tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853597233852048012024-02-20T07:33:24.422-08:00Turkish Coffee BlogEverything about Turkish Coffee: brewing, serving, even fortune tellingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-55307470931129131122013-03-10T14:31:00.003-07:002013-03-10T14:31:40.678-07:00Lost coffee domain!I have been writing this blog since 2008. From the very begining, my sole purpose was to create a genuine portal about Turkish coffee and its culture.<br />
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Tough I try to be original, I found that I lost my domain! It has been renewed automatically since this year. Somehow, there was a problem at Google wallet system and automatic renewal didn't work. The result? I lost my domain I have been using years... Shame on you Google, shame on you.<br />
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I really don't know what to do. I'll go with my blogger url for a time. By the way, I'm open to hear your ideas to come up with a new domain name :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-67146985924116965032011-10-31T11:31:00.000-07:002011-10-31T11:31:09.698-07:00Turkish coffee readingSince I've started to write this blog, I've been receiving many emails, comments and messages from visitors to read their cups. Tough I tried my best to answer all those requests, it reaches to an almost impossible point to reply all of them.<br />
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On the other hand, It really became hard to keep this blog live without support.<br />
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To solve both of these problems, here is the solution. Please make a donation to my blog, if you want me to read your Turkish coffee cup. After the donation, please send me photo or video of your cup with and indication of the donation date. I hope you understand and support me.<br />
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Thanks. :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-42179004950954961212011-08-14T08:54:00.000-07:002011-08-14T08:54:52.695-07:00Coffee Gene: A new coffee portal in TurkishThere are good news in Turkish coffee scene. I just explored that a new <a href="http://www.kahvecini.com/"><strong>coffee portal in Turkish</strong></a> was launched.<br />
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The name of the project is so lovely: <strong>Coffee Gene</strong>, Kahve Cini in Turkish. The coffee portal aims to provide information on all main subjects regarding coffee culture.<br />
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Unfortunately, Turkish coffee market is heavily dominated with instant coffee. It is so ironic for a country that presented a very special coffee brewing, Turkish style, to the world.<br />
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I wish you all the best for Coffee Gene. Hope they will help to improve coffee market in Turkey.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-22282272102961891782011-07-12T12:16:00.000-07:002011-07-12T12:16:44.051-07:00Turkish coffee experience in Skopje, MacedoniaWe received a message from a Turkish coffee lover in Skopje, Macedonia. Her message is as following:<br />
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Turkish Coffee Blog is a great website about this amazingly delicious coffee. Thanks for the good work! :) Turkish coffee is very popular in Macedonia. We call it "турско кафе" (pronounced as "<em>tursko kafe</em>").<br />
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In Macedonia, we prepare this coffee as it is done in Turkey.<br />
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The cup in the photo below is just like a traditional Turkish one, as I got that one in old Turkish town in Skopje. Actually, our Turkish coffee cups are really bigger comparing to Turkish ones.<br />
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Best,<br />
Maria.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver zarfs of Sultan Selim III (1789-1807)</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A zarf can both keep coffee cup safe and protect coffee drinker against heat of hot cup. Traditionally, zarfs are mainly made of silver. However, many other materials are used too. For instance, there are zarfs made of brass, copper, tombak (an alloy of copper and zinc), and even gold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden zarf decorated with diamonds - 19th century</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another golden zarf from 19th century</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rarely, there are also zarfs made of tortoiseshell, ivory, and horn. There are even wooden zarfs that are made of woods such as agallochum, coconut, ebony, and beech.</div><br />
Since the coffee cup is not visible, decorating zarfs had become a special area of art. Expensive zarfs are decorated with chasing, engraving, niello and studded with valuable things like gems and coral.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A zarf from late 18th century made of gold and decorated with emerald</td></tr>
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Today, you can find beautiful examples of those zarfs in Turkish museums or private collections. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden zarf and porcelain coffee cups from 19th century - Such a coffee cups set was known as "<strong>wife & husband cup</strong>" and bride served the very first coffee to her husband with those cups.</td></tr>
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A coffee cup that is going to be used with a zarf can be made of many materials, such as porcelain, china, glass, and even wood. They have to be without a handle, so they can perfectly fit into their holder zarfs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two zarfs from 19th century</td></tr>
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<strong>Kahlúa</strong> and <strong>Tia Maria</strong> are the most known coffee flavored liqueurs used in those cocktails.<br />
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Actually, there are some very good <strong>Turkish coffee flavored liqueurs</strong> that can also be used in cocktails. For example, Mey Icki, which is a Turkey based liqueur company, produces good quality Turkish coffee flavored liqueur under "<strong><a href="http://www.harelikor.com/">Hare</a></strong>" brand.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqaadKRlRSrh485Cm9Q6kPL_TLmuvnAywphHIYBaJTOtURnTKGeG3NH3Zyq63mwUq02GEbQf9JGB1qbXAzGKBhnbLf30ePsvMHaX3kwBKLnH9rnqh3W57G-YSTci9ThiNCqspmch1mR9Y/s1600/turkish-coffee-liqueur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqaadKRlRSrh485Cm9Q6kPL_TLmuvnAywphHIYBaJTOtURnTKGeG3NH3Zyq63mwUq02GEbQf9JGB1qbXAzGKBhnbLf30ePsvMHaX3kwBKLnH9rnqh3W57G-YSTci9ThiNCqspmch1mR9Y/s320/turkish-coffee-liqueur.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Turkish coffee cocktails are very similar to common coffee cocktails.<br />
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Cocktail Recipes with Turkish Coffee Liqueur</h1>(<strong>cl</strong> means <strong>centilitre</strong> and 1 cl equals to 0.338 <strong>oz</strong>)<br />
<h2>Turkish White</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYmWUCCZWC7fiY617eZfeOUjU6TgN-o13cfYFPRtcnDGm_IWhPRQxy0jrgwHgsrGjUayTqz1dubkgxwuJcU7Kpjwz9KfQOUxmTWErIrO1K6SuMxHg8Skrb3LTqqBvhhnMGYv8N7V3DHcI/s1600/turkish-white-cocktail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYmWUCCZWC7fiY617eZfeOUjU6TgN-o13cfYFPRtcnDGm_IWhPRQxy0jrgwHgsrGjUayTqz1dubkgxwuJcU7Kpjwz9KfQOUxmTWErIrO1K6SuMxHg8Skrb3LTqqBvhhnMGYv8N7V3DHcI/s200/turkish-white-cocktail.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><u>Ingredients</u><br />
