How to make a Turkish coffee on the stovetop

A friend of ours recently travelled to Turkey to visit a relative. He brought back a generous and thoughtful gift for me. Coffee! Turkish coffee to be precise. How sweet was that? If you’re grinding coffee at home, the grind needs to be incredibly fine, finer than espresso grind. This may be a struggle for some grinders. 

You know the expression “When in Rome”? Well I couldn’t just make a Turkish coffee in a regular pot. In this case, I needed to do as the Turkish do. 😃

Liz was thrilled to know I was ordering another coffee device! 🤣😜 Yes, I’m a little addicted.

A Turkish coffee pot is called a Ibrik or cezve. Thanks to Etsy, I was able to order a traditional copper pot straight from Istanbul, Turkey. It looks so cool!

For this coffee I used the amount of water for the size of coffee I wanted to drink. I used 100ml of room temp water. I poured the water first and then added 2 tsp of ground Turkish coffee. If you like sugar in your coffee, add it now. I didn’t use any.

I mixed the water and coffee before heating it. Based on my research there’s lots of debate for the step. Some folks prefer to stir while it’s heating. Hopefully I’m not offending any traditionalists.

I heated the coffee between medium low and medium heat. I let the coffee start to slowly bubble. I removed some of the top foam and added it to my cup. As soon as the coffee started to foam and rise again, I turned off the heat.

I poured the coffee very slowly into the cup in order to try to preserve some of the crema. I let the coffee sit for a couple of minutes before drinking it.

So good! Have I mentioned how much I love coffee and coffee culture?!?!

#turkish #turkishcoffee #istanbul #coffee #coffeeculture

[richardmiddleton]

You shouldn't let it boil. The foam should start to rise slightly then take it off the heat. Wait 2 minutes before pouring, then wait 2 minutes before drinking.

[crazymikeslife]

I just bought some actual turkish coffee off amazon and its so dope. Its like a powder not like regular coffee. Ite not all grainy haah or u dont have to filter it. I jjst made a cup it's really good. I need sukkar tbo😅

[USAntalya..]

All the flavors of our country are wonderful, thank you 🤗🇹🇷

[arewikus]

It looks great! It looks like your coffee pot is made of copper, all copper inside and out. Especially important that it is also copper on the inside for health reasons. Could you please tell me where you bought it. I have been looking for something like this for a while. Thanks in advance!

[kashifali-ugyk]

I am from pakistan but I live in saudi arabia... Turkish coffee is very common here... I tried and loved it.. went to a Turkish supermarket and bought the pot and some coffee.. talked the owner he was super friendly.. when I told him I lover turkiye and Turkish ppl.. he smiled and said thanks... things turned bitter when I told him I love erdogan ... he changed totally and started saying bad words...

[brownmut]

Dont forget that for some of you who like it sweet but dont want to spike your insulin level to use maple syrup instead of sugar

[vaskivtaras]

First of all, tell everyone, that coffe must be blended like a powder, i see it in video, but this need acented

[pandamic]

If it boils like that it will taste burned and cause a stomach ache.

[Loopylulu]

Nice try but not quite as velvety as it should be