Ah turkish coffee

[nadinbrzezinski]

so went to visit parents and one thing I brought back from Mexico City was the pot needed to make turkish coffee



no, not anything as fancy as that pot, but I just made some for hubby and me. I used to drink it at my Aunt's, may she rest in peace. So this is kind of a nice break and a nice tool to add to the kitchen.

I had to remember how to do it, but it was easy. Now I need to find my actual ratio for coffee (and stevia)...

[Kali]

1. I think you fill it with finely gound coffee, then expose it to some humidity!

kidding! Turkish coffee is pretty close to old style cowboy coffee - fiber and texture are to be included hee hee.

a good tablespoon to a cup of water is probably a safe start - lots of recipes and even how-to vids on the google.

I prefer Turkish tea from a samovar (or whatever it is in Turkish) so I can have it nice and strong!

[MajorChode]

2. Cowboy coffee is a bit different

With Turkish coffee you are drinking grounds and all as the grind is extremely fine, although some mud is left at the bottom of the cup. Cowboy coffee is a coarser grind and the grinds are allowed to settle prior to pouring so that most stay in the pot. My grandma used to crack an egg into the pot to help hold the grinds down. The challenging thing with Turkish coffee is finding a grinder that will grind fine enough. If you're using a hand crank mill, you feel like you are grinding forever just to get enough for one cezve.

[Kali]

4. yeah but they both leave stuff in your teeth and a buzz in your head!

Grandma just poured a half cup of cold in the pot (after boiling for however long - ugh) to settle the grounds. That's what I do when I have to make it that way too - works pretty good.

Another thing about cowboy coffee is making it in an old chipped and rusty enamal pot for that extra iron and flavor!:puke:

[MajorChode]

5. There's lots of tricks you can use

Both methods have the advantage that all the essential oils of the coffee bean are contained in the brew. Paper filters absorb much of those. Personally I'd just as soon use a French press to get the same results when it comes to cowboy coffee, but I do enjoy a Turkish coffee occasionally.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Well I must say he forgot

that little thing with the grind still in the water at the bottom of the cup.

We enjoyed it.

[tigereye]

6. what a lovely pot!

[alfredo]

7. You can find coffee ground fine enough at Arab groceries.

The local store here recommends Colombian. Low acid seems to work best.

I got my intro to real coffee (Boon) in Eritrea.

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