<ul><li>4 cl Turkish Coffee Liqueur</li>
<li>2 cl Vodka</li>
<li>3 cl Milk</li>
<li>Ice</li>
</ul><u>Preparation</u><br />
<ul><li>Cover edge of a whisky glass with ground Turkish coffee.</li>
<li>Pour ingredients into your glass and stir gently. Add ice.</li>
<li>If you want to strengthen the coffee taste, then you may add a few coffee beans.</li>
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Turkish Black</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG98-o7OUVNxYZuK5cxlqCjFW6JpjNqReDP15Kx2tMsD_3gF6w1h0KF3iU_gTNrcL6gJ6aaLTD2-96nm0pD8X0K7ZxKQBrnFQXhrFpnKHudryxW1u4bVGYXORk4bo4hCynQlU6fdi_6zo/s1600/turkish-black-cocktail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG98-o7OUVNxYZuK5cxlqCjFW6JpjNqReDP15Kx2tMsD_3gF6w1h0KF3iU_gTNrcL6gJ6aaLTD2-96nm0pD8X0K7ZxKQBrnFQXhrFpnKHudryxW1u4bVGYXORk4bo4hCynQlU6fdi_6zo/s200/turkish-black-cocktail.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><u>Ingredients</u><br />
<ul><li>5 cl Turkish Coffee Liqueur</li>
<li>2 cl Vodka </li>
<li>Ice</li>
</ul><u>Preparation</u><br />
<ul><li>Same as Turkish White.</li>
</ul><br />
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BanaTurk</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYzs6kaqA4dvMvgFGZXTGSPte5Xh8SRn-f8ciSMjvToliN1-rj13tZMjf_cjCIgsSk6JVtLPCGnWZtudf9cmBbnBMjldZK4liPjYon5a1bvA0dDV4OOOXq_03OxXueEzfc0l3a0h6ucGO/s1600/banana-turkish-coffee-cocktail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYzs6kaqA4dvMvgFGZXTGSPte5Xh8SRn-f8ciSMjvToliN1-rj13tZMjf_cjCIgsSk6JVtLPCGnWZtudf9cmBbnBMjldZK4liPjYon5a1bvA0dDV4OOOXq_03OxXueEzfc0l3a0h6ucGO/s200/banana-turkish-coffee-cocktail.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><u>Ingredients</u><br />
<ul><li>5 cl Turkish Coffee Liqueur</li>
<li>1 cl Banana Liqueur</li>
<li>2 cl Vodka </li>
<li>3 cl Milk</li>
<li>1/2 Banana</li>
<li>2 cl Chocolate syrup</li>
<li>Ice</li>
</ul><u>Preparation</u><br />
<ul><li>Put all the ingredients into a blender.</li>
<li>Mix it until consistence of frozen.</li>
<li>Pour mixture into a cocktail glass and add a banana slice to decorate it.</li>
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TurkAlmond</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNnGLtmwM1PfpfcQyX9DlUNM2oUrRI-lT20UnESKhJWTOiZ1qKamsWTcwzBeNeJg79D2-U7e7-oSteq8SNK45tiotW5NNuMHjNcJVtQ554bvhqcCb6g-nLY9HbpPaKUKNFP577sNzq8QS/s1600/turk-almond-cocktail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNnGLtmwM1PfpfcQyX9DlUNM2oUrRI-lT20UnESKhJWTOiZ1qKamsWTcwzBeNeJg79D2-U7e7-oSteq8SNK45tiotW5NNuMHjNcJVtQ554bvhqcCb6g-nLY9HbpPaKUKNFP577sNzq8QS/s200/turk-almond-cocktail.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><u>Ingredients</u><br />
<ul><li>5 cl Turkish Coffee Liqueur</li>
<li>2 cl Almond Liqueur</li>
<li>3 Almonds</li>
</ul><u>Preparation</u><br />
<div></div><div></div><ul><li>Fill a whiskey glass with ice.</li>
<li>Pour liqueurs one by one into the glass and stir.</li>
<li>Add almonds.</li>
</ul><h2><br />
Choco Nut</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><u>Ingredients</u><br />
<div></div><div></div><ul><li>5 cl Turkish Coffee Liqueur</li>
<li>2 cl Vodka</li>
<li>5 cl Milk</li>
<li>1 cl Hazelnut Syrup</li>
<li>5 Hazelnuts</li>
</ul><u>Preparation</u><br />
<ul><li>Same as TurkAlmond.</li>
</ul><h2><br />
Ice Cream w/ Turkish Cofee</h2><u>Ingredients</u><br />
<div></div><div></div><ul><li>5 cl Turkish Coffee Liqueur</li>
<li>4 cl Milk</li>
<li>2 cl Chocolate syrup</li>
<li>Vanilla Ice Cream</li>
<li>Vanilla Stick</li>
</ul><u>Preparation</u><br />
<ul><li>Put all the ingredients into a blender.</li>
<li>Mix it until consistence of frozen.</li>
<li>Pour mixture into a cocktail glass.</li>
<li>Add vanilla stick.</li>
</ul><h2><br />
Flying Turk</h2><u>Ingredients</u><br />
<ul><li>2 cl Turkish Coffee Liqueur</li>
<li>2 cl Irish Cream (such as Baileys)</li>
<li>2 cl Orange Cognac (such as Grand Marnier)</li>
</ul><u>Preparation</u><br />
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<ul><li>Pour all liqueurs into a shot or sherry glass as it will be layer over layer. To do it, you can use a cold bar spoon. After pouring Turkish coffee liqueur, pour Irish Cream very slowly over the back of the spoon. Be careful, you should avoid disturbing the lower layer. Repeat the same process for the orange cognac.</li>
<li>Serve with a stirrer.</li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-40620150541177964792010-09-13T05:47:00.000-07:002010-09-13T05:47:55.906-07:00Turkish Coffee Quotes and SayingsAs coffee is a strong figure in Turkish culture, it is so natural to find "coffee" in <u>proverbs</u>, <u>quotes</u>, and <u>sayings</u>.<br />
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Here are the most popular ones that are still in use in Turkey.<br />
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<strong><em>"Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and as sweet as love."</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"A cup of coffee will be remembered for 40 years."</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Coffee and tobacco; pleasure is complete"</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Villager's pot is black but boiling"</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Sleep cannot be without blanket, coffee without foam"</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>"Heart wants neither coffee nor coffeehouse, it wants friendship; coffee is excuse."</em></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-6756601749561096152010-08-11T05:05:00.000-07:002010-08-11T23:53:36.443-07:00Turkish Coffee in Your LanguageAs Turkish style coffee culture has spread to different geographics over time, expression "Turkish Coffee" settled down in different languages.<br />
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</div><strong><a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/">Turkish Coffee Blog</a></strong> presents the <strong>most comprehensive list showing meaning of "Turkish coffee"</strong> in other languages. Please feel free to add (by writing a comment on this post or sending an <a href="mailto:mahir@turkishcoffeeblog.com">email</a>) meaning of Turkish coffee in your language, if it's not listed below. :)<br />
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<strong>Albanian</strong><br />
Kafe Turke<br />
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<strong>Arabic</strong><br />
القهوة التركية<br />
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<strong>Armenian</strong><br />
Թուրքական սուրճ<br />
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<strong>Basque</strong><br />
Turkiera Kafea<br />
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<strong>Belorussian</strong><br />
Кава па-турэцкія<br />
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<strong>Bosnian </strong>(Thanks Mr Lazar Glasnović)<br />
Turska Kahva<br />
<strong>Bulgarian</strong><br />
Турско кафе<br />
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<strong>Catalan</strong><br />
El Cafè Turc<br />
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<strong>Chinese</strong><br />
土耳其咖啡<br />
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<strong>Croatian</strong><br />
Turska Kava<br />
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<strong>Czech</strong><br />
Turecká Káva<br />
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<strong>Danish</strong><br />
Tyrkisk Kaffe<br />
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<strong>Dutch </strong><br />
Turkse Koffie<br />
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<strong>Estonian</strong> <br />
