Turkish Coffee - Legal Drama.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by muziq

Sounds real nice, Dan, and the times I've had coffee prepared this way in Mediterranean joints it's always been a treat. Got any good sources for nice pots?

I can't say this is the deal of deals but, if you want the heavier brass (instead of tinned copper), see http://www.natashascafe.com/html/turkish.html. Copper heats up faster - brass is more durable. There are some vague claims here and there about brass being safer to use than copper.

Natasha offers reasonably priced gift sets (coffee, ibrik and demitasse cups), brass ibriks in all sizes and, at a discount, scratched or dented ibriks not suitable for gift sets. I have a couple on the way; I let you know if they are the real deal or not.

[muziq]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I can't say this is the deal of deals but, if you want the heavier brass (instead of tinned copper), see http://www.natashascafe.com/html/turkish.html. Copper heats up faster - brass is more durable. There are some vague claims here and there about brass being safer to use than copper.

Natasha offers reasonably priced gift sets (coffee, ibrik and demitasse cups), brass ibriks in all sizes and, at a discount, scratched or dented ibriks not suitable for gift sets. I have a couple on the way; I let you know if they are the real deal or not.

Sounds good; I'm going to go with the nice copper ones at Sweet Maria: http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.brewers.ibrik.shtml Something about copper appeals to me. We'll have to do a threat-down on copper vs. brass

So, in looking at the Zass turkish mills, I'm thinking having one of those around might be a nice way to get the fresh cardamon into the mix without fouling my Rocky. The turkish Zass mills at both SM and Natashas are *not* cheap...I may have a go around here for something less expensive.

Pretty soon, I may have more coffee gadgetry than cigar gadgetry

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by muziq

So, in looking at the Zass turkish mills, I'm thinking having one of those around might be a nice way to get the fresh cardamon into the mix without fouling my Rocky.

A mortar and pestle is a lot cheaper to grind cardamon...

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

A mortar and pestle is a lot cheaper to grind cardamon...

Got that right - unless the boy just wants a Zass (which is not a bad thing). Zass. Mortar/pestle. Or ground spice from a McCormick jar.

[muziq]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

A mortar and pestle is a lot cheaper to grind cardamon...

Good suggestion! A Zass would be fun, but cheap is what I'm aiming for here until I know this is something I want to prepare at regular intervals at home. Some of those Zass mills are triple the price of even nice copper ibriks

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by muziq

/prod.brewers.ibrik.shtml[/url] Something about copper appeals to me. We'll have to do a threat-down on copper vs. brass

If you're going all-in on turkish I feel an ibrik exchange (or maybe even an ibrik pass) coming on.

[muziq]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

If you're going all-in on turkish I feel an ibrik exchange (or maybe even an ibrik pass) coming on.

That is a distinct possibility, Moo