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    G'day all, I'm looking for a place that sells and delivers traditional Turkish ground coffee to brew at home the traditional ways. Any recommendations? (Understand if this type of post is not allowed and apologies if this breaks any rules).

  • #2
    My humble suggestion would be to get yourself a grinder capable of Turkish grind size, keep some fresh beans on hand and grind when needed. I don't know how much Turkish coffee you plan on drinking, but even a small pack would be well and truly stale after a very short amount of time.

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    • Dimal
      Dimal commented
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      even a small pack would be well and truly stale after a very short amount of time.
      And that's before you even open the packet...

  • #3
    Yeah good point. I was only wanting to try it. I could ask my local to do an extremely fine grind, I guess, before investing.

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    • #4
      Turkish coffee is pretty average unless you are roasting and grinding your own and then it can be amazing.

      Most expats in Australia will just use a jar of Bushells Turkish Style


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      Others will source (generally from a middle eastern supermarket) imported Mehmet Efendi coffee...

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      Mehmet Efendi owns about 99.99% of the coffee market in Turkey and nearly every cup of sold in Turkey will be from a tin like the above.
      If you are after the taste of Turkey then this is the one to get although it becomes pretty obvious why the Turks drink way more tea than coffee in Turkey.

      As an ex Turkish competition competitor I can tell you that Turkish coffee can be amazing.

      You will just need a grinder, about $50 for a "Sozen" which is the biggest brand in Turkey.

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      For coffee I nearly always use Yemen which is the very original Turkish coffee (before the Turkish coffee mafia gave you a choice of 1 coffee).

      Like most coffee drinks, beans should be ground for the drink you are making, not ground months ago.

      Buy yourself a Cezve (about $20)...

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      ...and have a play.

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      • #5
        Andy, thank you, sir. Awesome detail.

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        • #6
          Just landed (it took 6 weeks) a made-in-turkey-so-hopefully-not-too-crappo automatic turkish coffee maker with grinder arriving from Germany this week. Will try and remember to let you know my thoughts. But you'll know if it does not end well if in two weeks you see a Zassenhaus Coffee Grinder Havanna and a Arzum OKKA Minio Turkish Coffee Machine in Coffee Hardware For Sale in this esteemed forum. And yes, I am aware that almost any old pot can make Turkish coffee but I have a proven track record of walking away from things on stove tops that should not be walked away from.

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          • #7
            After reading and replying to this post, I was inspired to dig out my Ibrik. I have a Rhinowares hand grinder and I can confirm that it will grind fine enough for Turkish style coffee.
            Hope that helps.

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