Türgi Kohv<br />
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<strong>Finnish</strong><br />
Turkkilaista Kahvia<br />
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<strong>French</strong><br />
Café Turc<br />
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<strong>Galician</strong><br />
Café Turco<br />
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<strong>Georgian </strong><br />
თურქული ყავა<br />
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<strong>German</strong><br />
Türkischer Kaffee<br />
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<strong>Greek</strong><br />
τούρκικος καφές <br />
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<strong>English</strong><br />
Turkish Coffee<br />
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<strong>Haitian</strong><br />
Tik Kafe<br />
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<strong>Hungarian</strong><br />
Török Kávé<br />
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<strong>Icelandic</strong><br />
Tyrkneska Kaffi<br />
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<strong>Indian</strong><br />
तुर्की कॉफी<br />
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<strong>Indonesian</strong><br />
Turkish kopi<br />
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<strong>Irish</strong><br />
Caife Tuircis<br />
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<strong>Italian</strong><br />
Caffè Turco <br />
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<strong>Japanese</strong><br />
トルココーヒー (Toruko Ko-hi)<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong><br />
קפה טורקי (Kafé Turki)<br />
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<strong>Korean</strong><br />
터키어 커피<br />
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<strong>Latvian</strong><br />
Turku Kafija<br />
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<strong>Lithuanian </strong><br />
Turkijos Kavos<br />
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<strong>Macedonian</strong><br />
Турско кафе (Tursko Kafe)<br />
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<strong>Malaysian</strong><br />
Turki Teh<br />
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<strong>Maltese</strong><br />
Tork Kafè<br />
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<strong>Norwegian</strong><br />
Tyrkisk Kaffe<br />
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<strong>Persian</strong><br />
قهوه ترک<br />
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<strong>Pilipino </strong><br />
Turkish Kape<br />
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<strong>Portuguese</strong><br />
Café Turco<br />
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<strong>Polish</strong><br />
Kawa po Turecku<br />
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<strong>Romanian</strong><br />
Cafea Turcească<br />
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<strong>Russian</strong><br />
Кофе по-турецки<br />
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<strong>Serbian</strong><br />
Турска кафа<br />
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<strong>Slovak</strong><br />
Turecká Káva<br />
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<strong>Slovenian</strong><br />
Turška Kave <br />
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<strong>Spanish</strong><br />
El Café Turco<br />
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<strong>Swahili</strong><br />
Kituruki Kahawa<br />
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<strong>Swedish</strong><br />
Turkiskt Kaffe<br />
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<strong>Thai</strong> <br />
กาแฟตุรกี<br />
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<strong>Turkish :)</strong> <br />
Türk Kahvesi<br />
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<strong>Ukranian</strong><br />
Кава по-турецьки<br />
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<strong>Urdu</strong><br />
ترکی کافی<br />
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<strong>Vietnamese</strong><br />
Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ cà phê<br />
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<strong>Welsh</strong><br />
Coffi Twrcaidd<br />
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<strong>Yiddish</strong><br />
טערקיש קאַווע<br />
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This list was created by help of <strong><a href="http://www.ceviripazari.com/">Çeviri Pazarı</a></strong>, which is a translation portal based in Turkey.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-81070549785038786272010-08-09T05:08:00.000-07:002010-08-09T05:09:27.883-07:00Turkish Coffee and Marriage RitualI know the title sounds weird. :-) Traditionally, coffee is an inseparable component of marriage process in Turkish culture.<br />
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Even today, if a man wants to marry a woman, then he and his family should ask the woman's family to give their daughter as bride. This procedure is known as "<em>kiz isteme</em>" in Turkish.<br />
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During kiz isteme, the potential bride should serve Turkish coffee on a silver tray to potential groom and his family. Serving coffee symbolizes woman's intention about the marriage. If she prepares coffee with salt, it means she does not want to marry him! :-)<br />
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Historically, girls at marriage ages could not tell their intentions directly because of cultural taboos. So, coffee was an indirect communication way to express whe she thinks actually about marriage. Of course, today women in Turkey are totally free to express what they think. But, the traditional ritual is still widely applied by people.<br />
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Coffee is still an important element of many rituals in Turkey and neighbor countries.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-51920443712480360572010-08-03T05:58:00.000-07:002010-08-03T06:05:04.756-07:00Sozen Coffee Grinder - ShoppingHand-made coffee grinders are great. That is because not only they look authentic but also their functionality is really amazing. You can use these mills to grind your coffee from Turkish style and espresso to Frenc press, as they are adjustable.<br />
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If you need more information about these beauties, please look at articles below:<br />
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<a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2009/10/buying-advice-manual-coffee-grinders.html">Buying Advice: Manual Coffee Grinders</a><br />
<a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2009/10/hand-coffee-mill-mechanism-and-usage.html">Hand Coffee Mill: Mechanism and Usage</a><br />
<a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2009/10/hand-coffee-mills.html">Hand Coffee Mills</a><br />
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<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Product Name</td><td align="right" width="243"><strong>Turkish Coffee Grinder</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Producer</td><td align="right" width="243"><strong>Sozen</strong> (Turkey)</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Production</td><td align="right" width="243">hand made</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Color</td><td align="right" width="243">brass yellow</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Dimension<br />
