Learn about the history of the Turkish coffee and the whole process of cooking a cup of Turkish Coffee and its variations.

I am going to guide you through the whole process, from talking about the coffee beans and tools for Turkish Coffee to the cooking techniques. You are going to learn how to prepare a Traditional Turkish Coffee and its variations.

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At the end of the class, I am going to show you examples of a traditional Turkish coffee time.

Whether you're a coffee enthusiast, beginner or professional or simply curious about Turkish coffee, this class is for you.

So let’s get started! Looking forward to seeing what you create!

MATERIALS

A detailed instruction for the coffee and tools needed will be explained on Traditional Turkish Coffee Lesson.

Incase you want to get prepared in advance read below. Drop me a line if you like to consult.

EXTRA FINE GROUND COFFEE

To make Turkish coffee you need extra fine ground coffee. You can buy this online or grind it at home. If you are new to Turkish coffee, try ready-ground coffee brands. This is how I still buy my Turkish coffee. These brands have been roasting and grinding coffee for a long time. So it works better for me.

Most brands use arabica beans from the Rio Minas region of Brazil. The coffee beans are medium or medium-dark roasted and extra fine ground.

Not all coffee beans can achieve the desired consistency and flavour, and therefore may not deliver the desired authentic Turkish Coffee taste.

Most of the coffee grinders do not have extra fine-grind options. Therefore, hand mills can be used instead.

The ideal coffee ratio is 1:10 according to Turkish standards. So for each 1 gr coffee, use 10 ml water. However, you can make the coffee that best suits your taste and keeping the ratio between 1:8 and 1:12 is still ok.

For those who don't want to bother with measurements, you can use 2 heap teaspoons of coffee for an espresso cup size.

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COFFEE CUPS

Small coffee cups are called fincan in Turkish. You can use small ceramic cups or espresso cups which are easily available on the market or online. An ideal Turkish coffee cup should have a volume between 60-100ml. However, due to the recent change in coffee drinking habits, this volume can be increased up to 150ml cups. They are not traditional, but becoming more common.

COFFEE MAKING POT-CEZVE

You will also need a coffee pot to brew the coffee. You can brew coffee in a glass, porcelain, galvanised coffee pot or even in a pan, but the copper coffee pot called cezve works best. These pots should be silver-plated inside. Thanks to their narrowed mouth design, foam quality results better. Coffee in a pan will cook late and the chance of getting a thick foam will be very low.

Make sure the coffee pot is at least 10% larger than the cup you will use. After you have put all the ingredients in the coffee pot, you should be able to stir the coffee without spilling it. At the same time, as the coffee cooks, it will rise a little, so you will need a space to prevent it from overflowing. The pots should not be too big, either. Ideally, use a pot of a cup or a maximum of two cups. Anything more than that is not practical for splitting the coffee equally.

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