen puck into a mug and pour over 6 to 8 oz of hot water, then stir. For iced coffee or lattes, thaw the capsule first, in the fridge overnight or in water for about five minutes, then pour it into 6 to 8 oz of cold water, milk or ice. ## At a glance - Ratio: 1 capsule to 6–8 oz liquid - Water temperature: Hot water, or cold for iced drinks - Category: Instant & Industrial (Industrial) - Difficulty: Beginner - Origin: United States, 2021 - Also known as: frozen coffee extract, Cometeer capsules, flash-frozen coffee, frozen coffee pucks ## Steps 1. **Take a capsule from the freezer**: Choose a frozen capsule. For hot coffee you can use it straight from frozen. 2. **Peel and drop**: Peel off the lid and drop the frozen puck into your mug. 3. **Add hot water**: Pour over 6 to 8 oz of hot water and stir until it's melted. 4. **For iced drinks, thaw first**: Thaw the capsule in the fridge overnight or in water for about five minutes, then pour it into 6 to 8 oz of cold water and ice, or milk. 5. **Recycle the capsule**: Rinse and put the aluminium capsule in the recycling. **Cometeer** sells coffee that has already been brewed. Specialty coffee from partner roasters is extracted at **10 times normal strength**, sealed in small **aluminium capsules** and **flash-frozen** with liquid nitrogen at **−321°F**. At home, you drop the frozen puck into a mug and add **6 to 8 oz of hot water**, or thaw it for iced coffee. There's no machine, no grinding and no grounds. Here's how it works, how to use it, and what it does differently from instant coffee. ## The short version - **Coffee brewed at 10× strength**, then frozen in a capsule. - **Flash-frozen at −321°F** with liquid nitrogen. - **Hot**: frozen puck plus 6 to 8 oz of hot water. - **Iced**: thaw first, then add 6 to 8 oz of cold water, milk or ice. - **Keeps about three years** in the freezer. ## How do you use Cometeer? Cometeer's instructions: **Hot coffee** 1. **Take a capsule** from the freezer. 2. **Peel off the lid** and drop the frozen puck into your mug. 3. **Pour over 6 to 8 oz of hot water**, stir, and drink. **Iced coffee or lattes** 1. **Thaw the capsule**: overnight in the fridge, or submerged in water for about **5 minutes**. 2. **Pour it into 6 to 8 oz** of your chosen liquid: water and ice for iced coffee, cold milk and ice for an iced latte, or about 6 oz of steamed milk for a hot latte. 3. **Stir** and drink. ## How is Cometeer made? TechCrunch, which visited the company in **Gloucester, Massachusetts**, describes a "multimillion-dollar proprietary production line" in a former **frozen seafood** facility, which turns beans into "flash-frozen little pucks, sealed in capsules". Cometeer says the coffee is "precision-brewed to **10x strength**, then flash-frozen at **−321°F**" right after brewing, to lock in aroma and flavour without oxidation. Its only ingredients are **coffee and water**, with no preservatives. The coffee comes from **partner roasters**; Motherly mentions **Counter Culture** and **Equator Coffee**. Cometeer composts the spent grounds itself. ## How long does it keep? | Storage | How long | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | Frozen | About **3 years** (36 months) | Cometeer, TechCrunch | | Thawed, at room temperature | Up to **24 hours** | Cometeer | | Thawed, in the fridge | Up to **7 days** (Cometeer); about **3 days** (TechCrunch) | Sources differ | Cometeer adds that thawed capsules can be refrozen if not used straight away. ## How is it different from instant coffee? [Instant coffee](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/freeze-dried-instant/) is brewed coffee **dried** into powder or granules. Cometeer is brewed coffee **frozen as a liquid**, which the company says locks in its flavour and aroma without oxidation. It's closer to a [liquid coffee concentrate](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/coffee-concentrate/) that's been frozen for freshness. The trade-off is that it needs a **freezer** and ships in **dry ice**, Motherly notes. ## The company **Cometeer** had been around for nine years when it opened sales to everyone in **October 2021**, TechCrunch reported, after raising a **$35 million** Series B, and about $100 million in total. It then sold capsules at around **$2 each**, with a base order of **32 capsules for $64**. Its aluminium capsules can go in kerbside recycling, Cometeer says. *General guidance only. Handle frozen capsules with care straight from the freezer, and take care with hot water.* ## Cometeer vs other methods - **[Liquid coffee concentrate](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/coffee-concentrate/):** brewed coffee extract sold as a liquid. - **[Freeze-dried instant coffee](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/freeze-dried-instant/):** brewed coffee dried into granules. - **[Specialty instant coffee](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/specialty-instant/):** instant made from specialty beans. - **[K-Cup pod brewers](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/k-cup/):** single-serve pods brewed in a machine. Explore every instant and industrial method in the [instant-industrial chapter](https://dailyextraction.com/methods/instant-industrial/). ## Words used in this guide - [Specialty coffee](https://dailyextraction.com/glossary/specialty-coffee/): Specialty coffee is high-quality coffee graded at 80 points or more out of 100 by trained tasters using the Specialty Coffee Association's scoring system. - [Extraction](https://dailyextraction.com/glossary/extraction/): Extraction is the process of water dissolving flavour compounds out of ground coffee. - [Total dissolved solids (TDS)](https://dailyextraction.com/glossary/tds/): Total dissolved solids (TDS) measures how much coffee is dissolved in the cup, shown as a percentage. ## FAQs ### What is Cometeer? Frozen coffee: specialty coffee brewed at 10 times normal strength, sealed in aluminium capsules and flash-frozen with liquid nitrogen at −321°F. You add water to make a cup. ### How long does Cometeer keep? About three years in the freezer. Once thawed, Cometeer says a capsule keeps up to 24 hours at room temperature or 7 days in the fridge; TechCrunch reported about three days in the fridge. ### What's in a Cometeer capsule? Just coffee and water, with no preservatives, according to Cometeer. The coffee comes from partner roasters such as Counter Culture and Equator. ### Are Cometeer capsules recyclable? Cometeer says the aluminium capsules can go in kerbside recycling and that its packaging is recyclable; it composts the coffee grounds itself. ### Where is Cometeer made? In Gloucester, Massachusetts, in a former frozen seafood facility, according to TechCrunch. ## Sources - [How it works](https://cometeer.com/pages/how-it-works) - [Cometeer](https://cometeer.com/) - [Frozen coffee startup Cometeer raises $35M Series B and launches its product in earnest](https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/19/cometeer-coffee-launch-and-fundraise) - [These frozen coffee pods will turn your kitchen into your favorite coffee shop](https://mother.ly/food/cometeer-coffee-review/)