(height x diameter)</td><td align="right" width="243">21,6 cm x 4,4 cm<br />
8,5 inch x 1,73 inch</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Delivery Time</td><td align="right" width="243">10-15 days</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Photo</td><td align="right" width="243"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fcOXlWxtiEd4SJZAjY3dsCC4cbDsAVLm-Amw1EORO80_aVBU_9draCfxYLwUu-r3fuhMSYQK51rVSESHEHA4K6pKWMp_PT3XX3X3-fm1o0vtXDRJxrDGfyGT3n8JTIY1O6IkkLuC9W7V/s1600/sozen-coffee-grinder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fcOXlWxtiEd4SJZAjY3dsCC4cbDsAVLm-Amw1EORO80_aVBU_9draCfxYLwUu-r3fuhMSYQK51rVSESHEHA4K6pKWMp_PT3XX3X3-fm1o0vtXDRJxrDGfyGT3n8JTIY1O6IkkLuC9W7V/s200/sozen-coffee-grinder.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Warranty</td><td align="right" width="243">Warranty period (only in Turkey) is for 2 years. For international sales, the warranty period is 30 days. However, up to now we have received zero negative feedback about this product. </td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Description</td><td align="right" width="243">Sozen is the best brand in Turkish coffee grinders.<br />
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The outside of the mill is brass and the inside is made of steel. Easy to use and clean, also durable.<br />
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The grinder is adjustable. So you can use it not only for Turkish coffee style but even fore French press.</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Price</td><td align="right" width="243"><strong>60 USD </strong><br />
(<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">FREE</span></strong> shipping :)</td></tr>
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It's really exciting to see how Turkish coffee is prepared in different parts of the world. If you want to share your own Turkish coffee experience please send an <a href="mailto:mahir@turkishcoffeeblog.com">email</a>.<br />
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<strong>Turkish Coffee in Egypt</strong><br />
This guide is for brewing Turkish coffee using (<em>cebertaiyah</em>) pictured below, the method is not very different from the <a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2008/12/photo-guide-how-to-make-turkish-coffee.html">guide posted by Mahir here for brewing coffee using a stove</a>; it’s just a different heating device.<br />
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This device, cebertaiyah, is made from copper, uses red alcohol (<em>ceberto</em>) as a source of the flame, the main idea behind it is that the flame is weak and slow in heating the water, which in turn makes brewing the coffee take longer time than brewing on a stove, so it makes the coffee brewed taste stronger.<br />
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I don’t know the history of this device but I know it’s been around before the introduction of stoves, it comes in different shapes and styles and is also used to make tea, it’s starting to disappear from the market though, most people consider it a relic, or a decoration item because most people now use stoves or machines to brew their coffee.<br />
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Now that you have a source of heat you need a pot (“<em>canaka</em>" in Arabic and "<em>cezve</em>" in Turkish) pictured below; it is also made from copper for uniform heat transfer and equipped with a wooden handle for ease of use.<br />
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Next you need the coffee itself, which comes in a different variety, Turkish coffee beans should be ground to the finest level possible.<br />
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There are the light roasted beans, the medium roasted and the dark roasted beans “my favorite”. Dark coffee has a bit of a sting to it, so beware, it’s not suitable to people newly introduced to the world of Turkish coffee.<br />
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Now, you add the sugar (if you want sugar), the coffee, then add the water.<br />
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<strong>Tip:</strong> I found that using cold water has better results than using room temperature water; maybe this is due to the fact that cold water takes longer to brew thus giving the mixture a longer time to mix.<br />
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With regards to sugar, there are 3 (or five) types of coffee, the no sugar coffee (<em>sadah</em> or <em>merra</em>), the medium sugar coffee (<em>mazbot</em>), and the lots of sugar coffee (<em>zyadah</em>).<br />
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For the amount to coffee and sugar, I encourage the new comers to experiment, you can start with two teaspoons of coffee and one small teaspoon of sugar, this way the coffee is not bitter.<br />
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After you add the mixture, and before putting it on fire, give it a good stir.<br />
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Now here is another tip, and if you will take anything from this article, let it be this, always stir the mixture while it’s on the flame, it doesn’t matter what heating device you’re using, make sure that you give your coffee at least three good stirs while it’s brewing.<br />
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You wait until your coffee is near the boiling point and then remove it, you can leave the coffee to cool and bring your coffee to the point boiling several times it you want, but once is enough.<br />
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After you remove the pot from the cebertaiyah you replace the flame cap, it’s a bit tricky, and you do it from the side in a slide motion.<br />
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Now pour your coffee and enjoy.<br />
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There are two types of the machines: Arcelik <strong>Telve</strong> (bigger size: 4 cups capacity with brewing two pots at the same time opportunity) and Arcelik <strong>Mini Telve</strong> (smaller size: 3 cups capacity with one pot). <br />
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<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Product Name</td><td align="right" width="243"><strong>Arcelik Telve K-3190</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Producer</td><td align="right" width="243"><strong>Arcelik </strong>(Turkey)</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Capacity</td><td align="right" width="243">4 cups</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Color</td><td align="right" width="243">Silver</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Voltage</td><td align="right" width="243">220-240 V AC ~ 50 Hz</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Weight</td><td align="right" width="243">4.1 kg</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Delivery Time</td><td align="right" width="243">10-15 days</td></tr>
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<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Warranty</td><td align="right" width="243">Warranty period (only in Turkey) is for 2 years. For international sales, the warranty period is 30 days. However, up to now we have received zero negative feedback about this product. <br />
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Personally, I have been using very same machine over 3 years without any <br />
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<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Description</td><td align="right" width="243">Telve is an automatic Turkish coffee machine. <br />
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It can prepare delicious Turkish coffee with lots of foam. This product is <br />
tested and approved by Turkish Coffee Blog! :-) It is really easy to use this "only one button" machine. Just put your coffee, water, and if you want sugar, then press the button. That is all. Your delicious Turkish coffee will be ready in only 2 minutes.</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Price</td><td align="right" width="243"><strong>500 USD</strong> (<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">FREE</span></strong> shipping :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Capacity</td><td align="right" width="243">3 cups</td></tr>
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<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Weight</td><td align="right" width="243">2 kg</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Delivery Time</td><td align="right" width="243">10-15 days</td></tr>
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<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Warranty</td><td align="right" width="243">Warranty period (only in Turkey) is for 2 years. For international sales, the warranty period is 30 days. However, up to now we have received zero negative feedback about this product. <br />
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Personally, I have been using very same machine over 3 years without any problem.</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Description</td><td align="right" width="243">Mini Telve is an automatic Turkish coffee machine. <br />
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It can prepare delicious Turkish coffee with lots of foam. This product is <br />
tested and approved by Turkish Coffee Blog! :-) It is really easy to use this "only one button" machine. Just put your coffee, water, and if you want sugar, then press the button. That is all. Your delicious Turkish coffee will be ready in only 2 minutes.</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#f3f3f3" width="125"> Price</td><td align="right" width="243"><strong>250 USD</strong> (<strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">FREE</span></strong> shipping :)</td></tr>
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The association is a project of a group of volunteers who believe in the cultural value of our traditional and moral inheritance of Turkish coffee. They want to contribute awareness of Turkish coffee culture both nationally and internationally. <br />
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The Association's main mission is stated as “to make Turkish coffee culture as a living value”.<br />
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In this sense, they would like to encourage the people and institutes about protecting and developing the values of Turkish coffee which are Turkey’s traditional and moral inheritance and contributing information flow. Also, the Association wants to develop literature and scientific standards and to leave Turkish coffee culture as a value for next generations.<br />
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The Association has many projects that excited me. For instance, they are planning to open a physical and a virtual museum, as well as to publish a book on Turkish coffee.<br />
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I would like to say thank you and good luck guys! :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-1182560733068471362010-04-07T04:08:00.000-07:002010-07-12T07:19:10.209-07:00Mirra<strong>Mirra</strong> is a special kind of Turkish coffee. It is a very strong coffee, which is prepared commonly in the south-east region of Turkey (especially Mardin, Urfa and Diyarbakir provinces).<br />
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"Mirra" is derived from the word "<em>mur</em>" which means "<em>bitter</em>" in Arabic. It is mainly presented at ceremonies of hosting special guests, ‘sira’ nights (name of a special entertainment event in the region) or wedding feasts.<br />
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Mirra can be prepared with any kind of coffee beans. But, <em>coffea arabica</em> is generally preferred. Fresh coffee beans are roasted in a big paddle. When the roasting is done, the beans are ground in a special wooden mortar called "<em>dibek</em>". Although using a dibek is the traditional way, today automatic grinders are widely used instead of dibek. The ground coffee beans should be a bit coarser than the Turkish coffee. <br />
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During brewing process, Mirra is boiled again and again since it gets the favorable consistency. The coffee is boiled with water until it almost turns into sediment, and then it is mixed with water to prepare the mixture called “<em>şerbet</em>”.<br />
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A coffee jug, which is specially designed for Mirra is filled with the şerbet. To avoid overflowing it is brought near and taken away, and after getting the favorable consistency it is taken from the heating source. The coffee is poured to another jug called ‘mutbak’ after getting cold, before the coffee mix with the sediment at the bottom, and again some şerbet is added. This mixture is poured again to another mutbak after being completely boiled and before mixing with the sediment. The coffee in the mutbak is boiled for a while, and taken from the heating source and left to cool. After the cooling, the coffee is poured into the biggest of the coffee jugs, which are specially designed for Mirra and have lids over their spouts, and lastly it is poured to the biggest zinc <em>cezve</em>. Cardamom is generally added during the brewing process.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ckCf7St5r49rgQrca0X4PegbWlqpBeg6KfmemZkIa3nZI36Voyp1eMn8BG0NVNowEeGSteJGQaZk8230CnFWCxh9y5mpnMaZzLwgKO1Z7pCHkVZNj6oMGpb9LcxqgpQEe7gMR0Ej081M/s1600/mirra-turkish-coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ckCf7St5r49rgQrca0X4PegbWlqpBeg6KfmemZkIa3nZI36Voyp1eMn8BG0NVNowEeGSteJGQaZk8230CnFWCxh9y5mpnMaZzLwgKO1Z7pCHkVZNj6oMGpb9LcxqgpQEe7gMR0Ej081M/s320/mirra-turkish-coffee.jpg" /></a></div>As you may have already noticed, the brewing method of Mirra is totally opposed to the basic principles of coffee brewing idea. As explained above, Mirra is being boiled for hours; six to seven times! Moreover, Mirra is prepared in big amounts, then saved and consumed in days or even weeks!<br />
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So, if you look at Mirra from a technical perspective, it is obvious that this coffee brewing style violates basic coffee principles. However, it is an ancient and precisely a different way of coffee brewing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-39059488773807158212010-04-05T07:41:00.000-07:002010-07-12T07:18:41.445-07:00Cilveli Kahve (Flirtatious Coffee)<strong>Cilveli Kahve</strong> (or <em>Flirtatious Coffee</em> in English) is a historical and special type of Turkish coffee. It is generally prepared in Western Part of Turkey, especially in <em>Manisa</em> province.<br />
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Actually, Cilveli is almost same with a regular Turkish coffee. But, what Cilveli Kahve makes different than regular one is its <em>special topping</em>. The coffee is brewed just like a normal Turkish coffee. Then, the coffee cup is topped with almond that is double roasted and ground. Also, two local spices added into the almond to enrich the aroma and flavour.<br />
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The almond topping should be eaten with a spoon. Only after that, the coffee can be drunk.<br />
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At old Ottoman times, Cilveli Kahve prepared only by young girl when her love visits her family to ask the family to give their daughter as bride. The name of the coffee comes from this ritual.<br />
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In fact, even regular Turkish coffee is a significant symbol of the asking family permission for a marriage. In Turkey, people still serve Turkish coffee for family permission visits.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-12458815967957067872010-03-01T02:10:00.000-08:002010-03-01T02:10:09.475-08:00Word Verification for CommentsI have received enormous amount of spam comments since last two months. So, I have to add word verification for the comments. Sorry for taking your time, but I don't have any other option. Those spams have started to consume serious time...<br />
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Starting from now, if you want to leave a comment on <a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/">Turkish Coffee Blog</a>, then you should complete a quick word verification step. Thank you for your understanding coffee pals! :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-8796118666253938302010-02-11T00:47:00.000-08:002010-07-12T07:17:10.337-07:00Brewing Turkish coffee in cupAn old and interesting way of preparing Turkish coffee is <u>brewing it in a cup.</u> Yes, you read it correctly! :-) Not in a pot or a machine, but in a Turkish coffee cup... In Turkish, this special recipe is called "<strong><em>fincan kahvesi</em></strong>".<br />
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There are two alternative ways to prepare a fincan kahvesi:<br />
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<strong><u>1) Do nothing (lazy) way :)</u></strong><br />
The first method is actually is similar to the <a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2008/12/photo-guide-how-to-make-turkish-coffee.html">pot way</a>. Just put coffee, and if you want sugar, as much as you desire into your cup. Then, place your cup on a heating device. Traditionally, the heating device is a <strong>brazier</strong>, as it is shown on the photograph below. Unlike the pot method, you do not need to stir or do anything else after this step. But, do not forget, the heat coming from the brazier should not be strong. Just keep your cup on the braizer for 2 or 3 minutes. Okay, now your coffee brewed in cup is ready to serve. Of course, you should be careful as the cup is really hot! :-)<br />
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2) A little bit hard work way</u></strong><br />
In this method, you start with pouring coffee (and if you want sugar) and hot water (just fill half of the cup) into your cup. Then place your cup on a heating device. Do not stir; just wait about half a minute. Then pour some more hot water to fill the cup. After this point, you should start stirring. When the cup is fulfilled with foam, take it from heating device and wait one minute before serving.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-91311064592248291782010-01-27T05:50:00.000-08:002010-07-12T07:14:48.724-07:00Preparing Turkish Coffee in Sand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWQoBhTHbV614kTS_vns7L8aHvTg9H01IJwDe42GnnDhN63U4LCc_xic8ic-QUJxhb_HfCSRpNSsQANfO_bPjMh93mSBiJ9v2vIg1FQwhk99wl4-VyYToLTt8J3RJgUC6fcM94Y45z9eS/s1600-h/braizer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWQoBhTHbV614kTS_vns7L8aHvTg9H01IJwDe42GnnDhN63U4LCc_xic8ic-QUJxhb_HfCSRpNSsQANfO_bPjMh93mSBiJ9v2vIg1FQwhk99wl4-VyYToLTt8J3RJgUC6fcM94Y45z9eS/s320/braizer.jpg" /></a>At the old times, <strong>brazier</strong> was a typical device used commonly in Turkish homes. As they were so indispensable, it was believed that person controlling the tongs of the braziers is at the highest level of the home hierarchy. Braziers were used to cook meals, heat up rooms and <a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2008/10/brewing-turkish-coffee.html">brew Turkish coffee</a>.</div><br />
<a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2008/11/what-is-turkish-coffee.html">Turkish coffee</a> prepared over a brazier is called “<strong><span style="color: #990000;"><em>kul kahvesi</em></span></strong>” in Turkish. It literally means “<em>ash coffee</em>”, since the coffee is brewed with coal ash located in a brazier.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Today, braziers are not common in Turkish homes any more. They are almost forgotten. I have to say finding such brewed coffee is really difficult nowadays. You can drink original kül kahvesi only at a few special restaurants. Or, if you are really lucky, you may meet with Turkish people who keep and use the traditional braziers.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDk4QKSVqbIJzE49Pt5I7cAmb6mZ1kLmYTyPBbmKDYZRQk6Hj_LZGvw6WXFwE48mi-RccFZqZuSu4M1_skQH96ez8l1UxXvc9xKPdQlhXnD6H1EgkGdJySALawDhLuOQ2ZHwuKeYAtplS/s1600-h/braizer-turkish-coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDk4QKSVqbIJzE49Pt5I7cAmb6mZ1kLmYTyPBbmKDYZRQk6Hj_LZGvw6WXFwE48mi-RccFZqZuSu4M1_skQH96ez8l1UxXvc9xKPdQlhXnD6H1EgkGdJySALawDhLuOQ2ZHwuKeYAtplS/s320/braizer-turkish-coffee.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
However some people, especially older generations, still believe that coffee brewed over brazier is much better than coffee prepared over stove or with automatic machines. This belief motivated some Turkish companies to produce machines that simulate brazier heat. The logic behind this thinking is actually simple. They fill a metal container with sea sand and warm up the sand with electricity. A traditional coffee pot is placed in the hot sand, and that is all! The heat is gently transferred to the pot; therefore the pot received the same level of heat from all directions. This process allows brewing the coffee a little bit slower, but it is believed it is tastier. It takes about 3 to 4 minutes to prepare the coffee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7_Ha68QxKEUmNarpV1g8j1L4bjsuVefI1xPhR3f8c-hMej-5XGBtt-Jd3Z4ToH1GcuCUK6jnSSx-rFoUoVzH2QJbWz5HHTcne0C88FrASW2uZ1caLytcwdHMFrCf1FmZKoKT-nzfaOsl/s1600-h/turkish-coffee-in-sand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7_Ha68QxKEUmNarpV1g8j1L4bjsuVefI1xPhR3f8c-hMej-5XGBtt-Jd3Z4ToH1GcuCUK6jnSSx-rFoUoVzH2QJbWz5HHTcne0C88FrASW2uZ1caLytcwdHMFrCf1FmZKoKT-nzfaOsl/s320/turkish-coffee-in-sand.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Maybe, these machines are not perfect substitute of taste of the traditional “<em>kul kahvesi</em>”. But, they offer chance of brewing Turkish coffee in a different and nostalgic way.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-67740711573681484342010-01-11T07:33:00.000-08:002010-07-12T07:13:33.668-07:00Share Your Coffee Experience!Why do not you share your <a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2008/11/what-is-turkish-coffee.html">Turkish coffee</a> experience with me and all of the followers of this blog! :-)<br />
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You can join this coffee experience in two ways:<br />
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<strong>First</strong>, you can send me your Turkish <strong>coffee photos</strong>. While preparing, drinking, or any other exposure that captures you and Turkish coffee... (be creative! :)<br />
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<strong>Second</strong>, I would like to read your Turkish coffee <strong>stories</strong>. Please write me about your Turkish coffee experience.<br />
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I am going to publish all the photos and stories sent by you on my <a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/">Turkish Coffee Blog</a>'s coffee experience section. I'm waiting for your contributions!!!<br />
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You can sen an <a href="mailto:mahir@turkishcoffeeblog.com">email to Turkish Coffee Blog</a> in order to share your coffee experience with us.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-29258464782469440962009-12-22T07:51:00.000-08:002010-07-12T07:15:13.126-07:00Cavalier Coffee (Suvari Kahvesi)There's a special Turkish coffee type named <strong>Cavalier Coffee</strong> ("Suvari Kahvesi" in Turkish). It's also called "<strong>Tarz-ı Hususi</strong>", which means "<em>special style</em>" in Ottoman Turkish, or "<strong>Tarsusi</strong>" in short. People who live in the Aegean part of Turkey mostly call it Suvari, while people living in Mediterranean part prefer Tarz-ı Hususi. <br />
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Actually, Cavalier Coffee's brewing style is almost same with the traditional way. The main difference comes from foam. Cavalier Coffee's foam is less than traditional coffee's foam. Also, it's generally prepared sugarless.<br />
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Moreover, it's serving is different too. This coffee is served in traditional <strong>Turkish tea glass</strong>, which is bell-shaped, not in small Turkish coffee cup.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-17460620941661184592009-12-15T08:01:00.000-08:002010-07-12T07:10:52.865-07:00Is Turkish Coffee a Special Blend?So far, I have received many questions regarding "<strong><a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2008/11/what-is-turkish-coffee.html">What is Turkish Coffee?</a>".</strong> More specifically, people generally asked following questions on this issue:<br />
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- Is Turkish coffee a kind of special blend?<br />
- Is it a type of coffee bean grown in Turkey?<br />
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The answer of both questions is <strong>NO</strong>. The difference of Turkish coffee comes from grinding and brewing methods that are specific to this special coffee.<br />
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<u><strong>For grinding</strong></u><br />
You can brew Turkish coffee with any type of coffee as long as it is the finest ground. You should grind your favorite coffee beans with "Turkish coffee" setting that will grind it as fine as baby powder.<br />
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<strong><u>For brewing</u></strong><br />
Other brewing methods force water or steam through the coffee. However, in the Turkish style brewing the coffee is <strong><em>almost</em></strong> boiled. (<a href="http://www.turkishcoffeeblog.com/2008/12/photo-guide-how-to-make-turkish-coffee.html">For more information about Turkish style brewing</a>)<br />
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Another issue that can be talked about what makes Turkish coffee different is serving and drinking ceremony.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-37212701759839584662009-11-28T08:34:00.000-08:002010-07-12T07:10:26.811-07:00Ottoman Coffeehouse CultureI had found an article about Ottoman coffeehouse culture and then wrote this post. <br />
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</em><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, the authors sent me an e-mail indicating that the article is not yet officially published. Actually, I had found the article at a university library in Ankara as abandoned on a study table. As it seems ownerless, I read it. I couldn't stop myself, as it looked interesting. :-)</div><br />
As a a result, I'm deleting the information about the article on this post, since the authors asked for it. I hope they'll inform me, when it'll be officially published.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-9738328375339709572009-11-08T07:20:00.000-08:002010-07-12T07:09:48.089-07:00Coffee Interviews: Serif BasaranStarting with this post, I'll have interviews with people from the world coffee market. I got the first interview with Mr <b>Serif Basaran</b>, who is a famous barista in Turkey.<br />
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<b><i>Mahir:</i></b><i> Could you tell us who you are and what's your relationship with coffee?</i><br />
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<b>Serif:</b> G’day... I have currently several positions at the coffee industry at both national and international levels. From national perspective, I have my own coffee and café consulting company called <b><a href="http://kivahan.com.tr/">Kiva Han Coffee</a></b>. We roast, blend and pack our own specialty coffee beans, which we import around the world. We are also exclusive distributors of several coffee related international brands like Rancilio Espresso Machines, Pulycaff Coffee Machine Cleaning products, Metallurgica Motta Barista Tools, etc.<br />
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I also hold some positions at international level. I am a certified <b>SCAE</b> and <b>AASCA</b> Barista, and I am also the national coordinator of the Speciality Coffee Assn Europe (SCAE) in Turkey. Moreover, I teach other coffee enthusiasts and baristi at international workshops, take place as judge at international barista championships. Furthermore, I also participate to the World Cezve/Ibrik Championships competitions (also known in most countries as the <b>World Turkish Coffee Championship</b>) as a director.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Mr Serif Basaran at World Turkish Coffee Championship</div><br />
<b><i>M:</i></b><i> As far as I know your education is based on computer technologies. So, how did you fall in love with coffee? What were your motivations when you decided to be a barista?</i><br />
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<b>S:</b> Yes, that is true. My educational background is about computer industry, but I never liked the “technology” industry, which nails you to your seat in an office and you have limited communication with consumers or users. I liked building relationship with my customers in my own cafe bar in <b>Sydney</b> CBD (Australia) and smiling to them, after they took the first sip of my served coffee. And there was a big influence to get addicted to become a professional barista -thanks my barista trainers <b>George Sabados</b> (Coffee Guru) and <b>Paul Basse</b><b>t </b>(WBC Champion 2003). It was my goal to become one of the bests in this industry, which I partly achieved. I was the winner of the Coffee Excellence Awards in Copenhagen 2008 for the Coffee Education Award.<br />
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<b><i>M:</i></b><i> How about the making the decision of launching a coffee business? I think becoming an entrepreneur in coffee business, in which a number of multinational chains already compete, must be a hard decision. What reactions did you receive from your family and friends? What were the main problems you faced?</i><br />
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<b>S:</b> My family and friends “forced” me to compete against the national and international competitors and I was at the beginning of a lot of problems in Turkey with paperwork and the bureaucracy. And then again I had to confront several problems with coffee companies and individuals, which were not very happy with my free of charge coffee educations where I showed to the most baristi and cafe owners that which coffee are good, average, bad and “not consumable”. Turkey had an average between “not consumable” and bad coffee two years ago. And the baristi made it just worst with their experimental technique. So, it was really hard work that I had to face and I started actually not from the “cafe owners” or from local distributors and representatives, I started directly from the baristi. I showed them the right technique, explained how the coffee should be etc. It took long, but I realized, that it was the right way to start for me.<br />
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<i><b>M:</b> Today you're one of the leading coffee experts in Turkey. How did you develop yourself as a barista and coffee expert?</i><br />
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<b>S:</b> The coffee industry is a variable industry with its innovative technology and changing climate. The climate change and soil is one of the main factors to grow good coffee trees and the brewing machine technology such as espresso machines, filter machines and domestic coffee solutions (capsules, soft and hard pods, sticks etc.) are improving so often, that we must research, attend trainings and workshops as much as possible. We have to learn the new technology and develop our self every year and listen our customers and consumers, this is the key to success.<br />
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<b><i>M:</i></b><i> How do you see world and Turkish coffee markets? What are your expectations about the future trends?</i><br />
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<b>S:</b> Unfortunately, we have in Turkey a very bad coffee taste, which gives the big coffee importers the opportunity to buy the cheapest coffee beans from Brazil and sell it as a “ground” to the Turkish market. Turkish people are used to consume Brazil Minas coffees since approximately 80 years and that is the reason why Turkish market is strangely to much more qualitative coffees like Yemeni, Ethiopian or Central American Coffees. If the Turkish coffee industry refuses to use more qualitative coffees, we’ll never increase the export sales and the popularity of the Turkish coffee market in the world market. We must understand that Turkish coffee is a brewing type and not a coffee bean type that is grown in Turkey. Local Turkish coffee companies are importing the beans and exporting it after roasting, grinding and packing to several countries and it is a huge market with cheap coffees. If we’ll roast specialty coffees for the world Turkish coffee market, then I think we’ll have a chance to integrate the Turkish coffee to the menus of big coffee chains like Starbucks, Gloria Jeans, Costa Coffee and Cafe Nero, not only in their Turkish branches but also in the US and Europe ones. This would be a great marketing for Turkey and its name. Also it will increase the sales of Turkish coffee side products like Roasting Machines, Cezve’s, Hand Mill’s, Foca Stone Grinders etc.<br />
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<b><i>M:</i></b><i> Please tell us about your favorite coffee and brewing method?</i><br />
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<b>S:</b> This is a hard question to answer. It depends on the coffee used mostly. I like Central Americans as Espresso, African and Yemeni as French press or filter coffees. But mostly I prefer the French press method, because it is the simplest method and gives the truest taste of a single origin. If the coffee is fresh and good, I enjoy every sip.<br />
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<b><i>M:</i></b><i> If we talk about Turkish coffee, what're your suggestions about this special brewing?<br />
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</i></span>S:</b> Use an external heating source (like cezve) and DON’T use an espresso machine steamer, which will kill the ritual of the presentation and also change the taste habits rapidly.</span></i><br />
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<b><i>M:</i></b><i> Ironically, Turkish coffee's been becoming less and less popular, especially among young generations, in Turkey. Do you think that instant coffee will continue dominating Turkish coffee market in the future? What should Turkish coffee industry do to perform better against instant coffee?</i><br />
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<b>S:</b> Instant coffee is dominating not just Turkish coffee market but also dominating the entire world. This is because; it is easy to use and easy to clean. But after people realized that it is made with cheap and bad quality coffees, one of the biggest instant coffee producers moved to an easier and innovative product range, which is known as “capsule” coffee. The Turkish coffee will lose its popularity more and more if the market is not responding quickly to a better quality. The young generation is open to new tastes; on the other hand the elder generation is instead very “loyal” to his coffee beans (Brazil Minas) that they used since decades.<br />
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<b><i>M:</i></b><i> Okay, as final question, what’s your biggest advice for people who want to become a successful barista?</i><br />
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<b>S:</b> Always remember that a barista is the key to success for a cafe. The barista is responsible for the coffee machine, the coffee beans, the milk and the cups. If you have the control of all of these products, it’s just in the hand of the barista to reach success.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485359723385204801.post-78651362639685545162009-11-06T11:26:00.000-08:002010-07-12T07:09:12.514-07:00Cleaning of Turkish Mills<b>Why Should You Clean Your Turkish Mill?</b><br />
The main reason behind cleaning a hand coffee mill is to get rid of the oil coming from coffee beans. If you don’t clean your mill, then rancid oil and other coffee residue will probably ruin your delicious coffee flavor.<br />
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<b>How Frequently Should We Clean?</b><br />
Okay, now you believe in that you should clean your lovely grinder regularly. :-) But, how frequently should be the cleaning? Of course, it depends on how frequently you use your mill and how indolent you are :-) For example, I use my mill almost every day to drink a cup of Turkish coffee. My thumb of rule is to clean it briefly every week, and to do a spring cleaning every month.<br />
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<b>How to Take Care of Your Mill?</b><br />
Please, don’t forget, <u><em>moisture</em></u> is the biggest enemy of your Turkish mill! So, you should avoid from cleaning it (especially internal parts) with water. If you’re obsessive about using water, you should clean only external parts with water, and of course, then you should wipe it thoroughly. Ideally, you can clean external part by wiping it with a damp cloth. I also sometimes use toothpaste as metal cleaner to clean the external part.<br />
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The best way to clean internal parts is to use your grinder! Just add some coffee beans or rice into your mill and grind them. By doing so, you can remove production residue within the grinding mechanism. Additionally, you can also brush out the inside parts as best you can with a small brush, such as a tooth-brush.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2